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Dear fellow pond enthusiasts, I’m currently planning the filtration system for my pond and am seeking your valued advice. I’d like to know if a bottom drainage is considered essential for a healthy pond ecosystem, or if it’s possible to maintain good water quality without one. The pond is...

Thanks for the reply. I could drill into the bedrock. The problem is that it is on a rather steep slope, where at the shallow end it is only about 50 cm (20 inches) deep and at the deepest end it is almost 200 cm (80 inches). The bedrock is a great seal, it doesn't leak any water from there. The...

Hello fellow pond enthusiasts, I'm in the process of constructing a pond and would love to get some advice from those with experience in concrete pond construction. The pond has been excavated, revealing a sloping bedrock at the bottom. The sides are steep, almost vertical, and part of the pond...

Thank you for the replies. The pond is dry, I've just finished digging it. I have now been in contact with several distributors of bentonite and all of them say the same thing, sodium bentonite is not a good option for me as it tends to creep downwards on slopes steeper than a 1:3 ratio (V:H)...

Hello everyone, I’m currently working on a pond project and I’m facing a challenge. My pond is approximately 8x4 meters (26 X 13 feet) in size and almost 2 meters (79 inches) deep at the deepest end, average depth of about 80 centimeters (32 inches). I was planning to use sodium bentonite as a...