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Five Benefits of Adding a Floating Pond Fountain

Optimizing Your Pond A pond can give your layout an aesthetically pleasing landscape along with a beautiful setup for your pond life. To get the most out of your pond, you will have to do a few things. However, let’s concentrate on one of the most critical things in this article. This is, of course, adding a floating pond fountain like the 3HP Classic Fountain from Outdoor Water Solutions. Let’s go over five benefits that you can get from adding this water feature: Oxygen: If you plan on having fish life in your pond, they will need oxygen to survive and thrive. A floating pond fountain can oxygenate your pond. Moreover, it is also essential that you invest in a pond fountain that can accommodate the size of your pond. The primary purpose of any aerating system is to keep the water moving. A balanced ecosystem is what you want to achieve with your floating pond fountain. A Relaxing Atmosphere: The floating pond fountain works to give your pond a healthy layout while giving you a gorgeous and relaxing addition. You may even see the difference in your fish, frogs, turtles, and other types of pond animals. They may seem much livelier and happier. The sound of the falling water coming from the pond fountain will also contribute to the relaxing environment. Improves Water Quality: Improving water quality for your pond is important. As you create healthy oxygen levels for your pond life, you will begin to see an improvement in healthy bacteria, aquatic organisms, balanced algae levels, and more. In combination, all of these benefits will improve your water quality. A Healthy Environment: The last thing you want is stagnant water that doesn’t move. Standing water is a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and mosquitoes. A floating pond fountain can keep the water moving on the surface. In addition, the fountain will help to rid the pond of any foul odors that can develop with standing water. Reduces Sediment and Algae: Although algae are necessary for any pond, too much algae can create problems. An overgrowth of algae may develop an abundance of algae bloom that may look dirty or even contribute to creating pond muck. You want to have balanced algae levels for your pond life to thrive. Another benefit of a floating pond fountain is that it can also help to reduce sediment that collects at the bottom of the pond. Constant aeration and movement of pond water can reduce organic sediment collections, resulting in the dredging of these particles. Outdoor Water Solutions offers high-quality pond & lake aerators (solar, electric & wind) and aeration windmill systems, fish feeders, fountains, and all-natural pond care products. Please email or call us at 866.471.1614 and we can provide you with a detailed quote and can even help you design the best solar aeration system for your needs.