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The Perfect Pond Recipe Book
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Pond Liner Kit ... Filling with Water and Creating a Pond Edging
You have just finished installing the liner and started to fill with water. Here's the reminder of that step Lay the liner into place in the excavation. Smooth it out and push it into the crevices of the excavation. Hide some of the inevitable creases by gathering them together into larger folds. Hold the liner in position with smooth flat stones.
A stone, paving or even wood edge can be laid into place onto a bed of cement mortar. This will hold the liner in place. Ensure that there is an overhang of at least 2cm to help shade the liner from the effects of the Ultra-violet rays from the sun. Special glue especially designed for the purpose can be obtained from Blagdon Water Gardens for those people who dont like dealing with mortar or are afraid of lime from the cement leaching into the pond. Timber can be pinned into place with long thin metal rods. If you do get cement mortar into the water you will need to empty it out and replenish.
You can now get ready to install the pond pump and pond filter that will keep the water clean and healthy for the fish. WARNING: Lawn turf can be run right over the edge of the pool but it can mean nitrates and other pollutants will leach into the pond. TIP: When topping up the pond with tap water you can banish the chemicals it contains, including chlorines with the dechlorinator. Instructions by PeterJ.May2006-03-16. To learn a lot more about how to create the perfect pond. Your whole family will suddenly find a new exciting interest in the garden as a whole. Peter May also has sites showing previous water feature plan sketches as well as a site about solving pond problems |
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Fill the pond with water. Now the liner will be truly pushed into place.
Trim the liner allowing a 15cm overhang around the top edge of the pond.
