Water Gardening: concrete bottom pond?, 1 by cici77

cici77 wrote:
ok guys.. i found the book .. cats must have knocked it off the arm of my chair...anyway i took pics of the pictures they show on how to do the concrete pond... the info on the concrete with fish and plants is that the concrete will put off alot of lime.. so they say : after the pond has been curing overnight , fill the pond with water, add 1 gallon of distilled white vinegar per 100 gallons , and allow the mixture to stand for one week. ( the vinegar serves to neutralize the lime leaching from the cement.) Drain pond; rinse it thoroughly; then refill the pond with fresh water. test the ph before adding fish or plants. If water is still too alkaline, repeat the vinegar treatment.

now the other book says u can buy a paint to coat the conrete to keep the lime from leaching thru the concrete... as far as the thickness goes... it says that for warm climates it should be 4" minimum, and for cold climates it should be 6" minimum, .. i may go with a 2" depth then place the rocks where i want them for the stream and put another in or two to hold them in place.. hubby will know how i will need when the time comes.. unless i dont wait for him and just do it myself.. anyway here are the pics..