Silencing a spitter fountain

[Lorry carr]

Recently installed a 50 gallon preformed pond in my catio. I have a rather large bronze frog spitting in to the pond. I would like to reduce splash and noise. Any ideas? Perhaps a filter of some sort placed where the water enters pond?

 

[Lorry carr]

Built a catio for my cats and have put n a preformed,50 gallon pond

 

[Stephen Noble]

Welcome Lorry! Well, you have a diametrically opposed situation. The 'kitties' are attracted to and love splashing water but you desire less noise and splash. Is this pond just for the cats or do you have fish in there too? Could you post a picture? Does the frog spit a single stream or multiple streams? If a single stream, you might be able to put something in the pond such as a piece of driftwood or a rock for the water to flow over rather than just striking the water. To answer your question, yes, you can certainly put a small internal pump in the pond to circulate the water.

 

[GBBUDD]

have the water land on a triangle

 

[j.w]

@Lorry carr

 

[Lisak1]

Yup - it's the landing you want to control, not the exit. Having the water land on an exposed rock might help, or into a container filled with pebbles.

Post a photo - I'd love to see your "catio"!

 

[poconojoe]

Oh, I get it...I thought is was a typo. I thought it was patio, but it's for your cats, so it's a catio! Or am I just crazy? Love to see pictures...we like pictures!

 

[Ronfire]

My next pond will have a section that is in my cat enclosure. She loves the water.

 

[poconojoe]

Are you sure that's a house cat? Looks like a leopard to me! LOL! Just kidding, that's a really cool looking cat!

 

[Ronfire]

Are you sure that's a house cat? Looks like a leopard to me! LOL! Just kidding, that's a really cool looking cat!

Her name is Duma and is a domestic serval at close to 40 lbs. Has her own facebook page "Duma the Serval"

 

[poconojoe]

Her name is Duma and is a domestic serval at close to 40 lbs. Has her own facebook page "Duma the Serval"

I didn't know about domestic serval cats. I had to look it up. Very cool!

 

[Lisak1]

WOW! She's beautiful! You aren't the Tiger King, are you? haha!

 

[Ronfire]

Sorry Lori, did not intend to hijack the thread but it went to cats and ponds.

 

[addy1]

Sorry Lori, did not intend to hijack the thread but it went to cats and ponds.

Because she built a catio and we want to see it!

 

[mrsclem]

I too want to see it! I want a catio but hubby refuses to give up his deck.