Consider FishinRod pond building ideas first and then if the pond has leakage problems then redo it with a liner. Pay close attention to FishinRods very good construction and clay compaction methods. Compaction, Compaction, and more COMPACTION is keenly important in builting a well sealed pond. A leaky pond is a VERY bad thing to have and to try and deal with it's problems. It is much easier to do it right in the first building process trying to fix unknown soil leakage. You dig a hole however you build a pond. Dirt / clay compaction and knitting the soil layers together forming the basin are very very important. You might want to contact the member here called TJ on PBoss Forum to learn about preventing and fixing pond leaks using his well proven poly-synthetic pond sealing product. It would be very good leak insurance to use the material in the pond building process.

Read through this pond sealing thread.
https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=413972&gonew=1#UNREAD

There are some very good unique ideas for fish for this pond after it is built and filled. Come back here to this thread when the pond is filled.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/05/25 09:50 AM.
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