New member and pond help

[rshort23]

I am a new member and looking for advice on an existing pond.
We bought a house last year with this pond in the garden. We want to renew it and eventually put fish in. At the moment it is just the structure. As the pond is stone built on the sides we want to leave it as it is. But are struggling with how to finish off the liner on the edge. At some points it is very thin at the top, only 3 inches across, and the stone that was on there often falls into the pond.
We recently saw some liner that was coated in gravel. We were wondering whether to use this just around the top as a finish instead of black liner.
Any help/advice would be great.

 

[j.w]

rshort23

Addy on this forum has used some stuff called rock on a roll. Not sure if it would work in your circumstance or not.
Here is their web-site so you can see what it looks like: http://rock-on-a-roll.com/

 

[addy1]

Good job jw, you beat me to it, that stuff would cover up the black nicely.

rshort23..............glad you joined

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forums! :wave:

 

[rshort23]

Thanks for the help.
Addy, do you think the rock on a roll would look ok? As it would just be exposed as that, there is no way to have plants etc around the pond wall by the garden path. We won't be using flat stone on top as it keeps falling in.
I have seen some of this recently in a shop http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/stone-faced-pond-liner.asp
has anyone ever used any?

 

[koiguy1969]

first of all ..let me welcome you to the group ....i dont see any real easy fix for that pond from what i see in these pics....from what i can see, you need to pull the liner out and mix up some concrete and mortar to rework, redo, .add to, and smooth out some of the wall structure.. i see jagged edges of rock with liner over them. uneven, different thicknesses in the wall... do what ya gotta do to fix the wall so its level and smooth walled inside. reinstall a liner, weather it be new or the same one.

 

[rshort23]

There are definitely different thicknesses of the wall, however I believe the edge wall was built around a pre-formed liner (not our doing) so this protects the liner from rock. So would this be ok? The challenge then would be to level the top of the wall all around. I'm still deciding whether to re-line or not. Think we probably will.
Also does anybody have advice of what pumps, filters etc we will need. At the moment there is nothing so we have a blank canvas. We are going to try incorporate a small waterfall as well.
Thanks

 

[addy1]

I have used the evolution series pump, it has so far worked well, low electricity use. The diy section has some good filters you could make for not much cost.
I have used the rock on a roll in places where I just could not hide the liner, to me it has worked well. It weathers and blends in with the rocks.

 

[rshort23]

Had a look around last nght, what do people think about Bermuda pumps? Was thinking of this pump and filter http://www.cmcaquatics.co.uk/bermuda-4500-filterforce-pump-6000-filter-kit-p-1216.html
thanks

 

[sissy]

It's a shame when you get a pond with a house and then have to figure it out .You should not need a really large pump unless you plan on going bigger or more expensive .What you want to look at with a pump is warranty and electric use and if the pump has any complaints and how many problems people have had with it and you can google the pump and see the ratings on it .It is similar to the harbor freight pump

 

[rshort23]

The pond is approximately 5400 litres. Any further advice on pumps and filters?
sissy - it is a shame, we liked the idea of the pond but that, and the rest of the garden has proved a lot of work, time and money! But we might be nearly there this year!

 

[sissy]

To make it your own it always takes work .When this house was done There was 3 barren acres to plant .I wish I would have had something to start with but i knew I was in for the long haul .

I have planted trees and grass and it was not easy .You will get there also

 

[rshort23]

Wow that is a lot! We only have a terraced garden in the UK, and we thought that was a lot of work!
I was looking to make a waterfall to feed the pond, something along the lines of water pouring out of a pot. Like the water features here http://www.primrose.co.uk/water-features-jugs-vases-urns-c-1_167.html but just a single pot. Any ideas where i may find one of these or some ideas to make something similar
Thanks

 

[j.w]

I kinda like this one: http://www.primrose.co.uk/water-whe...zes=&brands=&materials=&accessories=&page=all

 

[rshort23]

j.w - thats a nice one, any idea where i might get just the jug or even ideas about buying/making a water wheel?