Artificial pond is often used in the design of suburban and garden plots. This element, as a rule, becomes the main decoration of the territory. Recommendations for choosing and installing a bowl will help you quickly and easily equip a pond in your summer cottage.
What is a bowl for a pond in the country
The bowl is a plastic container of the type of bath, which is buried in the ground and filled with water. This is one of the easiest ways to independently equip an artificial reservoir. To make a pond, you need to use a minimum of effort and spend a small amount of time. With a properly selected and installed bowl, the water source looks natural and neat.
- This design has several advantages over other methods of equipping ponds:
- availability and a large selection;
- the possibility of self-arrangement;
- quick and easy installation;
- long term of operation;
- easy care.
- She also has disadvantages:
- the impossibility of changing the shape of the reservoir;
- negative impact of external conditions;
- the possibility of damage during installation and operation;
- high price for quality and volumetric containers.
The main types of bowls for artificial pond
Tanks for the pond can be of various shapes. Strict geometric designs are presented on the market: round, square, rectangular, polygonal, triangular, as well as with uneven wavy edges. It is the latter that make the artificial pond similar to the natural one. Usually the bowls are made together with stepped protrusions on the walls. It is possible to plant various plant crops on them, decorate them with stones, make interesting beaches. The range of colors of bowls is small.
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They come in the following colors:
- black;
- green
- blue.
Pond Bowl Sizes
Plastic containers make small. They can be 130–900 liters in volume. Bowls up to 600 l are usually made in strict geometric form. More voluminous options can be elongated. If you want to create a large pond, then you need to purchase a fiberglass tank. It can have volumes up to 1200 liters.
More capacious options are also available for sale - for example, up to 4000 l. However, you can’t install such ones yourself. For equipment pond will need to attract craftsmen. It should be understood that the services of specialists in installing bowls are not cheap - usually they cost as much as the capacity itself.
When choosing a size, it is worth considering the area of the plot, your own preferences, as well as the planned design. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that in the store the bowl will seem much larger than after installation on the site. If in the future it is planned to decorate the coast with plants and release living inhabitants into the water, then it is necessary to purchase a pool with a minimum area of 4-6 m² and a depth of 80 cm.
Important! When choosing a bowl for a pond, one must take into account that a small pond will require more time and care than a large one. Otherwise, the pond will look unaesthetic, and the water will bloom and smell unpleasant.
What material is the cup made of?
Today, manufacturers offer bowls of various materials. Before deciding on any of them, you should familiarize yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. Plastic containers are made by vacuum molding. This is the most economical option. There are 2 types of plastic bowls: made of thin and dense material. Thin containers have a short service life - about 10 years, are susceptible to the negative effects of the sun's rays and the appearance of cracks. Reinforced plastic bowls can last twice as long.
They tolerate the influence of the environment well, do not give cracks. In addition, from a diverse assortment, you can choose various shapes and configurations. The average cost of plastic pools in the Russian market is 1–10 thousand rubles. A more modern and expensive option is a container made of fiberglass. It is made on the basis of rubber. This option can withstand any adverse environmental conditions - ultraviolet radiation, temperature jumps.
The average life of a fiberglass bowl is more than 30 years. In addition, it can be repaired in case of mechanical damage during transportation or installation. If the reservoir is intended for swimming, then it is worth paying attention to composite bowls for the pool, as well as containers made of polypropylene. They are very durable, beautiful, reliable, designed for a long service life. Such pools can be integral and collapsible.
How to install the bowl with your own hands
Even before acquiring a pool, it is necessary to determine the most successful place on the site for its installation.
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There are several rules to follow:
- Do not place the pond in a fully open area, which during the day is exposed to the sun for more than five hours. Due to the constant and strong heating, the water in it will bloom.
- It is better not to consider the option of placing a reservoir under the shade of trees. In this case, plant debris (leaves, small branches) will constantly fall into it, because of which the process of decay will start.
- You cannot equip a water source in a lowland. As snow melts in the spring, water and dirt will flow into it.
An ideal place is protected from drafts, which is under the sun less than five hours a day, for example, only in the morning. After selecting a site for the pond, it is necessary to dig a pit. The pool should be placed on the ground and outlined with pegs. After that, you can draw outlines on the ground.
The foundation pit should be somewhat larger in size than the bowl. From the walls of the pit to the walls of a plastic or fiberglass shape, it is worth leaving gaps of about 20 cm. The depth of the pit should be 15 cm more. The gaps should be covered with sand. After a good tamping, the pit is ready to place a pool in it.When directly installing a pond tank, proceed as follows:
- Place the bowl on the bottom of the pit.
- Use the level to verify that the installation is correct.
- Pour in water, filling 1/3 of the volume.
- Fill the voids with sand between the walls of the pit and the reservoir, constantly moisturizing it.
- Leave the pool in this condition for 24 hours to sag.
- If necessary, add soil.
- Check for secure fit.
- Proceed to the decoration of the coastal line.
If stones are used to decorate the shores, they should be fixed by cementing. To create the effect of water movement, it is necessary to install a special pump. This will not only give the pond a natural look, but also prevent stagnation of water. Using a pump, you can also make a fountain or a waterfall. The bottom of the pond should be laid on rocky soil, in which beneficial bacteria will form that naturally purify the water. Aquatic plants for decorating the pond are recommended to be planted in separate pots.
Such planting will make it easier to clean the pond and will quickly replace algae in the event of their death. If you don’t feel like it or not, you can spend time caring for farm-2020/2457 / image_YsskU5hmoOp29BaPvpcllIZ.jpg with plant crops, you can decorate the banks of the water source with artificial plants. Today, a large assortment is on sale, from which you can choose copies that are very similar to live ones.
Important! When working with stepped containers, a pit can be prepared by gradually deepening it and digging level after level.
If you want to populate the pond with fish, you should consider that it will be comfortable for them only in spacious bowls. So, you can equip a pond in the country quickly and simply with your own hands. A special bowl will help in this, which must be installed in a dug hole and filled with water. It is important to choose an interesting and qualitative container in shape so that the reservoir comes out beautiful and durable.
