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thanks for your replys with carpet i would have to buy it from www due to the issue around the world . at the moment i am taking the old pond out which will take some time .
with pump we have a hoselock easy clear 4500 uv , not really sure if our pump is biooligical as from what i have seen that other ponds seem to have clearish water not sure if pump is oversized for the pond all we wanted was for a pump to work the waterfall etc ,
with regards to digging out pond at the moment taking old pond apart etc it is on fake grass so i would be thinking aboput messureing out for new pond and then start to dig but what what i have seen on places like youtube is that there ground for there pond looks hard soil , our soil is not very hard so a worry for me would be making the shelves up due to crumbley soil and the shelf collapseing , thanks

 

Ooooo...if you've got some fake grass kicking around, that could be very useful! I didn't mention this before, but the only solution I found to my problem of edging the pond and covering the liner overflap was a wide strip of fake grass! Howls of 'cheat' and 'ugh' but it doesn't look bad and it certainly solves the problem of disguise if you haven't got stones and rocks, and the plants die back in the winter. The frogs love sunbathing on it, too .
Hmmm..sandy soil is a bit of a pain to retain. Could you re-use the wood from your existing pond and planter, and wooden pegs or canes, to create a retaining 'wall'. That would then be covered by the underlay and liner?

 

I think you might have crumbly soil near the surface, but really until you start digging you don't know what you are going to find.
If the sub soil has not been disturbed for years it could be pretty solid.

 

Surely soil just washes into the pond.
I can see the fake grass idea but I think if I built another pond I would use stone and rocks, taking them well into the pond around the edges and taking the liner under and up behind.
That way the stones appear to be the natural edge to the pond.
And the stone and rock can be partially submerged around the edges.

 

Think @Gizmo is sounding a bit daunted by the pond liner and digging etc , so he may be want to give this Oase pdf a read for their preformed ponds installation instructions.

A blown up view of pics 11 and 12 shows how they have created their "bio edge" / marginal planting rim which makes it easier to blend in.

https://www.watergardeningdirect.com/acatalog/pdf/oase/Oase-PreFormed-Pond-Installation.pdf

 

Yeah, best if Gizmo takes one step at a time and overcomes any problems as they turn up.

 

Agreed, but thats the trouble with so much info /ytubes on the web these days, folk can get too overwhelmed and sometimes mislead.

So think we all agree, he just needs to get some sand and pegs to mark out the pond shape and then start digging, but if doing it on his own, take his time as that size pond is going to take a good few sessions to dig out, unless help is around ...

 

wow all this info many thanks yes it is daunting as not made a ground pond before and being disable is not helping ,
what i thought was to keep fake grass , measure out new pond a bit more than needed for surrounding plants and rocks cut hole pin down grass where its been cut , i dont think there will be enough fake grass to cover inside of new pond if it has to go up all sides due to the depth of the pond .
i dont think using the wood from planter old pond to make surround is ok as i am trying to get away without wood due to what happened with old pond , i had a look at pdf doc from watergarden i prefer video really i can understand it more step by step .
i have another problem ideas would be greatfull since i am taking the planter apart to make room for a bigger pond hopefully i have got quite a bit of soil left over with no ideas at the moment apart from a skip , i have taken some pics to show i have been busy but can only work for about 90 minutes due to health problems and i am also a main carer to wife and no help from anyone i am trying to do it all my self , i have done a drawing that might let you see what i am thinking of thanks

 

I'm a bit confused.
Was the top part of that a planter full of compost?
I thought it was a water fall .

 

Hi the L shape planter was full of soil as wife wanted to grow more flowers etc. So now she has changed her mind again. The soil in bags was bought to finish of planter before change of mind I done these bits in garden for her

 

Looks like you have done a good job building things

I think you now need to clear the whole area where you want to dig the pond.