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Old February 20th 04, 06:56 PM
MVeerkamp
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Can anyone recommend a sealer that will cope with small cracks in a concrete
pond (built in 1969) Its a 20' X 15' freeform pond with Koi. Thanks! I'm
loosing water like crazy.









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Old February 20th 04, 10:41 PM
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Check this link on google.com that people have already discussed. Hopefully
it will answer your question.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...ked+concrete&b
tnG=Google+Search&meta=group%3Drec.ponds

Joe


On 2/20/04 10:56 AM, "MVeerkamp" wrote:

Can anyone recommend a sealer that will cope with small cracks in a concrete
pond (built in 1969) Its a 20' X 15' freeform pond with Koi. Thanks! I'm
loosing water like crazy.




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Old February 20th 04, 11:00 PM
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Can anyone recommend a sealer that will cope with small cracks in a concrete
pond (built in 1969) Its a 20' X 15' freeform pond with Koi. Thanks! I'm
loosing water like crazy.



Sani-Tred Coating
http://www.sanitred.com/WaterFountain.htm
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Old February 23rd 04, 11:55 AM
Phyllis and Jim Hurley
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A patching cement holds better than silicone. Moisture gets into cement and
can sometimes loosen the silicone.

Jim

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Can anyone recommend a sealer that will cope with small cracks in a

concrete
pond (built in 1969) Its a 20' X 15' freeform pond with Koi. Thanks!

I'm
loosing water like crazy.


I would have thought if it was a specific crack that could be scraped
out and cleaned up, the silicone gel used for joining glass to make
aquariums would be a safe bet, it should be fairly easy to find a
small tube for a specific small area

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Old February 23rd 04, 03:18 PM
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on 2-20 the pond water temp was 50oF and all of the koi came streaming to the corner
I lift smacking their lips wanting food so I fed them a very small amount. on 2-22
the temp was 52oF. the hardy water lilies never died and are looking pretty good.
the koi's last feeding was on 1-16 so they were "down" for a little more than a
month. this is compared to last year where the last feeding was around Oct 8th and
the first feeding was around April 15.
I think the 500 watt heater is definitely worth it.
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