Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Thanks Bill. For my micros, maybe 30 x 30, heavy equipment to compact will not be an option. Is reducing the layer thickness to maybe 3 to 4 inches and using hand operated vibratory compactor the way to go?


Also, what do you think about covering the "clay liner" with a layer of something to protect it? These will be ponds that are probably going to be frequently drained. I was also thinking some vegetation could live in the protective layer without penetrating the clay liner? Maybe a cover of something the fish would prefer to clay? It's a micro pond so I was thinking a little extra cost for that extra layer of a preffered habitat is not a big deal?

Last edited by Bill D.; 02/27/15 10:37 PM.
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