Garden Pond Filters
can i make a cement pond in my garden?
basically just digging a hole lining it then 3″ cement over the lining then smooth it over and fill with water.
there wont be any fish going into the pond just water plants,i will also be fixing a pump and filter.
the cement will be standard 1 part cement 3 parts sand
the pond will be 2′ deep by m2.
2′ deep x 2 m2
Hi
Three inches of concrete will not be watertight you will need to add a waterproofing additive to the mix.
It will also tend to crack at points of stress so two layers of chicken netting will need to be placed into the hole and up the sides prior to pouring in the concrete, although pouring is relative as it will need to be fairly stiff for the sides, slap it around a lot, to ensure it is compacted. The concrete must be laid in a cointinuous manner, i.e. wet concrete to wet concrete, else it will crack and leak, basically keep mixing and laying, a coffee break may be ok, but no long lunches.
If you want a mini swimming pool, make sure the sides slope outwards towards the top, so ice will slide upwards, rather than push outwards.
Do not worry about a plug-hole, you can empty it by syphoning down the sewer, or rainwater storage, whatever. If you live where it rains, an overflow arrangement would be useful be useful.
The surface will leach calcium for quite some time, which may affect your planting, surface treatments can be bought from specialist shops.
Do you really need a pump and a filter?
If you go the butyl liner route, make sure the excavation is well blinded with soft (builder’s) sand else you will quickly have a sieve. You will need some large stones or paving to conceal the periphery of the liner, you will need more than you think to overlap the surroundings, and a lot of paving, rocks to conceal it. Fill with water, before laying paving and rocks.
Hope it all goes well.
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