I came home from a long weekend last night around 1030, to find my little preform pond almost empty (along with my 35 gallon Doc filter). Couldn't see any evidence of where the 75+ gallons of water went (way more than 2 dogs and a cat can drink over 3 days), and kicked myself for not remembering to tell my 20 year old to keep an eye on the pond (was worried since Doc filter was only finished a week ago). We turned off the pump and added a bit of water to keep the Lilly's happy even though I could see that at least 2 of my 3 fish were dead. Anyway, got up this morning to find only about 1/2" of water in the pond :-( It turns out there are 2 cracks in the bottom of the pond (about 1" each).
The best that I can tell is that the soil in the raised pond planter shifted with all the rain we had this Winter/Spring and the pond bent/cracked.
I do have a smaller (about 35 gallon) preform I can put my plants in for a while if I have to. Ultimately, I am planning a 600-700 gallon liner type pond in the raised planter where the preform is/was, but, until I find a job, cant afford the liner.
Is there any way to repair these cracks, or is the pond toast? Hubby is thinking maybe use an epoxy?
Thanks for any ideas
Alyce
The best that I can tell is that the soil in the raised pond planter shifted with all the rain we had this Winter/Spring and the pond bent/cracked.
I do have a smaller (about 35 gallon) preform I can put my plants in for a while if I have to. Ultimately, I am planning a 600-700 gallon liner type pond in the raised planter where the preform is/was, but, until I find a job, cant afford the liner.
Is there any way to repair these cracks, or is the pond toast? Hubby is thinking maybe use an epoxy?
Thanks for any ideas
Alyce