Going for it! phase one 12,000 gallon pond.
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Some tricks I have come up with building my pond.
Waterfall foam i have been finding many uses for. it might have helped but it sounds like you made the right choice and not band aids. I used water fall foam to set my 1 man rocks up the slightly angled walls in the 2.6 foot deep area of the pond extension. and after using foam in some areas too stop all the water from going through the foam a used caulking as a coating to make the area water proof not just slow it down.
also use foam for getting anything to stick to the rubber and then while its still tacky push some moss into it so the birds stop flipping the moss looking for bugs.
it also can make for a pontoon for a floating island .
And when you want just a little water weeping through to an area you just want to be damp the foam works great.
also making a shape in the waters edge and securing it to the shore makes a perfect base that absorbs water for moss to grow on .
And of corse to divert water where you want it to go .
it is also good to use to between your outside row of rocks and the liner to keep water from wicking up and out of the pond.
Waterfall foam i have been finding many uses for. it might have helped but it sounds like you made the right choice and not band aids. I used water fall foam to set my 1 man rocks up the slightly angled walls in the 2.6 foot deep area of the pond extension. and after using foam in some areas too stop all the water from going through the foam a used caulking as a coating to make the area water proof not just slow it down.
also use foam for getting anything to stick to the rubber and then while its still tacky push some moss into it so the birds stop flipping the moss looking for bugs.
it also can make for a pontoon for a floating island .
And when you want just a little water weeping through to an area you just want to be damp the foam works great.
also making a shape in the waters edge and securing it to the shore makes a perfect base that absorbs water for moss to grow on .
And of corse to divert water where you want it to go .
it is also good to use to between your outside row of rocks and the liner to keep water from wicking up and out of the pond.
Which model of Helix Skimmer are you using? Is it the floating weir model? Thanks in advance.
Here's a trick I just learned about that I plan to use when I re-foam my bog edges this year. I'm going to foam as normal (this is on the interior edge of the bog, so not visible from the front) and then apply a strip of geo-textile to the foam while it's still wet. I've read that the fabric will collect silt and create a seal that's almost water proof, as well as increase the life of the foam. I'll let you know how it goes!
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An other easy fix is to use flex seal but it is not very durable now the paste maybe but from what i have seen the paint is not.
No it i not,it is the stationary
They have a new model out, looks pretty cool. a bit on the $$$ side.
I was looking at what you have done...amazing!! Thanks for all the detail.
I like the debris basket/floating weir, as it spins...looks cool...Hope it works well.
the basket can be three baskets deep for the fall and leaves very nice but i Hate and ill repeat hate the basket and floating weir is white what the hell are they thinking no one wants to see it in there pond
sorry i read that wrong . yes it has the floating weir so the skimmer takes water only from the surface and the fish can swim right around in the skimmer and not get trapped. at leas t that is the idea i had one dumb japanese koi get his fin caught in the gap he didn't make it.
Thanks for this explanation.
