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How to get a pond to retain water.....
Posted on 7/15/13 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 9:58 pm
My father in law has about an acre pond on his property and he wants to add some fish, but every year it dries up where it only holds about 2'. It's an average of about 4-5' deep if it gets all the way full. Ground water isn't an option because the acquifier is about 100' below the surface.
Oh and paging NASCAR fan
Oh and paging NASCAR fan
This post was edited on 7/15/13 at 10:01 pm
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Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:00 pm to TJG210
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:01 pm to TJG210
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ITS A TRAP
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:02 pm to TigerTatorTots
Posting on my phone and my fingers went faster than my brain.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:06 pm to TigerTatorTots
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How to
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ITS A TRAP
quote:It's a tarp!!
retain water
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:11 pm to jimbeam
If the pond is in a low area where it gets sufficient drainage and it still won't hold water it could have a leak. If that is the case it is nota cheap fix. You will need to have something like drilling mud pumped in to patch the leak.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:41 pm to DanTiger
People in North Alabama have been known to apply liberally litter (sawdust and chicken droppings) when cleaning out broiler houses to their ponds and it seals the leaks very well.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:46 pm to TJG210
I know in sandier ground you can smear heavy dirt on the bottom and the pond walls to make it hold water . Get some of that good blue gumbo .
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:49 pm to Rayvegas1484
any truth to the keep hogs in it for a while?
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:50 pm to TJG210
marry it ....
sorry, thought it was a "blond"
sorry, thought it was a "blond"
This post was edited on 7/15/13 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 7/15/13 at 10:58 pm to Crawdaddy
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any truth to the keep hogs in it for a while?
I have never heard that. That might work temporarily but if the leak is big enough I don't know that it would hold up to the pressure. Call the lsu ag center and ask them. I would like to hear the answer.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 12:16 am to DanTiger
Add fat clay to it.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 12:49 am to bearcat78
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People in North Alabama have been known to apply liberally litter (sawdust and chicken droppings) when cleaning out broiler houses to their ponds and it seals the leaks very well.
+1
Posted on 7/16/13 at 2:09 am to TJG210
1) Clay. Pool companies around Houston are happy to deliver a load of gumbo-clay soil. Dampen, spread and tamp. Though an acre is a lot of tamping.
or
2) Liner. Look up Gundle Liners. They do liners for landfills, crawfish ponds, you name it. They cut a pond liner for me about 15 years ago. Worked like a charm. Didn't cost near as much as I thought it would.
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2) Liner. Look up Gundle Liners. They do liners for landfills, crawfish ponds, you name it. They cut a pond liner for me about 15 years ago. Worked like a charm. Didn't cost near as much as I thought it would.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 5:26 am to Pepe Lepew
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marry it ....
sorry, thought it was a "blond"
Posted on 7/16/13 at 6:22 am to TJG210
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It's an average of about 4-5' deep if it gets all the way full. Ground water isn't an option because the acquifier is about 100' below the surface
The well at our pond is 400' deep, you just gotta drill..
And take a backhoe get that thing down at least 10' deep, with La heat you'll need to get as deep as possible especially if you don't plan on aeratoring it..
Posted on 7/16/13 at 7:34 am to TJG210
if your ground is too silty you will have a hard time holding water unless you have something close to 20% clay. if you do have something close to 20% clay you can "fatten up" the clay by adding salt (think table salt). sodium makes the clay particles "swell up" and repel each other. calcium/lime that you see used in construction projects does just the opposite, it makes your soil more granular. the sodium seals up the micro-pores in the soil matrix that cannot be controlled mechanically. they are being sealed up chemically. get a soil test to find out how many lbs of sodium you need per square yard. if you go over this amount you run the risk of having a saltwater pond.
i have done this successfully in the tunica hills.
i have done this successfully in the tunica hills.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:21 am to mack the knife
This pond is in southern Mississippi.....
How much do you need to put in/how often? Does it affect the fish in the pond?
Do you have a ballpark price?
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if you do have something close to 20% clay you can "fatten up" the clay by adding salt (think table salt).
How much do you need to put in/how often? Does it affect the fish in the pond?
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Look up Gundle Liners. They do liners for landfills, crawfish ponds, you name it. They cut a pond liner for me about 15 years ago. Worked like a charm. Didn't cost near as much as I thought it would.
Do you have a ballpark price?
This post was edited on 7/16/13 at 9:22 am
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:24 am to TJG210
I think it needs to be deeper first.
if you can get hold of some drilling fluid gel it will seal the leak if you can cover the area
if you can get hold of some drilling fluid gel it will seal the leak if you can cover the area
Posted on 7/16/13 at 9:54 am to Nascar Fan
drain the pond
dig it deeper
line the sandy layer (should stick out like a sore thumb with Bentonite, which is clay and you can get it from a drilling service company (Baker, Halliburton, Schlumberger, or any drilling fluids company.) or call a smaller drilling mud company and buy some. You can use used mud, but it is hard to haul and could be contaminated with norm or shite that could kill fish. It probably would be safe but there is a chance.
You could call a directional drilling company that drills waterlines and phone/power lines underground and thay may have a bunch od clay they would bring to you for free because it would save them a disposal fee.
dig it deeper
line the sandy layer (should stick out like a sore thumb with Bentonite, which is clay and you can get it from a drilling service company (Baker, Halliburton, Schlumberger, or any drilling fluids company.) or call a smaller drilling mud company and buy some. You can use used mud, but it is hard to haul and could be contaminated with norm or shite that could kill fish. It probably would be safe but there is a chance.
You could call a directional drilling company that drills waterlines and phone/power lines underground and thay may have a bunch od clay they would bring to you for free because it would save them a disposal fee.
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