Waterfall vs. Fountain

[tbendl]

All right, rub it in people. All of you with your pretty waterfalls and clean water and lights... Rub it in... (of course I'm going to do the same thing when I get mine up and running, however until then, IT'S NOT FUNNY)... Odd question though, does anyone have pictures of the backside of their waterfalls? I have a general idea of how to build up the front, ie rocks, blocks, gravel, etc but have no idea how to blend in the backside of this gigantic pile of.... I'd like to have a small patio that will be next to the waterfall so I will have a view of the back end and can't seem to envision how it looks.

 

[JohnHuff]

does anyone have pictures of the backside of their waterfalls?

 

[tbendl]

hahaha... I suppose I asked for that.

 

[sissy]

waterfall also ,fountain heads get clogged up to fast with gunk just like spitters do .I like the look of them but they are a hassle to maintain .With a waterfall all you have to do to keep it clean is turn off the pump for 10 or 15 minutes and pour or spray peroxide on it and wait and turn it back on and it will be clean again .

 

[dieselplower]

By thick floating clumps of stinky stuff do you mean beneficial bacteria?

You don't think thick floating clumps of sticky stuff are nitrosomonas and nitrobacter aka beneficial bacteria do you?

 

[j.w]

The back of my water fall is just carefully placed rocks all piled up to the top.

 

[sissy]

hey jw in my mind that looks like a valcano with the plant in the top looking like a lava spit up .

 

[j.w]

It is and it blows every 15mins for you for a reasonable price of $10. a viewing

 

[sissy]

You have a yellow stone park thing going tourist attraction like the giant dog house and shoe house and big ball of twine and oh forgot the duck house

 

[Tula]

waterfall also ,fountain heads get clogged up to fast with gunk just like spitters do .I like the look of them but they are a hassle to maintain .With a waterfall all you have to do to keep it clean is turn off the pump for 10 or 15 minutes and pour or spray peroxide on it and wait and turn it back on and it will be clean again .

Sissy, I've never tried using peroxide. ....I just scrub it with a brush. Is it safe, wounds nice and simple!

 

[tbendl]

jw, is it sand,dirt,concrete blocks, pixies, think clumps of sticky stuff, or lava inside? How did you build the inside? And thank you! I have been searching for waterfall butt pictures all day... Lol I wanted to make sure it wasn't ugly and ohhh myyy you have a cute waterfall butt.

 

[sissy]

you can put the peroxide in a spray bottle also just make sure that is all you use that bottle for .peroxide is also good for your dishwasher

 

[j.w]

My hubby built me a stainless steel tank where the water comes up from the side/bottom through a hole where the hose tubing connects.

 

[JohnHuff]

My hubby built me a stainless steel tank where the water comes up from the side/bottom through a hole where the hose tubing connects.

That's beautiful, is he a metal worker?

 

[j.w]

Yep he's a metal man and worked all his life at it til he retired..........well now he does it in his shop. He's making me a windmill right now.