Floating Fountains - A Living Work Of Art

Ponds and lakes are full of natural beauty and visual appeal, but there are ways to add even more life and interest to these natural beauties. Floating fountains are not just aesthetically beautiful, as they can aerate and move the water in your lake or pond, to keep it even more appealing. In the past, you would only see these fountains that float in stately mansion landscaping or in other majestic and expensive properties, but they have gradually made their debut in other areas, including city and state parks and even personal residences.  What do you need to consider when you are choosing a floating fountain for your own property?

You first need to understand that floating fountains act as a fountain aerator to move and add oxygen to the water.  This helps to keep the water free of algae, which can discolor the water and cause it to smell.  If your pond or lake is home to fish and other water life, adding a fountain aerator can help tremendously to keep the water life healthy and thriving as the fountain aerator breaks the surface of the water, which enables natural exchange of gases to occur, keeping the water in your lake or pond healthy.  Water movement  also helps to decrease mosquito breeding around your pond or lake as well.

The look that you want to achieve with your pond fountain or lake fountain is also something that you will want to keep in mind when choosing a floating fountain.  There are all different types of floating fountains, from large fountains that are illuminated and have a tall spray to smaller fountains that are more natural in appearance, to every fountain in between.  You will be amazed at the different floating fountains that are available to homeowners today.  By determining what look you have in mind, you can begin your search for the right floating fountain for your pond or lake.

Another thing that you need to consider is the size of your pond or lake.  The size of the body of water determines the size of fountain that you will need.  Pond or lake size is very important, as this dictates the horsepower of the pump that you need to keep the water as healthy as possible.  Here are some of the basic sizes that you can find, although they do vary from company to company.  The rule of thumb to keep your water aerated is that ½ of the pond or lake’s total volume of water should be pumped every hour.  Many websites offer you a form to fill out to choose the right size of floating fountain or fountain aerator for your particular body of water, but these are the basic sizes. 

• ¼ to ¾ HP is the size recommended for ponds and lakes that cover less than 1-acre.
  
• 1 HP and up fountains can be found to fit any size pond of lake that you have that is larger than 1-acre.  From ultra-large lakes to smaller ponds, you will be able to find the right size of floating fountain for your water.  Check with your fountain company to ensure you get the right size fountain for your pond or lake.

Other things that you will want to consider in choosing your floating water fountain are accessories.  Accessories will include different sprayers that create different sprays of water into the air, including sprayers that create the geyser effect, the trumpet effect, and whatever effect that you can imagine from small to large.  You will be astounded at the different looks that you can get using your floating fountain.  Other accessories include optional lighting kits to add lights to your beautiful fountain sprays, a deicer to help keep the fountain from freezing during the cold, winter months, and even music to enhance the display of the water and create a moving and living piece of art.

Floating fountains are beautiful and functional for your backyard pond or lake.  Keeping your pond or lake healthy is essential to maximum enjoyment and the fountain aerator can help to give your pond or lake the natural exchange of air and gases to keep it, as well as the life within the body of water, thriving and healthy.  A floating fountain added to your lake or pond will turn it from just a flat body of water to one that is a living work of art that you will enjoy for many years to come.