Water Fountains
An introduction to the benefits of a water fountain to your water garden. The water fountain is a very important mechanism for water gardens. They provide circulation and aeration features needed to oxygenate water allowing aerobic bacteria to process organic materials more efficiently.

Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006

The water fountain is a very important mechanism for water gardens. They provide circulation and aeration features needed to oxygenate water allowing aerobic bacteria to process organic materials more efficiently.

They create additional water movement which eliminates stagnant areas that are breeding grounds for mosquitoes thus making the environment more pleasing and comfortable. Water fountains also improve water quality and minimize odors and aggressive algae growth.

Water fountains provide relaxing and soothing sounds. It makes a garden a fascinating place to be to get away from stress.

Setting up a water fountain is easy. First you’ll need to get fountain fittings. For small ponds you can get a mini pond jet. For larger ponds you can get 11' pond jet floating fountain towers. You need to consider the nozzle style and the fitting size. However, you can buy a complete fountain kit for convenience instead.

Once you have the fittings. Set water pump at the right depth, connect the fountain fittings and run the power cord to an outlet.