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(40,513 posts) Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:13 PM Wednesday

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This fella predicted the algae debacle a month ago. [View all]

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!!

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!!

The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms.

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
— The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:04:10.374Z

This shit shrinks 1-3% when curing, which in a pipe is exactly what you want. On a big slab, uh, no it will pull towards the center and delaminate from the substrate at the edges.

Plus, applying directly to concrete is a problem. Long story short: Swiss cheese pinhole effect. Already flagged.
— The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:26:44.551Z

Rhino Pipeliner 5000 is not recommended for ponds. It's specialized for trenchless pipe repair, hence its rigidity and 3 second gel time. Other polyureas/polyurethanes are far more stretchable and good for continuous immersion.

Baffled that Rhino itself didn't step in, maybe they did
— The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:40:16.658Z

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