I have a clay pond. I hit lots of clay while digging, (after 5ft of dirt i hit solid clay) brought the clay from the bottom and used it to pack the top 5ft of bank area where there was dirt. I never "broke" through the bottom of the clay while digging, stayed in it all the way to 18 ft. I have noticed enough leakage in the last 1.5 year to be worried. I have also been told that a pond can settle and seal up on its own in 2 years or so from the original dig date. Not sure how true that last statement is...
Anyway. I feel that i need to take action to find the leak or be forced to continually add water which i dont want to do. My problem is that i have seen no signs of leakage around a "core" or anywhere else for that matter. The clay in the bottom was very sticky and hard when digging it. My D3 Cat did more bouncing across the top than actual digging once i got into the good stuff. I ended up using a backhoe to dig and the dozer to push from there.once it was dug out. The clay is red/grey gumbo style and you could roll it up like a stogie in your fingers w/o it flaking or falling apart. Seamed to be good clay.
Is there a product i can put in that will color a leaky area to make it easier to find? It couldnt be that easy could it?
Please share your thoughts with me on this.
