The twists and turns help to slow the water down as well and that's huge in keeping the splash in the pond and not spraying outside the lined area as that can add up in the water bill very very very quickly.
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Such as looking up the hill looking straight on to the falls as it comes straight at you is cool you can see the sheet flow straight on but it's equally cool to see the drops /falls from the side or have a wide falls at one level get split into two smaller channels divided by rocks or maybe even one goes over or through a log " who would ever do that " There are so many tricks to how to make it look so real and an amazing part of your homecation. Never stop viewing asking and planning I like the twist much much better as I can see you do as well. All look good and really add to the natural look.Īnd do look at some Aquascape YouTube videos if you haven't already - everything I know I learned from watching those guys! Fall logs, drift wood, old stumps with roots. And add some other elements - wood is always a good choice. Not that you can't use what you have - just get yourself some sizable boulders to incorporate. A whole bunch of smaller rocks will only look like a bunch of small rocks lined up. My only other advice is vary the size of your boulders - a well built waterfall uses as FEW rocks as possible.
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Just drilled them full of holes and piled them in the basin.ģ. Otherwise, fit as many as you can and then fill the void space with other things - we used some scrap PVC piping in ours. You can even cut the blocks to fit your space if you're so inclined. Again - way more natural and eye appealing than water just flowing down the hillside.Ģ. You'd have twists and turns as the water makes it's way down the hill. My last suggestion is a straight line down a hill will rarely happen in nature. then they try to figure out how to keep the water from flowing over the sides. I've seen people build a waterfall by digging the shape of the waterfall, lining it, and putting rocks on top. Dig out the path that your water will flow so the end result is a concave courseway, lined with EPDM that keeps the water level below the edge of the liner. Yes, SOME water will flow down hill, but most of it will find an easier path. So many times I've seen people think they can just get water to flow over the top of rocks on the way down a hill. Not at all natural or pleasing to the eye.Īlso, you need your water level to be below the level of your liner. If you build ON TOP of the natural slope, the end result will look like rocks piled on a hillside. You are trying to recreate that natural look. What's left behind is the rocks that are too big for the water to push. And it keeps digging until it can't dig anymore - the deeper it gets, the more water it holds. Over time the water will dig a path into the landscape, moving anything that it can move. Imagine this - a waterfall in nature is created when water rushes down an incline. You need to dig so the rocks sit INTO the slope. Any other tips? From a few months of research, I think I’m doing most things right, but am I doing something totally wrong? Soon enough I’ll order a medium size pondless kit and lots of rocks and get her going.īlue line - 20 feet Red line - 5 feet Yellow line - 4 feet Purple line - 2.5 feet Green line - 2 feetġ.
I’m guessing I could get a few matrix blocks in there along with the pump, but will this be enough? I am planning on digging about 2 feet deep. You can see the scale of what I’ve dug up so far (that’s a 27 gallon storage bin) and it’s a weird shape due to retaining wall, so the area curves a bit. Is this safe or should I do something else?
What about the rocks, I’ve left these sitting here for a few months without any digging to get them in place. Since there is a natural slope, besides the basin and maybe areas for larger rocks, do I need to dig the trench or where I want the water to flow? In picture one, the red line, should this area be dug out a bit or is the natural slope enough.Before I get too deep into the project, I have a few beginner questions.
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