Hi

I am building a a new system in my garden that will consist out of 3 big ponds ... all over 40,000 litres.

I am beginning the plastering now and I need some advice.

How soon after plastering can I start filling the pond ?

Thank you.

My opinion

If you are going to paint, you will have to follow the instructions of the manufacturer. Butimine paints normally after 14 days and Acrylic and Polyutherane paints after 4 days.

If you are not going to paint, the surface must be totally dry, all one colour, and that will depend on the time of year and temperature. If it dries too fast, you have to wet it again after a day to ensure slow maturity for extra strenght. I would leave it for at least a week.

Remember to check your PH. You might have to flush it out with pool acid once to prevent a too high PH, especially if you don't paint.

Thanks Paul ... I am not too worried about the water quality for a start ... I need to get water in and see if I can get a decent flow rate.

Once I have resolved that I will be all over you guys on water quality

Ok die veggie dam, dam #3, is nou al vol water vir 9 dae.

Ek sien geen lekplekke nie maar my vrees oor die vloei volumes is bewaarheid. So ons is besig om regstellende stappe te neem.

Wat opvallend vir my is dat die dam se water nogsteeds glashelder is. Ek wonder of dit a goeie voorteken is ... ek hoop so.

Die tweede dag na ons water ingesit het was daar baie skuim op die water en ek was toe in Kuwait. My seun was baie angstig maar by dag 5 was die skuim weg.

Ons pomp nog nie gereeld nie aangesien ek die vloei probleem het en ons sal more die eerste fase van regstellings doen.

Ek gaan by die namweek begin om plante in die dam te sit ... dis nou koud hier in die Laeveld en die goed gaan sekerlik nie sterk groei nie. So ek sal maar begin en hulle tyd gee om te vestig.

Ek beplan ook om bietjie goudvissies in te gooi vir a start ... hulle gaan maar a dodgy bestan voer tot die plante meer bedekking lewer want ek is seker die visvangers gaan hulle looi ... hoop ek kan darem a paar goeie shots daarvan kry.

DIe damme begin nou mooi lyk want omtrent al die klipwerk is klaar. Dam #2 is klaar gepleister en ons wag vir mooi weer om te coprox.

Dam #1 sal volgende week gepleister word. Hopelik is al die konstruksie klaar by einde Junie.

Thanks vir die wat my van raad voor sien het.

Colyn wrote:

Wat opvallend vir my is dat die dam se water nogsteeds glashelder is. Ek wonder of dit a goeie voorteken is ... ek hoop so.

Hi Colyn, jy moet besef dit is winter en die alge groei nie nou nie. So jou dam sal baie langer helder bly.

Ons sal dit waardeer indien jy later fotos plaas van die finale produk. Jy het 'n stunning setup beet.

Ek sal so maak ... dam #1 word nou gepleister.

Posted some shots in main thread.

Ok Pond #2 was filled to the brim on Saturday night and then left alone ... now on Monday morning the water level has dropped around 3mm ... I am willing to assume that it is evaporation.

Pond #1 is being plastered today.