Water Gardening: Started digging today!, 1 by Wvdaisy

Wvdaisy wrote:
Here's a pic of the pond completely dug with the bottom drain in place. This doesn't show the true size of the pond because the sides you see well in the pic is actually the plant shelf which is about 10.5" deep. We seamed the liner today with stuff from a roofing supply place. This evening we'll pull the liner into place and attach the bottom drain. Then we'll put a little water in to make sure the drain doesn't leak then we can start filling. We'll have to haul water because we have a cistern so we'll be able to determine the exact water capacity of the pond. We won't fill up past the seam today but since it's close to the top of the pond we'll be able to get quite a bit of water in it, barring problems, then finish filling tomorrow. I found a couple of big Golden Orps at the local fish store. Someone had brought some in from their pond to sell and the owner is saving the last 2 for me...they are over 12"!
Lana