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Why is clay soil better for making fish ponds than loam?

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I am totally an amateur in this category, but I'll take a crack at it anyway. Clay soil compacts very well and is easy to form and seal around irregular shapes, making water-tight seals possible. read more

Clay soil compacts very well and is easy to form and seal around irregular shapes, making water-tight seals possible. Loam soil is for growing plants; it is more porous than clay soil so it can support and help to ventilate root systems and it doesn’t seal in water, water essentially flows right through it. read more

For agricultural purposes generally loamy soil is considered better. For some crops clay is also preferable. Clay is used in manufacture of tiles, bricks, ceramic ware, crockery items, etc. Silt has intermediate size of particles between sand and clay and it is part of mixed soil such as loam, silt itself is not cohesive in nature. read more

The clay and loam is packed down and layered to make a strong and stable surface that will keep water in the pond without any problems. Some disadvantages to a clay and loam pond is that it is often difficult to get it to hold water. read more

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