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I have a new fish pond and fountain. Brand new to this and built it myself.
I know it’s summer and 98 degrees each day but I am losing 3” of water per day. I only lose about a half inch in a day when I don’t run the fountain. Therefore it must have something to do with the fountain.
I have all the rocks invaded in concrete then a layer of mortar to fill small gaps between rocks. I then brushed on two layers of Thoroseal for water prodding in all the grooves between rocks. I have checked it multiple times and can’t find anywhere water is leaking in the piping nor behind the fountain. It is possible water is getting through near the bottom of the fountain as I can’t see nor check that.
The fountain of rocks sit on a 6” thick concrete pad that is connected to the concrete of the pool.
The pond has all the same layers of concrete, mortar and two layers of thoroseal.
I am wondering if any of you experts know what is more likely here to be my problem.
A- leaking through the pond itself.
B- leaking between the rocks still.
C- leaking somewhere in the pipes
D- Sun is evaporating it fast.