Flexible Liners:
Getting a Flexible liner is generally the most satisfactory way of making a pond that's large enough to deal with numerous aquatic plants and various fish. You will not be limited with the range of shapes and sizes of Rigid liners offered in the catalogues and in the garden centres. The transportation and handling is also a good deal easier. Price should not be a stumbling block because on an equal area basis, a high quality Flexible liner isn't dearer than a fibreglass Rigid liner.
The only real drawback with a Flexible liner is that you can't achieve the perfectly smooth surface and angles that you might find in a pre-formed kind of liner. There'll also be several wrinkles, but this should not pose any serious problems.
Plan on starting the work during the spring and during a fairly dry spell of weather if you are lucky enough to receive one. If the pond is to become permanent try to purchase butyl sheeting if you possibly can. It is the costliest, but it will easily outlast other types and any tears will be easily repaired. Where money is an issue choose a very good quality PVC liner.
If you happen to be building a short lived pond for breeding fish or holding the stock when you might be cleaning out a permanent pond then an affordable polythene sheeting is perfectly satisfactory.
One problem which occasionally arises when buying a Flexible liner is that some suppliers use trade names without stating within the catalogue just which construction material is used. Make sure that you ask before buying and ensure you check the length on the guarantee.
Rigid Liners:
Getting a Rigid liner is perhaps the simplest way of creating a small pond . It’s worth considering if you merely want a pond for rearing fish, just a little wildlife pond or perhaps a mini-pond for a few aquatic plants and a few Goldfish. It’s also a great way of lining a raised pond.
A lot of experts over the years have warned against using a Rigid liner when you want a well balanced pond for a range of aquatic plants and several other kinds of fish in water which is not going to be green with algae. Until quite recently they were generally correct as there was a good list of drawbacks. The cheaper liners had an unacceptably short lifetime and were often luridly coloured. The depths were also generally lower than the critical 18 inches and the same old shape was too small and too fussy.
Things have changed rather a lot these days. You will find tough black plastic ponds which includes a long term guarantee as well as sizes well over 40 sq. ft surface area and depths of a lot more than 18 inches all readily available and simple geometrical shapes are offered alongside the convoluted ones. Along with that they have shelving for Marginals which is a good improvement. There is even a range of Rigid liners that are fitted with a planting area for Bog plants already built in to them.
When buying your liner make sure that the guarantee runs for at the very least 10 years and choose a dark colour if the construction material is plastic. Make certain the depth is deep enough and remember that a simple shape gives you more surface area for your hard earned cash than a fussy one.
Concrete Pond:
The standard kind of pond which is still regarded by some as being the best is concrete. Concrete continues to be used where a large square or oblong pond is being built, but this is a job for the professional. But it’s possible to build an easy round or oval pond if you've got some experience of working with concrete. Do not forget that if you do try this yourself you do need to finish the job in a single day. When the concrete has dried, paint the surface with a proprietary sealant something like silglaze before filling the pond with water and stocking it. Raw concrete is harmful to the fish.
Author Resource:
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