Building a 8'x10'x5' deep pond into basically solid rock 6" under ground

[aviator79]

All I have to say is that you have a lot of perseverance and I sure don't envy you. If I didn't have sandy soil I think I would just have had to build and above ground pond if I really wanted one. But I say good on ya for giving it your all
It all looks so very nice now that it's finished

Thanks

How bout a pond update Lets see how its coming this spring.

Not much going on. Haven had much time to keep up with the pond another fish died today so I need to get this it cleaned to insure that it is not all the crud at the bottom causing issues. Probably need to test the water. Poor yellow fish.

great looking pond there avaitor and what are those pretty purple flowers I love them I also see you have 1 of those floating skimmers how is it working out was looking at 1 on ebay

It was working good but could not keep up in fall and things went to sh!t. The flowers are these purple vine climing flowers. Just wait until they come out this year. there are hundreds of buds.

yes would be nice to see how the pond is now .... we all followed this build i think, never have i seen such rock being moved to make a pond !!!

I will be spending more time on here soon. Trying to finish the basement project up as I have a kid on the way in Aug. Should be able to paint next week then lay the floor over the next week, but I need to but somehting to help clean the pond. Currently I am using a cheepo petsmart net tapped to the handle end of a hoe. Doesnt work well.

Looks very nice with all the rock you had to go through.

Thanks

 

[aviator79]

Some pics

 

[aviator79]

 

[addy1]

very very nice.....................love the look of your pond. The plants really add to it.

 

[sissy]

love it and those purple flowers really make everything pop .They look like they glow

 

[koiguy1969]

lookin' good aviator80-1

 

[DrDave]

I think this is the first time I have seen the finished pond. Very nice job! Is the inside concrete? I didn't notice a liner.

 

[j.w]

Very, very pretty pond and love the plants and fishes. I just want to keep looking at that pond........actually I want to be sitting there in a trance in real life :lol:

 

[aviator79]

very very nice.....................love the look of your pond. The plants really add to it.

Thanks. Still a work in progress, but good for now.

love it and those purple flowers really make everything pop .They look like they glow

Ya, Tons of them this year. Thanks.

lookin' good aviator80-1

Needs more fish! Thanks.

I think this is the first time I have seen the finished pond. Very nice job! Is the inside concrete? I didn't notice a liner.

Liner cut and glued to rock and rock on a roll over top of seam. If I ever redoo it I would like to go linerless.
Thanks.

Very, very pretty pond and love the plants and fishes. I just want to keep looking at that pond........actually I want to be sitting there in a trance in real life

Wish I had time to do the same. Working on finishing the basement so I have very little time to do outside work these days.
Thanks.

 

[fishin4cars]

How is the rock on a roll holding up? What's you pro's and con's? Why go linerless? That would scare me to death to do anything but liner after digging in rock! Even then?? One heck on of nice job after digging through all that rock, What would you use next time if:surfing: changes ever needs made. BTW, I never hope that on anyone:yikesu:

 

[addy1]

I have some on my stream banks where it was impossible to hide the liner, been there since last year, so far still looking like "rock" lol

 

[fishin4cars]

Can you cut the Rock? say I wanted a piece 4" wide instead of the width it comes in? Is the backing like seem tape or something else? I'm intrested in trying some but just wanting to find out how well it holds up and how well it stays sealed to the liner.

 

[addy1]

Can you cut the Rock? say I wanted a piece 4" wide instead of the width it comes in? Is the backing like seem tape or something else? I'm intrested in trying some but just wanting to find out how well it holds up and how well it stays sealed to the liner.

I cut it with sissors. It is like a heavy sort of rubber type material, sort of. Rough texture. Cuts to any size you want it to be. Easiest to use after laying out in the sun, more pliable.

There is no tape on it, you need to drape, hold with rocks or glue. I used double side tape to stick it to my vertical sides.

 

[fishin4cars]

Ahh, ok, getting a better picture now. Any chance you have a piece left over that you could take a pic of?

 

[DrDave]

I'm thinking very seriously of getting the grey "rock on a roll" and using it on my waterfall where I have a problem with liner showing. I wish I knew about it when I first built it.