Exposed liner above water level

[Big Lou]

Just for interest sake. Given one or more sides of your pond how much of the liner is exposed above the waters average level? Obviously the shape and style of your pond effects liner exposure.

 

[CountryEscape]

Sadly, my first pond, the koi pond, has far more liner exposed than I would like. Learned how to correctly conceal it as I built the second pond, and never got back to moving the outer edge to have more space for rocks to hide it. So, about 4" of liner is showing, although it's mostly covered with a nice thick layer of algae now.

 

[Lisak1]

We have no exposed liner in our pond.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

None here.

 

[Priscilla]

UGH!!!!! About 4 inches, pretty much all the way around my pond.

Sore subject. Why didn't I find this site before I built it????

I haven't gotten around to trying to 'glue' soil on the exposed liner yet. Will advise if I ever get to it.

 

[RobAmy]

None here also

 

[tbendl]

Some. I've got some steep sides and no ledges so I still working on sissy socks for the exposed areas. Eventually it will be covered. Eventually...

 

[sissy]

Since my pond has boards on top .I screwed plastic garden edging to the edge of the boards and it covers the liner

 

[CountryEscape]

So, if the liner is covered up by this natural looking spongy algae which I love, does that count as liner showing? ;-)

 

[Big Lou]

No. Is it natural or something you applied? Very neat looking. I am very interested.

 

[CountryEscape]

It's natural, just algae that is growing on the edges. I used to have one out-flow for that bog, but now it runs over the whole edge (something was in the way of the outflow, and I let it overflow the inside edge) and created this look. I kinda like it, too!

 

[Big Lou]

Great for you. So envious.

 

[addy1]

It's natural, just algae that is growing on the edges. I used to have one out-flow for that bog, but now it runs over the whole edge (something was in the way of the outflow, and I let it overflow the inside edge) and created this look. I kinda like it, too!

Mine does the same, all along the wall it trickles over, moss, carpet type algae grows beautifully.

 

[CountryEscape]

I have the same stuff on my waterfall rocks, and this time I'm going to leave it. No green string algae this year, so thinking this new stuff has overrun the green stuff. Does look very natural, and I like the look. Kind of like spongy rocks.

 

[Big Lou]

I've got several ideas rolling around in my little gray cells. Since I'm not rushing I will first make a photoshop mock up of each for us and you to see. May begin work on those today.