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The "Waterless Pond"
One alternative to the standard water feature is the
“waterless pond”. Such features maintain
some water movement creating the sound of flow, while limiting the maintenance
and cost issues of a standard water feature.
In the “waterless pond”, water moves only a short distance
from point of distribution e.g. an
overflowing water pot - to the point of collection. Water is collected beneath a rock layer into
a deep basin for recirculation. The
water is visible as it flows or trickles and then disappears beneath a rock
course into a hidden basin where the majority of the water is contained. Because the water is exposed less to
sunlight, the growth of algae is decreased.
Thus, these features generally have less maintenance and costs issues
when compared with standard water features.
The cost of initial installation is usually more than a dry stream bed,
but significantly less than that of a pond, or larger water feature.
The “waterless pond” has the same soothing effect of flowing water – heard in a trickle or flow (depending upon the volume of water circulated), yet without the expense of the traditional water feature.
The “waterless pond” has the same soothing effect of flowing water – heard in a trickle or flow (depending upon the volume of water circulated), yet without the expense of the traditional water feature.
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