6 mil visqueen as pond liner????

[connor]

hi everyone i will soon be starting my first koi pond about 2500 gallons im new to koi but i haveve a few saltwater tanks, so i was wondering could i use 6 mil visqueen as a pond liner??? im clueless and have searched the web and cant find an answer thanks , connor

[MikeM]

I used it in 1977 in a puddle of a goldfish pond. Lasted one year before turning brittle and disintegrating. It did a great job of convincing me to buy a real liner.

[jnorth]

Welcome to Koi-bito Connor. I'll assume you are looking to save a few dollars....the liner isn't the place to do it. Go ahead and get the 45mil EPDM Firestone liner. You can save some money by making your filters etc.

[connor]

ok thanks for the advice i was just wonder becouse im 15 and my dad runs this lumber company and building supply company so he said ask to see if it would work, thanks guys -connor-

[koikiller]

yea...the roof liner would work

[bekko]

... but some roof liner has a fire retardant which is toxic. You have to leach the pond for about a month and do a complete water exchange before fish can live in it. I did a controlled study back in the 90's to prove it. Probably worth the wait for the money it saves though.

-stev eho

[connor]

ok im going to use the real pond liner i dont want to have to guess and worry that its not going to work or fall apart or poisin fish or whatever