Rigid liners are available in a multitude of sizes and shapes. Select your pond site and measure out the maximum dimensions you can fit at the location you have chosen. Take these dimensions to your dealer and choose a form that fits and a shape that is most pleasing to you. After you get it home, follow these steps: 1. Position the shell where you want it. Put a series of stakes approximately 12" apart (See Drawing C) around the perimeter (inexpensive vegetable stakes will do). Remove the shell and put string, rope or a garden hose around the stakes to create the digging pattern. Check the ground level (See step 2 in Flexible Liners on page 7). 2. Measure shelf width, shelf depth and total depth. Begin excavation from the center outward. Try to dig matching the contours of the shell using the measurements taken above. Check your progress by occasionally putting the shell over the hole. Retain the soil and sod for possible later use. 3. When the hole is finished, remove any protrusions such as rocks or roots. Put the shell in the hole and fill the gaps with soil. 4. Cut back the sod 10-12" from the shell’s perimeter for edging material. Use free-form stone, slate, brick, or any combination. 5. Fill with water and let it stand for two weeks (for treated city water) or use a pond starter chemical. 6. Speak to Premier Ponds about plants and fish. Most ponds require aeration and/or filtration to help support plant and fish life. Pondmaster products include offers a complete selection of energy-efficient pumps, filter systems, fountain heads and decorative waterworks. Most Orders Shipped Out Same Day! Premier Ponds LLC pondinfo@premierponds.com U.S.A. Copyright © 1999 - 2007 Premier Ponds LLC, North Salem, New York. All rights reserved. Thermo-Pond Heater 3.0, Aquascape Designs Pond Kits, ScareCrow Sprinkler, Nursery Pro Micro Pond Kits, AquaClearer, Microbe-Lift, Great Blue Heron Decoy, Pond Liners, Thermo Pond Heater & Deicer, Premium Koi Food, Select Koi, Butterfly Koi, Pond Aeration Pumps, Flexible PVC Piping, BioFalls, Skimmer, Aquascape Pumps, Cat Stop!, Animal Control Products, Pond Netting.