Asked on Mar 26, 2014

Personal opinions on installing a pond less waterfall

Kateri Holmes
by Kateri Holmes
I have an area next to our patio that would be perfect for a pondless waterfall. Has anyone installed one and what are the pros and cons. I live on a ranch and we do get some wind so that is why I think having a pond would be just a big catch all for leaves and debris.
This is an image I found and is somewhat what I have in mind. I would like to incorporate plants as well.
I have access to plenty of rock and large pieces of sandstone to use .
I am hoping for some sound from the water; but think a pond would be high maintenance.
  4 answers
  • Mitch Mitch on Mar 26, 2014
    I've installed one in our front yard. It is very easy to do and looks great. Only issue is that I have to regularly add water due to evaporation.
  • Joyce Stewart Joyce Stewart on Mar 27, 2014
    here's a link to check out that could be of some help http://www.ehow.com/how_6675488_construct-pondless-waterfall.html
  • Check out www.aquascapeinc.com they invented it, perfected it and have the best pondless system on the market. The main thing to keep in mind is the size of the catch basin. It must be able to hold all the water in the feature when it is turned off plus stay full enough to run the feature when turned back on. You can also make the system sustainable by piping water from your rain gutters into the basin.
  • No offense to Joyce Stewart but don't follow the ehow instructions. Use a geotextile underlayment instead of sand and use Aquablox to fill space in the basin. Aquascape sells a kit with everything you will need to do it right except the rock...BTW sandstone can be a problem in a water feature. Some may start to disintegrate and string algae is an issue