My pond builder stopped by today and he feels we have a leak also. The leak appears to be near the top of the water line. We built a ledge about 60 feet long for a gill bedding area. He wants to try bentonite (his idea - same as mine). A local farm feed store will get it for me at a rate $9.00 for 50lbs. The only thing that I am not sure of is the way he wants to apply it. He wants to broadcast it. He did the math and says 4-5 bags will do it. Being the way I am I ordered 10 bags. So my question is - o.k. to broadcast? I was thinking of draining it down 4-5 feet and till it in. Maybe I can do this later if this doesn`t seal it completly?