Water Features and Garden fish pond tips, ideas, solutions
Pump head is measured from the pond surface - not the bottom of the pond.
When buying pond plants check with the retailer ... how fast they grow and how big they will become. When small, plants can be very misleading. Low cost plants tend to grow big - a very general statement of course but bear it in mind.
Floating plants make excellent nutrient scavengers.
Lighting in and around ponds creates a brand new dimension and attraction to the garden. Normally for safety reasons these are low voltage. Lights can be submerged or above the water surface to create immediate impact and variation. You have submerged coloured lights normally pointing up to the surface of the water. These could also be plain white light of course. Others focus the light down onto the bottom of the pond by creating a mushroom or umbrella effect. Still others float around the surface encased in glass globes. A very unique and effective garden light has been newly introduced into the UK and Europe. During the day this device is a highly realistic looking rock. At night the whole rock glows with diffused light creating a magic and enchanting effect. Japanese lanterns also create magical effects.
If you would like to test how much water looks best for your waterfall do the following .....
i) Place a hosepipe into the waterfall inlet
ii) Adjust the flow until you are happy with the effect
iii) Without closing the hose fill a known volume container from the hose
iv) Calculate the flow rate by dividing the volume of the container by the time taken to fill it. This week's free calculator could come in useful here.
v) This calculator would also allow you to weigh the container as an alternative to knowing its volume. For water use the following:
1 US gallon weighs 8.83 lbs
1 Imperial gallon weighs 10 lbs
1 litre weighs 2.2 lbs
vi) If one hose does not deliver sufficient water then use 2 hose pipes.
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