Need brand new pond constrution help! - Aquarium Advice

karlseith · 07-06-2005, 03:32 AM

Is it ok to use concrete for the construction of the pond and not line it with anything? If so, is there certain types of concrete I should stay away from or types I should use?? I'm putting a small 100g pond in an old filled in well and the edges are jagged rock that I'm going to smooth out with concrete. I'm on a very tight budget and would like to avoid using those expensive rubber liners.

Thanks!
Karl

krap101 · 07-06-2005, 01:09 PM

well.. i dont think there are any downsides besides it hardening your water and raising your [acronym:49ad288ab0="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:49ad288ab0]. also the ground shifts every now and then and it'll crack.

karlseith · 07-06-2005, 07:06 PM

My main concern was the pH issue, but if it wont effect it enough to cause a major concern than that calms my fears. I can adjust the pH regularly. Thanks for the reply.

Karl

ReefNooB · 07-10-2005, 02:06 AM

well depending on what you are goig to put in your pond it probably wont be that important. If you are just doing Koi and Goldfish, they can handle such a wide range of [acronym:557e86ec79="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:557e86ec79] u probably wont have any issues. I know that you could use fiberglass resin on water proof your concrete but i dont know if that would be any cheaper than Liner. You might even look into basement sealers such as DryLock, but i dont know what it is made of and may not be fish safe.

07-06-2005, 03:32 AM	#1
karlseith Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 136 Images: 6	Need brand new pond constrution help! Is it ok to use concrete for the construction of the pond and not line it with anything? If so, is there certain types of concrete I should stay away from or types I should use?? I'm putting a small 100g pond in an old filled in well and the edges are jagged rock that I'm going to smooth out with concrete. I'm on a very tight budget and would like to avoid using those expensive rubber liners. Thanks! Karl

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07-10-2005, 02:06 AM	#4
ReefNooB Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 35	well depending on what you are goig to put in your pond it probably wont be that important. If you are just doing Koi and Goldfish, they can handle such a wide range of [acronym:557e86ec79="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:557e86ec79] u probably wont have any issues. I know that you could use fiberglass resin on water proof your concrete but i dont know if that would be any cheaper than Liner. You might even look into basement sealers such as DryLock, but i dont know what it is made of and may not be fish safe. __________________ Tank: 55g [acronym:7132f752b1="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:7132f752b1] w/2 hot mag filters (w/d in the future)...scored tank, cab, hood, filters for $150 Fish: Cal Ryukin, R&W Ryukin, Baby Champion Panda, R&W Ranchu, Cal Ranchu, 2 Tamasaba, Pearscale, Lionhead, Black Moore, Pleco

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07-06-2005, 07:06 PM	#3
karlseith Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 136 Images: 6	My main concern was the pH issue, but if it wont effect it enough to cause a major concern than that calms my fears. I can adjust the pH regularly. Thanks for the reply. Karl