Features
- 3' Waterfall
- 6' x 6' 24"
- 6' long
- 5' wide
- 7.5 tons of boulders
- 2 tons of gravel
- 200 gallons
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Components Used
- ADI Mini BIOFALLS® (23” Spillway)
- ADI Mini Centipede & Snorkel
- ADI AS4500 Pump (4,740 GPH)
- 2” Flex PVC Plumbing
- 12’ x 12’ EPDM Fish Safe Liner (Basin)
- 8’ x 10’ EPDM Fish Safe Liner (Stream)
- 225 sq. ft. Geotextile Underlayment
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Summary
This Aquascape Designs Mini Pondless Waterfall was installed at the entrance to Carlisle SynTec’s main building. It features a split stream with a plant pocket for annuals at the split in the in the stream. This Pondless Waterfall is the focal point as you walk towards the front doors of the building. It is completely safe for a public area or front yard as there is no water more then a couple of inches deep. This installation includes 8 cu. yds of topsoil as well as 3 cu. yds of mulch.
Obstacle Overcome – Reroute Electrical Line
As we began to dig, we noticed the electrical line to the flagpole light ran right through where the basin was to be placed. We rerouted the electrical line to go around the basin.
Detailed Pictures of the Installation
Excavated the basin and marked out the depression for the Mini Centipede/Snorkel.
Placed the Geotextile Underlayment and 45 Mil EPDM fish safe liner.
Put the Mini Centipede/Snorkel in place. Began laying larger rocks with a lot of area between for water.
As we got closer to the top of the basin, we placed smaller rocks.
Hooking up the AS4500 Pump and check valve assembly that gets placed into the Snorkel Vault.
Switch focus to the waterfall and stream. We built up the earth around the BIOFALLS®.
The waterfall is beginning to take shape.
Stream liner and a few focal boulders are now in place.
Waterfall and stream construction is complete. Adding water and anxiously waiting to fire up the system.
The big moment!! Started the pump. The flow isn’t flowing over the bottom spillway on the right. Some modifications were required to change the flow slightly.
Water is flowing nicely. Water gets pumped from the basin to the BIOFALLS® on the left. Mulch has also been spread. Everything is ready to be landscaped.
The water then flows into the rock filled basin and gets recirculated by the pump in the Snorkel Vault under the rock at the bottom of this picture. Notice the island created behind the focal boulder.
After a few days, the water is crystal clear. The free flowing plant bed edge next to the pond is close enough to allow plantings to soften the hardscape edges.
This view shows the berm that will allow for lush plantings. Boulders were placed around to help hold the soil in place and give a more natural look.