Thread: Pond building questions for buadhai

We use ready mixed stuff, you know just add water, but we've only done small jobs.

Lime? Isn't there some chemical you can stick in to treat it?

Treatment

The pool may be treated by filling it with water containing alum (a salt comprising a double sulphate of aluminium and potassium) in the proportion of 1 kg of alum to 500 litres of water. After one week it should be emptied and refilled with water containing 1 kg of Epsom salts per 500 litres and again allowed to stand for a week.
from a website about ponds.

"Finally, the pool should be emptied and refilled with clean water, then emptied again and refilled after one week. Fluoridated water should then be conditioned prior to stocking with fish.

Once the pool has been stocked and plant life established, it should not be disturbed for at least a year, except for occasional topping-up with fresh water.

Initially, the water may become cloudy, but this cloudiness should disappear again as the plant and fish life in the pond settle down."

soundsa like a balls ache.

^
I have no idea how many litres my pond has in it.

how do i work that out?

^I don't know much about ponds, but couldn't you have just dug a hole and stuck some water in it? I mean that's what normal ponds are.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I have no idea how many litres my pond has in it. how do i work that out?

Fill it with water and then collect all the water into bottles and see how many bottles you've got.

There may be a simpler answer, but I reckon that will be fun.

Originally Posted by NickA

^I don't know much about ponds, but couldn't you have just dug a hole and stuck some water in it?

don't think so.

surprisingly, it's nearly full now.

doesn't look like it's leaking yet.

the dogs are loving it.

^A more serious answer... guess, measure or maybe you can buy some sort of water meter to stick on the end of your hose.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I have no idea how many litres my pond has in it.

how do i work that out?

About 5000 litres

Originally Posted by Thetyim

About 5000 litres

thanks.
how did you work that out?

from my estimated dimensions?

dreading the water bill, if it needs re-filling too often.

wow it has only taken you a month to get to this stage. Impressive work.

Originally Posted by Travelmate

wow it has only taken you a month to get to this stage. Impressive work.

closer to 2.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Originally Posted by Travelmate

wow it has only taken you a month to get to this stage. Impressive work.

closer to 2.

still it what we call "Dedication". What have been all too easy to back fill it and create a patio......

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

it never would have got finished if i hadn't quit the booze.

not again... gonna start another thread about it?

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

soundsa like a balls ache.

lazy git.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I have no idea how many litres my pond has in it. how do i work that out?

well,

volume=surface area of the base mulitplied by the average height...

^it's just working out the surface are of the base and the average height that anuudlwyn needs to learn now

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

then you need to use a single goldfish as a guinea pig.

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I like mixed metaphors

do you have any?

lots of plants around the edges and some in the water are nice

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

soundsa like a balls ache.

Is this one?


it is very difficult to work out the volume of a shape like your pond, so just assume 5000 litres

Great work Cmn. so now you have to build a six foot fence to stop the dogs jumping in,or use it as a dog bath

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

Great work Cmn. so now you have to build a six foot fence to stop the dogs jumping in,or use it as a dog bath

I'm hoping that once we add plants to the pond edge they will get the idea.

got a pic of me bathing in it too.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

got a pic of me bathing in it too.

Go on post it i dare you

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

got a pic of me nearly drowning in it too.

I'd rather see that one!

Originally Posted by Dalton

check the pH and you're ready to go

how?

and what am i looking for?

Swimming Pool shop
Ph testing kit

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

got a pic of me nearly drowning in it too.

I'd rather see that one!

Help is at hand

Coaching Dwarf Swimmers

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

how? and what am i looking for?

Drink the water and see if you die or have any nasty disease. If not, it's probably OK for the fishies.