Reply With QuoteHah...that's definately some fine southern engineerin' right there. How did your ol' yankee self come up with that, Grizz?:D :pOriginally Posted by grizzly
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I have always heard that the hogs would work.
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Hah...that's definately some fine southern engineerin' right there. How did your ol' yankee self come up with that, Grizz?:D :p
Minnow
We had a pond that wouldn't hold water and we gathered up all the scrap sheetrock from about 3 new house building sites, threw it all over the dry pond, when it rained on it a few times it came all to pieces and got down into the soil, next big rain it filled up and has held water ever since. Someone had told my dad to try it and it worked. Might try some of the places that sell it and get all the broke stuff they have for hauling it off.
Slabmaster
If after do ing the Benz stuff and it holds, it is a good idea to throw all your leaves on the dam side. As it decays it will just be an added slow sealer. I have never heard about the not having a trees on the dam. It does make sense that it would make for problems when the tree dies, but I have never had any problems with them, and they have added to the decaying matter in the pond.
Slabmaster II
I want to thank everyone for their help and ideas. I have ordered 1000 lbs of bentonite and should be getting it in the next week. I'll post how it turns out. I sure know I worked my butt off yesterday trying to clear small saplings and leaves to I could put that stuff out. Anyone have any ideas on how to spread that stuff. The sides are too steep to use a spreader.
Slabmaster II
want to put in 2 cents from louisiana. aqua jel. a type of drilling mud. it is a powder and can be put in in the water or just spread on the ground. will not harm fish or other animals. no costic ( spelling).the jel can be found at any drilling supply and about 10 yrs ago when i used it was very inexpensive. we put about 2 tons on an acre. it may be made from benzonite. but i works. everyone needs some louisiana advise and it may only be worth 2 cents.
Crappie Wall Hanger
this worked for me
A few years ago this worked for me on a small stock pond placed 6 to 8 bags of chicken litter in burlap bags with floats in the spring of the year as the water warmed up it started to turn a dark green once I could not see a paper plate at a depth of 1 foot I removed the bags of chicken litter after a few weeks all of the green growth had formed a layer of water resistant material on the bottom of the pond which sealed of the leak the pond was still holding water several years later.
ps after the green growth settled out the pond was crystal clear for some time causing under water plant growth to be more prevalent but after about a year and a half was back to normal
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Minnow
Here is the fix guys, I had a pond once that would not hold water for four years, Me and a friend out having a good time on fourwheelers started driving around this bowl of a pond and started getting the bank wet with our tires then it became a slick track litterally, we had a ball doing this, So much so it became a weekend event, then one weekend we was riding up to the pond to play and sure enough it was full of water. the pond has now been full for over five years and is strocked with fish. I would have never thunk it, nor would I have tryied that for a fix, but hey if it works it works plus it was alot of fun chasing each other around that pond. If you try this besure and don't go toofast because if you tire touches that water in the bottom , well lets just say you will get wet!
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