How pleasant it is to spend hot summer days away from the city, in a summer cottage, where the noise of trees replaces the noise of cars, and instead of high-rise buildings you are surrounded by wildlife. It is even better if the summer cottage is located next to a river or lake, where you can enjoy the sound of the water and the colorful landscape. If there are no reservoirs nearby, you can create it yourself by equipping a small reservoir at your summer cottage.
When arranging a pond, you must first of all choose a well-lit place, preferably away from buildings. In addition, it is important to maintain the correct proportions when creating a pond to help maintain its biobalance. To do this, it is enough to follow a few simple rules. Firstly, the surface of the pond should be no less than 3-4 m². Secondly, the depth of the pond should not be less than 0.5 meters. Also, when arranging a pond, you need to take into account the level of groundwater..
Before proceeding with the arrangement of the pond, you should decide what material you will be building it from. You may need materials such as sand, cement, brick, gravel, natural stone, concrete blocks, film.
Most often, the pond is equipped with foil. It can be polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or butyl rubber. You can buy such a film in building materials stores or order in an online store. In addition, there are specialist shops selling all the materials and equipment you need for your pond. So, pvc film for a pond geo-membrana is sold in rolls of various widths — from 2 to 10 m, that is, you can choose a piece of film of the required size for your pond. As a rule, the service life of such a film is on average 10-15 years. The thickness of the film is also different, and therefore, the deeper your reservoir, the denser the film should be for it..
In addition, you can equip a plastic reservoir, which is sold ready-made, or use your old bathroom..
Landscaping is an important step in the arrangement of the pond. In order to turn the reservoir into a real living corner, you can use a variety of plants: deep-sea or coastal, fixed and free-floating. Before planting the plants in the reservoir, it is necessary to let the water settle for 7 to 10 days. This will allow all harmful volatile compounds to evaporate, and the water will acquire ambient temperature. And only after that fish can be populated into the reservoir..
