My pond keeps evaporating i dont know why

[duck15]

I have a pond i plan to put water but every time i put some water the next day it has evaporated im not even sure if it evaporated or got drained we dont have drainer so what could have happend?

 

[saddina]

how hot is it there?

is the pond lined, so the water can't seep out?

how deep, and how much surface area is exposed?

Are the ducks spashing out the water diferance?

 

[Denninmi]

If you're using a pond liner or form of some kind, you probably have a leak.

 

[duck15]

im not using a pond liner the pond is made out of cement

 

[jamband]

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how much water are you losing....like gallons and gallons? would have to be a leak. you wont evaporate 100 gallons overnight.

 

[duck15]

yeahh but there are no holes or anything just the hole for the pump/filter

 

[TLWR]

then there is a leak in your cement somewhere - around the plumbing for the pump/filter or somewhere else.
It is hot and disgusting here and my lined pond does evap a little, but not much.

 

[birdboy508]

has to be a leak.

 

[IRL]

Many times water loss in ponds is in the waterfall or filter and pump setup. Turn off the pump for a few days, and if you still are losing lots of water, you know you have a leak in the cement

 

[inohio]

Plain cement is actually porous and absorbs water, so some of the water can be going into and through the cement if you don't have it sealed with something. Google and read about water proofing basements to get an idea (although a lot of that will be about cement blocks). If your cement is thin, like less than 4" thick, you could be loosing a lot of water that way.