HOW TO CONSTRUCT A FISH POND

It is not a sleep and wake up activity.

There are steps which need to be followed.
First step
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Mark out the size of the pond on the area you have chosen.
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Second step
Clear the area where you want to build your
pond of all trees, bushes and grass and take
away the roots.
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Third step
 Take away the topsoil from all the cleared
area and put it aside.
 The grass and roots in the topsoil may rot and
will cause leakages in your dikes.
 Therefore, you should not mix this topsoil
with the soil used for making dikes.
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Third step Cont…

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Fourth step
Start digging your pond.
As you dig the soil out, put it on the place where
you want to build the dikes.
When you come to roots, take them away as
much as you can.
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Fifth step
Compact your dikes
Whenever the soil you have put on the dikes
reaches half as high as your knees, pack it down
tightly.
You can compact by beating the soil with an
earth stamper, a heavy plant or a tree trunk.
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Fifth step Cont...

If the soil is dry you should pour water on it
before you start compacting.
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Dig out more soil, put it on the dike and
compact it tightly as before.
It is important that you compact your dikes, it
will make them strong like the floors of
houses.
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Sixth step
Put your inlet and outlet structures, leave the
pond to dry and let in water.
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Seventh step
Now that you have finished digging your
pond, compacted the dikes and placed the
overflow and inlet, you can put the topsoil
you had set aside on the dikes.
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Lastly
Plant grass on the dikes to stop the soil from
being washed away by the rain.
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