Koi Pond Or Pondless Waterfall - Where Do I Begin?
Have you thought about A Water Feature?-- Is it true that a water feature will add equity to my home? What about a swimming pool? Doesn't a pond require a lot of upkeep? What is the average cost? Do I need a building permit? Do I have to have fish? ...we travel a lot! What do I do about the safety of my small children or grandchildren? How big should it be? Is this something I can do on my own or do I need professional help building a pond? read more...
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Koi Pond- Is pH Important
Pondless Waterfall - No Filter Needed
No filter is needed in a pondless waterfall? That is correct - a properly designed pondless waterfall needs no filter. It also does not need a centipede module, snorkel vault, or pump housing. The liner industry added all of these unnecessary contraptions to their kits to drive up their profit margins.
I have built hundreds of pondless waterfalls over the years, starting with my first one in 1984 in Fallbrook, California. So, regarding this subject, "A man with experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument." The following are six ways the pond liner industry drives up the cost of building a rubber liner pond and waterfall. read more...
Three Critical Elements- Pondless Water Fall
1. The Structural Design:
The ratio between the total volume of
the collection basin and the square footage
of the waterfalls water path surface.
2. The Type of Equipment:
directly related to the operation costs and
ease of long term maintenance.
3. Construction Methods:
The type of materials used and the methodsemployed to construct the feature, will determine
the structural integrity, durability and longevity.
The First Recorded "Pondless Waterfall" is Located At The Al Veramontes Residence in Fallbrook, CA January 12, 1984
"Childproof" Pondless Waterfall professionally designed, engineered and constructed by Douglas C. Hoover of WaterFalls Naturally a division of the Aquamedia Corp,
using reinforced concrete for the foundation shell.
Pondless (Convertible) Waterfall The water can
be filled to the top of the wall which than can
serves as pond seat wall.
uses an external centrifugal high efficiency pump
that is easy to access for service.
water leveller.
Rocks cover the galvanized grating that spans
the catch basin. Liner construction calls for filling
the catch basin with small gravel that posses a
cleaning issue and reduces water volume.
Koi Pond - Dispelling Myths About Concrete
(1) "One problem with concrete and mortar construction is that of cement alkali leaching out for some time after construction, poisoning the pond water with high alkalinity. It also leaves unsightly white deposit build-ups at the points of exit and on the surface of rocks in the waterfall." read more...
Pondless Waterfalls: Concrete vs Pondliners
The get-rich-quick factor in the pond liner industry has forced up the price of pond liner kits to equal the cost of concrete construction. If you search for the truth about concrete ponds and waterfalls from reading the literature of the greed-driven liner pond industry, you will not find it. Why? Because if the truth be known, no one in their right mind would invest good, hard-earned money in a pond liner! read more...
Why A Pondless Waterfall?
Why Pondless?
In 1984 I built what I called a "childproof" waterfall using reinforced concrete, because building codes state that because of the liability factor, ponds can only be 18" deep or you are required to conform to all of the same building codes and requirements of a swimming pool (6 foot fence perimeter, special gates, door alarms, etc.)." Since this waterfall was located in the front yard, it could not be more than 18" and if it was, there was not enough space for a large enough pond to prevent it from being sucked dry by the time the water returned back to the pond by way of the waterfall. So I installed an electronic water level system to insure the collection basin would automatically be replenished with water as needed. My term for this type of water feature is "child-proof" because it makes it safe for children and eliminates the liability factor and passes the building codes. Since the advent of utilizing rubber liners to construct waterfalls and ponds in the early nineties, this type of waterfall has been called a "pondless waterfall." read more...
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