Features
- 2' Waterfall
- 8' x 10' x 24"
- 1.5 tons of boulders
- 450 Gallons
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Components Used
- Pondmaster Mag Drive 700 (700 GPH)
- 10' 3/4" Black Flex Tubing
- Daisy Fountain Head & Diverter Valve
- 15' x 15' EPDM Fish Safe Liner (Pond)
- 6' x 8' EPDM Fish Safe Liner (Upper Bowl)
- 225 sq. ft. Geotextile Underlayment
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Summary
This pond was installed at a residence. This customer was on a very tight budget. Maintenance will be slightly higher due to the filter being on the bottom of the pond. This pond utilizes 2 separate pumps. The first (Pondmaster 700) controls the waterfall and an additional pump that the customer had for the fountain. This pond is only rocked around the perimeter and the waterfall. There liner is exposed below the water line.
Obstacle Overcome – Low Budget
This customer had a very low budget to create a water garden with. Although we were able to meet her budget, this pond will require a more maintenance time that one created with a Skimmer and Falls methodology such as the Aquascape Designs or NurseryPro Pond Kits.
Detailed Pictures of the Installation
To start this project off, we needed to clear the debris and remove the preformed pond that had cracked. Here, you can see that this site was not maintained very well.
When clearing, we started by creating a flat, level surface and defined the general layout of the pond.
The shape of the pond is starting to take shape. We piled the dirt from the excavation up at one end to build a mound for the waterfall. We also created plant shelves on the sides but left some parts of the edging with out to increase water volume.
This pond is now ready for the underlayment and liner.
In goes the liner. We used some of the bricks that we dug up during the excavation to line the plant shelves.
Now that everything is in place, we started to add the water. As you can see, we meter the water to ensure accuracy in water volume. It is vital to know how much water is in a water feature so the calculations for fish medications and other water additives can be done.
The pond is now filled to the brim and we started one of the pumps to begin filtering the water.
The left over large rocks were used to create a natural retaining wall for the berm. The key here is to bury half of the rock or more. This creates a more natural effect.
We trimmed the liner and graded the perimeter of the pond. We had to bring in a couple of yards of topsoil since the excavated dirt was so rock infested.
This gives you a look at the back side of the berm. Once the planting get placed on this hill, it will look like it has been here forever.
A closer look at the fountain shows that it doesn’t have to be a big pond to be able to enjoy the sounds of a spraying fountain.
Here’s a look at t he the finished waterfall. By increasing the water flow, an entirely new effect can be achieved.
Finally, here are the before and after pictures from the same camera angle. What a transformation.
Imagine this with some aquatic plants in the pond and a few planting around the edge.