Contractor's Corner

Contractor’s Corner | Next-Level Filtration

Benefits of upgrading to a wetland filter BYLINE: Shawn Cutroni, New England Aquatic Landscaping.

By Shawn Cutroni, New England Aquatic Landscaping

Published on February 1, 2019 in Contractor’s Corner 0

Budget and space permitting, there is nothing more powerful than a wetland filter. It’s a significant upgrade over even the largest biological waterfall filter in footprint, performance and cost…

Contractor’s Corner | Rockin’ in Sin City

Las Vegas hosts Helix DIY pond-building clinic.

By Leslie Triplett, The Pond Gal

Published on January 2, 2019 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content 1

Not only were Triplett and his team of experts on-site the day of the event to help Hector with the DIY Clinic experience, but a few big names also showed up, including the amazingly…

Distinct, Dynamic & Interactive

Creating eye-catching displays for garden shows.

By Roger Sears, Songbird Ponds

Published on November 30, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner 0

Find a way to draw all eyes toward your display. To create distinction, we put a 6-foot fence around our display so visitors…

Contractor’s Corner | Finding the Magic

Using ‘fresh eyes’ to create a backyard transformation.

By Len Brown, MagicScape Inc.

Published on November 5, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner 0

Now, it’s a destination spot for them. They look for a reason to spend time in their new paradise. Throughout the reimagining process…

Contractor’s Corner | Enhancing the Space

Fixing a leaky pond leads to robust waterscape upgrade

By Dan Stanza, Good Earth Water Gardens

Published on September 28, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content 0

The homeowners loved their new outdoor environment, but the water utility soon started sending them notices. It turned out that the home…

Contractor’s Corner | A Breathtaking Backdrop

Helping a DIYer with a pondscape photo op.

By Eric Twigg, Aquatic Sphere Construction & Design

Published on September 4, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content 0

We ended up keeping one Sequence 8200 pump for the skimmers that went about halfway up the hill into the Biomech to reduce some of the head pressure. The other pump…

Contractor’s Corner I The Pond Lady Rocks

A Hybrid Fish/Swimming Pond

By Tonja Andreatta, Andreatta Waterscapes Inc.

Published on August 1, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content 0

The pond was built with a shelf around most of the perimeter to allow safe, stable and easy access for both the customers and maintenance crew…

Contractor’s Corner | A complete home makeover for 38 large koi

By Roy Dahl, Aqua Landscapes

Published on July 3, 2018 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content 0

In addition to the crumbling walls, it had a very small biofalls and two inline pressure filters. There were also two homemade skimmers made out of large Tupperware containers underwater!