RE: leaking pond- definitely a crack

Well it could be composite/fiberglass resin or plastic. You would need to
know which one it is.

I would still call a manufacturer and play dumb.... they will either sell
you the right item, or give it to you.

How big is the pond? If it is a smaller one, they are cheap enough that you
might want to just pitch it and get another one- either larger or go to a
EDPM liner or something like that. You are going to have to dig it out
anyways, - cause if you don't it will crack somewhere else, obviously not
seated right- so....

Donna


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Theresa -yhoo
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:37 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] leaking pond- definitely a crack
> 
> Ok- So i went and looked at the pond today, and there
> is a crack in the hard plastic form that is about and
> inch and a half long.  My mother has no idea what
> company made the pond, so we are on our own to fix it.
>  She does want to be able to have her water plants and
> a couple of goldfish to live in it- so need to make
> sure the "fixing" material is nontoxic.  Any
> suggestions?
> 
> Theresa
> 
> --- Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
> 
> > In our experience, the first area we look at when we
> > detect a leak is
> > the waterfall/stream. Had a precipitous drop in
> > water level last week
> > and checked the stream... found right away that our
> > Vitis labrusca
> > (Concord grape) - grown to provide shade on an
> > arbor- had snaked
> > roots into the stream and they were wicking the
> > water off. So, after
> > you have checked your pumps and the mechanical
> > aspects of your
> > system, look for areas along your falls or streams
> > leading to your
> > ponds for areas of unusual wetness.
> >
> > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >
> > On Jul 17, 2005, at 11:01 PM, Donna wrote:
> >
> > > Oops- forgot to mention... David may be right
> > about this, or a plant
> > > draining/rerouting water outside the pond too...
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
> > >> Check the pumps first is my advice.  I had a
> > persistent leak and
> > >> it turned
> > >> out to be the pumps were loaded with algae
> > causing my bio box to
> > >> overflow.
> > >> Did your mother line the hole with wet newspaper
> > before putting the
> > >> plastic
> > >> liner in?
> > >>
> > >> David
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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