Water Leak

[fish]

The water level in the pond keeps going down. At first I thought it was do to evaporation but the last couple of days have been cool (40-50 degrees) and the water level still went down. The pond is about 9X18 with about a 25 foot stream. How can I find the leak? Any suggestions?

 

[koikeepr]

Start by waiting until the water level goes down to it's final point (by this I hope it's on the wall somewhere and not the floor, of course!). Whent he water stops going down, look very carefully along the liner along that point until you find the leak. It could be very small, so spend some time looking carefully. When you find it, just plug it up.

The other places to consider is at the waterfall. These are notorious spots for leaks. Make sure water is correctly coming down the falls and not out.

 

[fish]

Thanks Koikeepr. That is the information I needed. If I don't find the leak is not on the side I'll have to check the falls and stream.

 

[PS3]

if u have a water fall turn it off for a day or so and if u still lose water
then u know its the water fall.

 

[dieselfuelonly]

Do you have any underground pipes running to a pump that might be leaking?

 

[fish]

PS3: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll turn the fall off for 6 or 8 hours and see what happens.
dieselfuelonly: I do have underground pipes for my skippy filter. I turned the skippy pump off this evening thinking that is where the leak may be. I'll see in the morning if the water level went down. Thanks

 

[koikeepr]

yes, to do the leak test, you've gotta shut off the falls.