Equipment Variations
Wondering if we sell equipment? We install equipment when we are on Sergvice Calls or Projects. We do not have a retail store.
The Skimmer
- A basket or net that catches debris being sucked in. It literally skims off the top of the water (catching floating things like leaves).
- The pump. The pump sits below the basket and the filter pad.
- A filter pad. A type of mesh that catches finer debris. It needs to be hosed out about once a week. Make sure it fills the space completely. If there is a gap, the water will take the path of least resistance and bypass it completely.
- The pond in the picture on has a skimmer right behind a piece of driftwood. You can see the fake rock lid.
Here is a cross section of a skimmer. This skimmer has a basket, then a green filter pad and the pump sits below that.
This photo of a skimmer gives a look at the basket. A skimmer may have a basket, a net or even bristle brushes that hang down.
The Biofall
The Biofalls sit at the top of the waterfall and is often hidden. It may have a variety of filter material in it including Bioballs, lava rocks, or filter pad. This is where the water is piped to and then cascades down to the pond. This is a very important piece of equipment that provides biological filtration to keep the water clean!
This cross section of a Biofalls shows bioballs in bags and 2 filter mats. notice the round opening at the bottom (on the right), that is where the pipe comes in bringing water from the skimmer.

Do we sell Equipment?
Wondering if we sell equipment? We install equipment when we are on Service Calls or Projects. So yes, we sell them when we are on site. We do not have a retail store.
The Pump
Certain pumps are made to go directly into the pond, while others are made to be in a skimmer. The pumps in this chart are all submerged pumps. That means they go directly in the water.
There are also external pumps, not shown here, that reside in a pump house outside the pond or water feature and are not submerged in the water.
This pump chart shows a variety of pumps, the gallons they move per hour as well as their electricty usage.
When you call us about your pond, make sure you let us know if your pump is submerged in the skimmer, submerged directly in the pond or is an external pump.
The Piping
The Rocks and Gravel
We recommend using 3/4 inch gravel (or close to) in the pond. It not only creates a natural looking pond bottom but it is just right for beneficial bacteria to colonize.
The Liner and Underlayment
A Pressure Filter
It has a UV light in it which specifically treats microbial algae (like green pea soup). It won’t help you with string algae, diatom or other algae.
The UV light is houses in a sleeve that water passes through. The rest of the canister is full of filter media that colonizes beneficial bacteria. This media may be bioalls or other tubular type media.
The filter media you have may look similar to these.
Plants
The picture of the pond (below on top) is a pond right after it was built. The pond below is THE SAME pond with plants! Use plants to make the whole landscape blend together and look lush!