Good Job, Nashir!
You got that hole dug in great time!


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I got a picture uploaded FINALLY

Yeh loz i think u were rite ... ill try again now hehe

WOW!!!!!
You have really done some WORK!

You have a pond now!

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Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car!

Way to go! That looks great!

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Real women don't have hot flashes -- we have power surges!

you probably want to either put the plastic over the cement or under the cement. cement will hold the water, but not completely. you will get some seepage if you don't have a liner of some kind.

it does look very nice. i like the circle in the bottom. and, the rock you couldn't get up adds character.

if you can get some stones or rocks or bricks to put around the edge, it will be very nice

Any more information on Cement??? ..i could do with some help hehe...by the way, should i cement the Large border stones in too?? i have yet bout my filter..i will tho soon!!

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Originally posted by Nashir:
Thnx jiffymouse for the info....ONE BURNING QUESTION: Water evaported a lot today morning, sunshine from 6 am to 12 pm (now) and so much water evaporated? does this heppen to all of u? and if so, wut should i do??

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Mine evaporates a lot in the summer.....a good inch a day I'd say...I just fill it up every night.

Whoa! Nice pond indeed! You have really been busy! One thing about cement is it
can affect the PH of your water. Putting your plastic liner over the top of the cement will keep this from happening but I would say that if you put sand down first and you are careful when you are in your pond, (for cleaning or for cooling off) you should be fine just like it is! About the evaporation. In the dry heat that you have there, I can imagine you will have much evaporation. Maybe an inch or two a day wouldn't be unusual. If it is much more than that, I would check for leaks. My small pond evaporates about an inch every two days or so. As for the plants, I am always trying new things and have found out that many plants that are not traditional "aquatic" plants will grow well in water. I have put 'creeping jenny', 'forget me nots', several types of ivy and mint family plants and I have had very good luck with wild strawberry growing in my small pond! I actually had some tiny berries on one of the plants. You have to do a little research tho because there are some plants that are "toxic" and can quickly foul your water and/or kill your fish. I looked at the plants you have pictured and one of them looks a lot like a type of mint. I would experiment a bit and dig a small plant up, make sure and get 'all' the roots. Rinse the roots gently with pond water in a bucket and put the roots in a small jar filled with pond water and put the jar in the pond with the lip of the jar just under the surface of the water. Every other day, pour the water out of the jar and replace with fresh pond water. If after two weeks or so you do not see any major rot or death of the plant or roots, you may then pot it in loose gravel in a pot and set it in your pond! Again, GREAT JOB on digging your pond and keep us updated with pictures!

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hey elco...u got really nice tips in there!!!!..ill look in to that soons as i dig up the other part of my pond hehehe

You can do it!

ALRITE!!!!.no just need to level up the land ..and all is DONE... stil gotta decorate and cement it all :| NOOOOO...i wanna see the fish lol..

yeh loz it was.. ijust saw how imposible it was..hehe, anyways...i seriuosly need serious help..i bought a bag of cement... no wut exactly do i do with it am real confused

id put more cement in lol.....hehehe

Very good idea! Looking good so far. Cannot wait to see the finished ponds.

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Your pond photos are great!! Good job! I can't wait to see the finished project.

Sharon

and aalso i forogt to ask...would i find PVC pond liner in Carrefour.coz its the nearest big mart there is in my city??

thnx!!!!...i thought i had to add water and sand, and some waterproofing micxture but now i know..hehe...ill think i might do this tomorrow, BEFORE i get change my mind to buy some liner ...you sure that the mixture u made is waterproof?????