Pond and Lake Fountains

Benefits Of Floating Pond Fountains

Floating pond fountains provide both aesthetic and functional advantages for your water feature. These elegant installations enhance visual appeal with captivating spray patterns while simultaneously improving water quality through aeration. By introducing oxygen and creating movement, they reduce algae growth, prevent mosquito breeding, and support healthier fish populations.

Pond Fountain or Pond Aerator

While pond fountains create stunning visual displays and provide surface aeration, dedicated pond aerators focus primarily on functionality. Fountains spray water upward, introducing oxygen at the surface level, whereas aerators typically work from the bottom up, circulating deeper water. For smaller decorative ponds, fountains often suffice, but larger bodies of water with fish or excessive nutrients generally benefit from specialized aerators that reach oxygen-depleted bottom layers.

Pond Fountain or Pond Aerator

While pond fountains create stunning visual displays and provide surface aeration, dedicated pond aerators focus primarily on functionality. Fountains spray water upward, introducing oxygen at the surface level, whereas aerators typically work from the bottom up, circulating deeper water. For smaller decorative ponds, fountains often suffice, but larger bodies of water with fish or excessive nutrients generally benefit from specialized aerators that reach oxygen-depleted bottom layers.

LED Lighting Kits for Pond Fountains

Enhance the look of the large pond fountains with our LED pond lights. LED’s don’t use much electricity and are long-lasting, and can be purchased in white, changing color, or remote controls that allow you to choose a color or choose a sequence, some even programmable to music.

Calculating Your Pond’s Size

Our pond calculator tool takes the guesswork out of this critical first step. By knowing your pond’s exact surface area and volume, you’ll avoid the common pitfalls of under or over-powered systems. Simply enter your measurements, and our calculator will recommend appropriate fountain options based on your specific needs.

Installing a Floating Pond Fountain

Installing a Floating Pond Fountain is relatively straightforward and usually can be done by an inexperienced homeowner. Once the unit is assembled, it is then placed in the optimal spot of the pond, usually in the middle and best put in deepest water.

The most time-consuming task is perhaps the anchoring of the fountain in place. This can be accomplished either by tethering the float to the shoreline or to cinder blocks at the bottom of the pond. Then if it’s 120-volt the unit is plugged into a GFCI outlet or a control box, if included.

For 208-240 volt units, the motor is hard-wired, and it is highly recommended an electrician do the wiring, though the rest of the installation can be accomplished by the homeowner.

Maintaining a Pond Fountain

Whether you have installed an outdoor pump or an indoor pump, pond fountains require little maintenance. As long as the flow does not drastically drop, the unit is running fine. If there is a drop in flow, there is probably some blockage. If the unit uses a filter screen around the fountain pump, it could be that there is blockage. Scott fountains do not need to be removed during icy winters, but it is recommended that you remove other brands during extremely cold winters to prevent damage.

We will help you understand proper wire gauging should you need assistance.