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LINE THE POND BASIN
Place your liner
Place your liner in your newly formed basin keeping an even overlap
on all sides of your water garden. Once your liner is in place, adjust it
to best fit the shape of your pond basin. If your water garden shape has
a round dimension, you will have a few wrinkles in your liner. Anchor
the liner edges with stones, bricks or heavy objects to help temporarily
hold it in place when you add water.
Note:
Sunterra recommends using a form of underlayment to protect your liner
from puncture by roots and rocks. Common forms of underlayment are sand
and carpeting.
"CONTROL" YOUR WATER GARDEN
You now have your basin created and completely lined. It is time to
begin adding components that will control your water garden's health
and aesthetic appeal.
ADD THE PUMP
Your Sunterra pump will keep the water circulating to help prevent
your water garden from being a breeding ground for unwanted insects
while oxygenating it for plants and fish. Place your pump on top of a flat
brick or stone at the bottom of your water garden (fig. 03). Elevating
your pump off of the basin bottom will help prevent debris from
interfering with pump performance.
After you have the pump in place, add water until the pump is completely
submerged. Plug it in to a GFCI outlet to test its performance.When
the pump is working it will make a low humming sound and water will
circulate out of the top outlet. If you do not hear the humming sound or
experience performance problems, please read the pump section of this
guide for troubleshooting and care instructions.
