Calgary Pond and Waterfall Designing Tips

Ponds and waterfalls add so much aesthetic value to gardens and homes for that matter. One reason why people have both is because a waterfall is an essential part of a pond.

Having a pond in your own backyard is any nature lovers dream. This not only helps you in creating your own personal paradise but also creates an ecosystem in your yard. Especially in a city like Calgary.

These key requirements are:
1. Filtration
2. Aeration/Circulation
3. Rocks/Gravel
4. Plants

Filtration is achieved by taking the entire volume of pond water through a filtration medium. Now you must be wondering why the filtration system is so important. The answer is simple: To ensure that the beneficial bacteria that grows on the filter mats are able to successfully contribute in completing the nitrogen cycle.

Aeration and circulation is important as well and is achieved by having a waterfall in your pond the main purpose of a waterfall is to oxygenate the pond. The next issue in line is adding rock and gravel to the pond however, this is a highly talked about debate in the water garden building field.

The debate is that they are hard to clean on one side, but on the other side, they are a great place to colonize bacteria, which in theory should help clean the pond itself. We adhere to the rocks and gravel theory as pond builders in Calgary.

Next in the list are the plants. You must always make sure that there are plants in your pond. These plants will directly compete with algae and they will add the touch of beauty to your pond. You see, a pond system must always be in balance. It doesn't matter if you are in Calgary or Russia.

Nutrients going into a system must equal nutrients going out of the system in your pond.

It is for this reason that you make sure the pond is constructed properly. You can hire the Calgary pond and waterfall services of one of the many pond builders to ensure that this goal is achieved.

But make sure that you hire a true professional since there are many out there who don't know a single thing about pond building yet pose as if they are the best in this field

In the recent years of boom many people have suffered at the hands of such imposters

Although the recent recession has forced these imposters to leave but still it is always better to be cautious. It never harms to take extra cautious step or ask for reference.

Here are few basic rules that you need to follow when building a pond in Calgary While building your pond avoid placing it in a low spot so that any ground water runoff does not put excessive nutrients in your pond. If you don't make sure that the pond is situated properly then you will always have issues with excessive nutrients in your system, sue to the run off. Algae will naturally take over, as it is the bottom of the food chain, if this is the case.

Anyways, good luck with your Calgary pond building adventures.