30,000 gal pond construction (cost $2009.)
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Come see!!! Building a 8'x4'x4' Custom Plywood Aquarium plus more at http://www.pondsandaquariums.com From games to consoles, old and new http://www.gamerzowned.com Play Free Addicting Games http://www.techknowgames.com/online-games.html construction of my pond. from july 2004 to present(feb. 07) i built this pond by hand all by myself(except the bulk of the hole, i used a back hoe i borrowed from work) costs: ultraguard liner 20mil 35'x50'@$.36sqft $630 fiber underlayment $324 freight shipped to nearest warehouse $156 sump pump, 3500gph 2"in/outlet around $400 + $20month filter/skimmer, $399+tx (what a rip-off) all plumbing, electical wiring, outlets, etc. less than $100 ---------------------------------------- ---- things i didn't pay for: back hoe, to dig the bulk of hole concrete truck, to speed up water filling boulders tri-axle dump truck, to haul boulders loader, to load dump truck van, to pick up liner/underlayment ---------------------------------------- ---- the 'almost' completed pond. summer of 2007. ***33' long 23' wide 6' deep*** and according to pondmarket.com 34000gal adjusted for ledges 30000gal. i had no idea.
Five 6000 gallon tankers to fill that up
Looks good but not 30,000 gallon pond
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$7000
I thought it'd cost like $10,000 that's why I never bothered giving it a second thought.
I will have to look into it.
Thanks for the information. I don't know what the lay out will be yet as I am sculpting a piece of land. If you use a system with fish, frogs and plants etc then you shouldn't have mosquito issues. Beneficial insects are welcomed.
I can't afford to pay a professional. Whilst i can certainly see the benefit when one does not want to be directly involved with the project, I think if you are willing to research the whole job properly then people can achieve amazingly successful projects.
Also, the whole system will be based upon around permaculture principles therefore I anticipate the ability to drain and control large amounts of water. In permaculture everything should benefit and feed into another system. There are also arguments for not using clay that I am aware of. I need to look at everything and sum up what the best choices for me are. Unfortunately budget is a huge deciding factor. However, ingenuity is often born out of necessity, therefore, I am willing to embrace the experience.
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Oh dear, there is no need to get upset! I was simply trying to understand and make sense of your comment since this is something I intend to do in the future.
So when you say 'it will destroy the foundations of your house', do you mean only if it leaks? It's not going to destroy the foundations just by magically being there is it?
I don't really know what you mean by destabilise the ground. I have googled the risk of ponds doing this and I get no hits whatsoever.
As far as flooding is concerned, I don't see how a pond makes this any worse an event. Flooding is not a good thing with or without a pond involved.
As far as ponds leaking, well, cars can crash, houses can burn down ect but it doesn't stop us living life. It's just a consideration to look out for.
So what are you saying? What size do you believe it is?
Can not tell how much water is in there with out all that.....
your crazy this is easy 30000 maybe more
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Mosquito very often lay eggs in the smallest amount of water. it does not take ponds for them. Check under your decks, any planter or container forgotten outside. that's well enough. Don't blame it on the neighbors.
nice work by the way really makes the yard look fantastic; now, think of the pond possibilities if you are not using that pool too much anymore :))
And I can't imagine how fast he got a leak on that thing with the thin liner he used. We use 45 mil Firestone liner for our ponds. A quality liner would be double what he paid. Cheap will eventually bite you in the a$s