Inexpensive Pond Linners out there? 70 ft X 70 ft
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I have a pretty old pond on my property. The dam leaks pretty bad and the pond will slowly hit a level and stabilize. The pond is not huge, maybe 100 ft around at the most. But there are some nice fish in it. There is a albino grass carp we can see swimming around all the way from the house. We call him Whitey.
I have already broadcasted 6 bags of bentonite onto the inside of the dam. It does not seem to have helped. Maybe I need to double or triple that amount.
I have a bunch of old sheet rock in the basement from when the house was built, maybe I will give that a try.
How would one go about grinding a lot of that up? Or could you just throw the partial pieces of sheet in whole? They would decompose over time I would think, while also providing some lining maybe? Anyone else try this sheet rock theory?
Thanks in advance. James
I have already broadcasted 6 bags of bentonite onto the inside of the dam. It does not seem to have helped. Maybe I need to double or triple that amount.
I have a bunch of old sheet rock in the basement from when the house was built, maybe I will give that a try.
How would one go about grinding a lot of that up? Or could you just throw the partial pieces of sheet in whole? They would decompose over time I would think, while also providing some lining maybe? Anyone else try this sheet rock theory?
Thanks in advance. James
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The gypsum in sheetrock can help clear up a muddy pond, but is not very effective at stopping pond leaks. I would not use sheetrock, myself, because of other materials present in sheetrock in addition to the gypsum.
Bentonite can be very effective when applied in large amounts to an empty pond bottom and mixed into the bottom soil....but when applied through the water column, it is significantly less effective. In fact, it is rarely successful when applied to a full pond. The folks who sell bentonite here in Texas will tell you the same thing.
Pond leaks can be very difficult and sometimes very expensive to fix. Good clay, when available on your property, remains the most effective, economical method of lining ponds.
Bentonite can be very effective when applied in large amounts to an empty pond bottom and mixed into the bottom soil....but when applied through the water column, it is significantly less effective. In fact, it is rarely successful when applied to a full pond. The folks who sell bentonite here in Texas will tell you the same thing.
Pond leaks can be very difficult and sometimes very expensive to fix. Good clay, when available on your property, remains the most effective, economical method of lining ponds.