What Materials Are Commonly Used To Build Ponds?

 Underlayment

  • Used underneath of liner
  • Protects the liner from any damage due to rocks and roots in ground

45 mil EPDM Liner

  • Fish and animal safe
  • Keeps water inside of feature
  • Flexible to mold to different water feature designs
  • Durable
  • Used with underlayment

Pond Skimmer

  • Mechanical filter for pond
  • Has removable basket that catches leaves
  • Has a filter pad
  • Pump is located in bottom of skimmer
  • Handle flow rates up to 10,000 gallons per hour
Pond Skimmer

Pump

  • Pumps water from the reservoir to the top of your waterfall
  • 3 year Warranty
  • Different sizes avilable pumping from 3,000 GPH up to 8,000 GPH+
  • Energy efficient
  • Reliable

Check Valve

  • Connects the waterfall pump to the hose leading to the top of the waterfall
  • Has a coller you can unscrew and remove the pump if needed
  • Saves the water in the plumbing when pump shuts off
  • May not be necessary in some pondless waterfalls and fountainscapes

Flexible PVC Pipe

  • Plumbing helps transport water from reservoir to top of waterfall
  • Flexible to make twists and turns
  • Very durable
  • Normally 2″ in diameter but can be larger

Biofalls Filter

  • Water gets pumped to the bottom of this filter
  • The water rises up through filtration and keeps pond water clear
  • It needs to be filled with some sort of filter media such as bioballs in order to work properly
  • Needs to be cleaned just once per year
  • Over cleaning can kill beneficial bacteria growing in filter and cause the filter to loose effectiveness.

Filter Media

  • BioBalls 
  • 19 inches of textured surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow per ball
  • Placed in counts of 100 in netted bags inside biofalls filter.

Beneficial Bacteria

  • Comes with a scooper 
  • One scoop treats 1,300 gallons
  • Work well with filter media
  • Helps keep a clean, clear, healthy pond
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