Pond Construction

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Basic Information

Basic Information
- Abbreviations Related to Ponding
- Aquaculture Dictionary (06/08)
Conversion Factors
- Conversion Factors Related to Ponding
- MegaConverter (06/08)
Introductory Material
- AOU -- Building a Pond (06/08)
- Craig's Water Garden (06/08)
- Design Info (Excellent) (06/08)
- Pond Rushes (Chuck Rush) (06/08)
- Raised Wooden Ponds (Internet Ponder, April 97)
- Skippy's Stuff (06/08)

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Filtration

Biological Filtration
- Biofilter.com (06/08)
- Topics of Interest (06/08)
Filter Descriptions
- A O U -- Building a Pond (06/08)
- Eric's Koi Pond Biofilter Page (06/08)
- Filters for the Goldfish Aquarium (06/08)
- Skippy's Bio-Filter (06/08)
- The Walmart Filter (Internet Ponder, June 1997)
- The Walmart Filter (May 2000)
Filter Media
- Pondshop Catalog -- Filtration (06/08)
Veggie Filters
- R.B.'s Bio/Veggie Filtration (06/08)
Protein Skimmers
- D.I.Y. Protein Skimmer Projects (06/08)

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Liner

General Information
- Attaching Liner to Rocks (Internet Ponder, June 1997)
- Optimizing Your Pond Liner (Internet Ponder, January 1998)

EPDM Pond Liner

Anjon Products (06/08)
Aqua Mart (06/08)
Just Liners (06/08)
M & S Pond Supplies (06/08)
PondLiner.com (06/08)
The Watergarden (TN) (06/08)

Price comparisons for 45-mil EPDM liner:

Size	Weight	Anjon	Just Liners	M&S	Aqua-Mart	Watergarden	Dickson
10'x10'	31 lbs	$ 45.50	$ 46.00	$ 55.00	$ 55.00	$ 60.00	$ 83.00
20'x20'	124 lbs	$ 175.00	$ 184.00	$ 220.00	$ 220.00	$ 240.00	$ 329.00
20'x30'	186 lbs	$ 266.00	$ 276.00	$ 330.00	$ 330.00	$ 360.00	$ 529.00
30'x30'	279 lbs	$ 374.00	$ 414.00	$ 495.00	$ 495.00	$ 540.00	$ 769.00

Note: The prices in the "Dickson" column were obtained from Dickson Bros, a retail watergarden store in the Dallas area.

HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) Liner
- Comparison of HDPE and EPDM
  
  Max Size Burst PSI Weight Per
  1000 SF Shipping
  
  EPDM width > 20 ft must be glued 60-80 psi 350-400 lbs Truck Freight
  
  HDPE Lake size 350-400 psi 75 lbs UPS to your door
- Sources for HDPE
  - Bend Tarp and Liner (24-mil HDPE @ $0.33 per SF) (06/08)
    - Phone: 1-800-280-0712
  - Geochem Inc (20-mil Permalon @ $0.34 per SF) (06/08)
    - Phone: (425) 227-9312 [WA]
    - Phone: (907) 562-5755 [AK]
  - In-Line Plastics (Houston, Texas) (06/08)
    - I have talked to Robert Jacobi and Mike.
    - Phone: 1-800-364-7688
    - 20'x30' 30-mil liner is $ 108.00
  - Just Liners (25-mil Permalon @ $0.39 per SF) (06/08)
    - Phone: 1-888-838-4017 or 1-877-878-6813
  - New World Manufacturing (18-mil Permalon X-210 @ $0.42 per SF) (06/08)
    - Phone: 1-800-523-8853
    - Medium-weight (6 oz.) geotextile underlayment @ $0.15 per SF
  - Raven Industries (06/08)
  - Reef Industries (20-mil Permalon @ $0.25-$0.30 per SF) (06/08)
    - Sales: 1-800-231-6074
    - Customer Service: 1-800-231-0708
PPL Liner
- Bend Tarp (06/08)
  - Phone: 1-800-280-0712

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Masonry

Man-made rocks and waterfalls
- Do It Yourself
  - CaveRock (plans for building an artificial cave)
    - Cave Rock (06/08)
  - earthcrete™
  - Hypertufa (Internet Ponder, March 1998)
  - Hypertufa by Mike Bartolone (06/08)
  - J P J Technologies (faux rock school) (06/08)
  - Recipes for Fake Rock
  - Small Irish Garden (Elizabeth Law) (06/08)
  - Thoroseal (06/08)
  - Tip #16 from Chuck Rush (06/08)
- Commercial
  - I need 12" W x 12" H x 16" L (Big pond)
  - Artificial Rock Outlet (07/08)
    - Artificial Rock Dimensions (07/08)
    - Squarish Odd Artifical Rock (AER-SO, $87.45) (07/08)
      - Shapes that will fit under this rock (too small):
        
        5" W x 9" H x 20" L (rectangular)
        9" D x 10" H (round)
        10" W x 8" H x 10" L (almost square)
  - Edg-Keeper (pond edging product that holds liners in place) (06/08)
  - HomeGardenAccents.com (07/08)
  - Inter-Fab Waterfalls (06/08)
  - Krupps (07/08)
    - Artificial Rocks (07/08)
    - Squarish Odd Artificial Rock (AER-SO, too small; $107.45) (07/08)
  - Plow & Hearth Mock Rocks (07/08)
  - Rock-on-a-Roll
    - Rock-on-a-Roll Source (06/08)
    - Using Rock-on-a-Roll (06/08)
  - Signature Ponds (POND-EDGE -- "L"-shaped pond coping) (GA) (06/08)
  - Urdls Waterfall Creations (FL) (06/08)
Moss-covered rocks
- Rogaine for Rocks (Internet Ponder, May/June 1999)
Waterfall construction
- Waterfalls with Low Volume Pumps (Internet Ponder, April 97)

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Plumbing

Formulae Related to Ponding
Calculators
- Pond Piping Calculations by R. Totman (Internet Ponder, April 97)
- Pump Calculator (06/08)
Aerators and Venturis
- Garden Endeavors Venturi (06/08)
- Oxymax Aerators #1 (06/08)
- Venturi Pond Aerator (06/08)
Bottom Drains
Plumbing
- Greg's Pipe Boot (06/08) (09/00)
- PVC (Internet Ponder, June 1997)
Pumps
- Companies
  - Beckett Pumps (06/08)
  - Danner Manufacturing (631-234-5261, NV) (06/08)
  - Dolphin Pumps (06/08)
  - Little Giant Pumps (06/08)
  - Oase Pumps (06/08)
  - Sequence Pumps @ plumbingsupply.com (06/08)
- Information
  - McNally Institute (06/08)
  - Pump Calculations (06/08)
  - Pond Pumps by R. Totman (Internet Ponder, April 97)
  - Price Pump's Centrif-U (06/08)
  - Pump-Zone (06/08)
Skimmers
- Greg's Pond Skimmer (06/08)
- No-Nitch Skimmer (works great) (06/08)
Sources
- Aqua Art (06/08)
- Aquatic Eco-Systems (FL) (06/08)
- PlumbingMart.com (06/08)
- PlumbingProducts.com (06/08)
- PlumbingStore.com (06/08)
- PlumbingSupply.com (great service) (06/08)
- PlumbingWarehouse.com (06/08)
- PlumbingWorld.com (6/08)
Specific components
- Aqua Art
  - Intake Screens (06/08)
  - No-Nitch Skimmer (06/08)
  - Swing Check Valves (06/08)
  - Tetra Vacuum Bottom Drain (D181V @ $40.00; 2-inch line) (06/08)
- PlumbingSupply.com
  - PVC Fittings (06/08)
  - Solvent-Style Saddle Tees (06/08)

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Pondscapes

Bridges
- Pond and Garden Accents (06/08)
Furniture
- Gardenside (CA) (06/08)
- Plow and Hearth (06/08)
- Teak Furniture (06/08)
Japanese Accessories
- Cherry Blossom Garden Gifts (06/08)
Water Structures
- AquaSpan (06/08)
- Fish Highway (you've got to see this!) (06/08)
- Fishie HiRise (06/08)
- That Pet Place (Plastic Plants) (06/08)

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