Fibreglassing
When you come to have your pond or water feature built one of the most important choice you will make will be what type of liner will you use.
Butyl or Firestone liners are often the choice for the garden pond or a pre formed fibreglass pond is a quick and easy solution to get a size and shape however, if you want your own design of pond and something that will give it the wow factor then our fibreglassing service could be the answer.
Once the pond has been dug, the walls have been built, the surfaces rendered to make them nice and smooth (the smoother the finish the better the fibreglass will look) and it has all dried out its time to carry out the fiberglass work.
We will come to the pond and give everything a once over then apply 2 coats of 450gsm matting coated with resin and wait until dry. Once dry the surface will be sanded down to take away any imperfections and then all dust will be removed.
After the area has been cleaned thoroughly we will apply a top coat in the colour of your choice which is normally black or British racing green for koi ponds however, the choice of colours is unlimited.
The top coat must be left to dry thoroughly prior to filling the pond up. The above process will give you a leak free pond or water feature for many, many years.
Filtration Systems
You need a filter - what do you choose?
Pump fed, gravity fed, trickle towers, centrifugal filters, sand filters, bead filters, multi chamber or a pressurised system?
Biological, mechanical, Ultra Violet or vegetable filters?
The way your pond is constructed will play a major part in deciding what type of pond filtration you can install. A couple of factors that need to be taken into consideration besides the cost are the position of the pond, is it in full/part sun, the volume of water the pond will hold when full, does it have bottom drains, does it have surface skimmers and finally what type of fish are you planning to keep?
Why so many questions? Well if you are going to keep koi then the general rule of thumb is that if the pond is 5000 gallons then you will need a filter that has the capacity to filter double that amount of water which is 10,000 gallons.
If you only have a mixed selection of fish then you get a filter that does the water volume of your pond.
The reason for asking about the amount of sun the pond will get is because a pond in full sun will be more prone to its effects, the water turning green being the major one. So now we know the pond is in full sun we will upscale the amount of Ultra Violet clarifiers that are installed to prevent this from happening.
If the pond has bottom drains installed then we can use the run of pipe to install a pond sieve that prevents larger items of debris like leaves/twigs/stones from getting into the pump housing and filter.
Each pond is different and just because you have seen a filter on your mates pond or Dave at work says use this filter it doesn't mean that they will work on your pond. There are various manufactures that provide out of the box filtration that include the filter and UV clarifier as an all in one package that can be purchased from your local aquatic centre or you can go down the custom built route using multiple chambers with various configurations of the many different types of filter media that are available and a separate UV clarifier unit.
Please remember that you can never over filter the water in your pond however, under filtering the water means that your fish could be suffering from stress due to poor water quality.
We deal directly with many of the major pond filter manufacturers/suppliers in the UK and also in Europe so give us a call and we can visit you and discuss the best filtration solution for your pond.
On‑Site Liner Seaming
For ponds requiring EPDM liners, we offer professional on‑site seaming using Firestone PondGard and Geomembrane products. Trained directly by Firestone, our team ensures every seam is watertight and durable.
Firestone Rubber PondGard Liners are an exceptional high performance 1.01mm EPDM rubber Membrane engineered for both domestic and heavy duty commercial applications by the premier name in rubber technology innovation, FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS.
For more industrial and heavy duty applications Firestone EPDM Geomembrane is the liner of choice. Firestone's commitment to quality products and services starts at its manufacturing facilities based in Prescott USA. They were the first in the rubber membrane industry to receive ISO9002 and ISO14001 certification which are a testimony of the company's commitment to quality and environmental management.
H2O Plants were fully trained in the correct seaming techniques by Firestone at their training school based in Cheshire and we only purchase our Firestone EPDM liners direct from Gordon Low Products Ltd.
They are the leading UK pond liner manufacturer and trade supplier of EPDM geomembrane sheets, with 50 years experience producing flexible pond liners for ornamental fish ponds, wildlife ponds, swimming ponds, reservoir liners, water tank liners and tailor made (box welded) pond liners for the professional landscaper.
What ever size liner you require we have the knowledge, expertise and supplier to get the job done.
Working with Gordon Low Products Ltd, the UK’s leading supplier. We provide liners for everything from ornamental ponds to reservoirs.
Whatever the size or specification, our expertise guarantees a secure, long‑lasting installation.
Waterfalls
One way of really making your pond stand out is to have a waterfall incorporated into the design.
Our pond construction team can create a beautiful bespoke waterfall out of various natural stones like slate, cobbles, granite, York stone or what ever materials you would like us to use.
We can also use precast fibreglass waterfall moulds and landscape the surrounding areas to make them blend in and you would never know they were not real.
Whether you want a gentle meandering on a gradual fall or a vast drop that resembles a mountain fall we can provide you with with the waterfall of your dreams.
Our expert pond builders have over 30 years expertise in creating waterfalls.
We can also repair or maintain your waterfall should you require.
