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Another type of pond cover
| This cover was built for his pond by NC of Essex, UK. It is about 18ft long and 12ft wide . He hopes it will be easy to dismantle and store in the spring! In the recent snowy weather the fish are certainly more active than in previous years. The mistake made with the first cover was not enough slope on the sides so that it was swamped by heavy rain and collapsed into the pond.. There have been no such problems with this cover despite a couple of months of rain,wind and some snow. |
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This photo shows the cover in position over the pond. |
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This is a view inside the cover. Main panels are 2x1'' frame work covered in heavy duty polythene. Supporting frame is mainly 3x2'' with the main centre support in 4x2''. There are 8 frames (made of 2"x1")and covered in polythene and screwed to the main frame. So it should be fairly easy to dismantle and store in the spring. |
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This photo shows a close-up of the joining of the timbers, and the supporting timbers. When coating the timber it is important to use paint which does not affect the water. Any metal work must be coated with something like G4, and if possible do not use anything that is galvanised. |
Overall it has been a great success so far this year. Despite the cold/heavyrain/snow and high winds it has stayed put and the fish are definately more active. I have not seen them laying on the bottom at all this year unlike previous years when they would lie motionless for weeks on end with most of the water surface covered in ice.
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