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Floating solar fountain

Floating solar fountains are becoming more and more popular today among decorators and home owners who seek to add a more unique and exotic addition to their garden. This particular fountain consists of a small unit powered by a solar panel and it has a pump that lifts the water in a fine spray that falls softly back into the pool or pond in which it is placed. When floating in the pond, the natural movement of the water adds ripples and flows to the fountain, giving it a more ethereal quality to the whole contraption.

Since there is no need for an electrical or battery power to operate the pump, all you have to do to install this fountain is to place it right in the water and wait for the sun's rays to power its operation. The floating design is usually just the fountain itself because it rests on a panel that is sometimes disguised as a lily pad or the like to add a touch of realism to the device. Depending on the features and capabilities of the floating fountain, the product can project a stream of water up to seventeen inches high

.Other additional parts include replaceable fountain heads that can be of different styles or sizes, a solar panel, built in filter, and a pump. The built in filter aids in keeping the device low maintenance. Most floating solar fountains also come with the feature of letting the whole device float freely in the water or to anchor it to restrict its movements. Using a floating solar fountain in your pond or pool also adds additional humidity to the air. A great many of these fountains and pond pumps adds aesthetics to your water feature while providing a valuable aeration service that keeps your pond clean, well balanced, and algae free.

Constant water movement during sunlit hours is not only attractive and restful, but it helps to aerate the surrounding air to keep the surroundings at a pleasant temperature. The splashing water that fountains make also helps to limit the growth of algae and duckweed on the surface because the surface of the water continues break and a steady quiet surface is necessary for this type of growth.