if the tank/pond is in the ground, then any leak would not be visible
if the tank/pond is in the ground, then any leak would not be visible
If the leak is fast, some squirts of food dye around the inside of the tank may show him were water is being drawn into the leak.
If its slow, it wouldn't help.
If its above ground, then the are of the leak would be visible anyway.
TOA have a two part epoxy paint called Epogard W that is made for drinking water tanks, steel and concrete. This product is food safe so it will not harm fish.
I have used it on my leaking tiled pond and it has worked well. The down side is it's not clear but light blue in colour. Here is what I have on it.
Product. Epoxy paint for water tanks TOA Epoguard W.
Detail.
E card by W. primer and topcoat of epoxy 2 part film has been certified to AWWA C 210 and TIS 0.1048 to 2539. Apply to safe drinking water in the pipe and all the steel and concrete.
Additional resources.
TOA (TOA Paint (Thailand) Co., Ltd.).
TAG.
Epoxy paint for water tanks TOA Epoguard W, color epoxy. For water tanks, TOA, Epoguard W.
Or , instead of being a smart arse , you can just buy the kit , available at any good do it yourself place , and do the fucking job. simples
http://www.fiberglasssupplies.co.uk/.../POND_KIT.html
My Daughter back there in the UK bought a fibre glass pond liner over 12 years ago from a well known local garden centre , my Son and I dug the huge hole and fitted it in about 4 feet down , she then bought an ultra violet light filter system and left it to settle for a couple of weeks ,after that she bought some Golden Orfe fingerlings and some Small Koi carp, and I threw a small Crucian carp in that I caught in a local pond ,to the best of my knowledge she only lost 2 fish ,and on skyping her last week she said Clarence(the Crucian) along with all the others have now quadrupled in size
Piwanoi
Are you talking a pond liner or a pond. If you are talking about a pond then here is what I posted earlier.
Post 11
When you buy a fibreglass fish pond, it come of a mould the surface is hard & cured.
Yes it is OK.
Now lets look at it the other way, now you layup the walls & floor of your fish pond.
Now you need to make sure there are no pin holes or the water will pass through
the fibreglass.
Now you say give it a coat of resin & what resin are you going to uses.
Also what would you add to the resin.
Post 16
You can use fibreglass but you need to know what you are doing as it can kill the fish.
To build a boat is easy to make a fibreglass fish pond on a mould is easy,
But to use fibreglass in side of a fish pond you have to know what you are doing,
or you will kill your fish.
This is not a maybe, it will kill your fish.
Every swimmingpool in Thailand has problems with the grout, check yourself. My new bathroom also after 2 years showering. Also every waterfeature (cheap or expensive) has problems within a year, i see it happen daily.
Get the grout out and make new grout. Finish it with some chemical to make the grout waterproof. TOA has that but there are many more brands. Never use the cheapest brands, Weber is a good brand..Do not buy the chemical for waterproofing from the Beger brand!
There are also products that you mix in the grout before applying it, i don't have experience with that one because i cannot read the labels in Homepro and they always come to annoy me when i try to read them.
You can fix the existing hole with epoxy or sillicon but i guess next year the leak is on another part where the grout is also done improperly.
In Europe they use some special blue paint to put on the wall-corners in bathrooms. They make the tiles over that special paint.
Also there is a special cement-based glue for tiles that are underwater permanently, that is the most expensive one they sell in Homepro. I hope for you that they used that when the pond was build.
> I have used Silicate of soda (isinglass) just brush it on.
I think you mean "Water Glass".
It says here:
"Isinglass is a fine gelatine made from the swim bladders of fish. used
mainly for 'fining' beer.
Water glass is used for preserving eggs and as an adhesive. This is a liquid
form of Sodium Silicate. Nothing to do with Isinglass."
............ Zim
how big are the tiles, or don't you know?Originally Posted by piwanoi
Ain't a clue .but as the tiles are fire glazed ,I would hardly think the leak is coming through one of them ,and as some one else said on this thread they have problem with grout here (post #35), I would think the problem lies in the joints not in the tiles ,but I suppose there is always the chance of having a cracked one going unnoticed eh
Yacht varnish. I had the same problem with my swimming pool. They sell it everywhere in blue square cans with a picture of a boat on it, so no mistaking it. Cheap. You'll of course have to drain/dry your pond first, locate the leak and apply first coat thinned down and then two successive. Never had a problem since.
To everyone who kindly replied to my question, a big thank you. I have found a solution (in both senses). Firstly the concrete pond I use Crocodile Flex Pond Cement. And for the tiled pond I will use Durapond Protecta Kote from the supplier in Bangkok.
ProtectaKote
Thank you all so much!
Kind regards
Mark
Thanks for the update Mark.
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