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The Eliminator Pond: Engineering the Ultimate Recreational Swim Pond

1 Comment / Cover Story, Large Ponds, Natural Swimming Pools, Pond Construction, Recreational Swim Ponds / Carl Petite

When a project begins as a simple pondless waterfall and evolves into a massive, 350,000-gallon recreational swim pond, you know you are in for an extraordinary ride. But nothing quite prepared our team for the sheer scale, logistical hurdles and technical challenges that lay ahead. From managing subterranean groundwater and transporting 250 tons of rock […]

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Vaynerchuk’s Pond : One Year Later

Leave a Comment / Koi Ponds, Large Ponds, Mature Ponds, Natural Swimming Pools, Pond Content / Brian Fitzsimmons

One year after an ambitious quarter-million-gallon pond build, mature plantings, clear water and a new generation of koi reveal the project’s true character. When the last boulder was set and the water first began to move through Sasha Vaynerchuk’s newly transformed backyard pond, the scale of the project was impossible to miss. A collaboration among

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Engineering the World’s Largest Naturally Filtered Waterpark

Leave a Comment / Large Ponds, Natural Swimming Pools, Pond Content, Pond Design, Pond Technology, Water Quality / Larry Carnes

Land of Natura is anchored by a five-acre 20-foot-deep natural swimming pond Located in the south-central part of the state, the Wisconsin Dells has long carried the title of Waterpark Capital of the World, earned through its numerous aquatic attractions that offer similar experiences in style and design. But a different vision, called Land of

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Adventure Pond: Where Wonder, Water, and Craft Collide

2 Comments / Adventure Pond, Concrete, Cover Story, Large Ponds, Pond Construction, Pond Content, Waterfalls / David Duensing

As professional pond and waterfall designers and builders, we usually find ourselves working with a theme, such as a koi pond, backyard water garden, grotto waterfall, estate pond, etc. These types of features encourage tranquility, allow for the enjoyment of aquatic plants, or attract wildlife. So, what kind of questions will quickly pop into your

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Building the 400,000-Gallon Vaynerchuk Pond

2 Comments / Cover Story, Koi Ponds, Koi Ponds, Large Ponds, Pond Construction, Pond Renovation / Brian Fitzsimmons

How Friendship Sparked a Once-in-a Lifetime Build People see the machinery, the 20-foot waterfall, the 400,000 gallons—and they assume the story begins with blueprints. It didn’t. It began with a sales lead that didn’t close, a bottle of wine, and a friendship. This is the story of the Vaynerchuk pond. The Origin of a 400,000-Gallon

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Aquatic Alley-oop: A Large Pond Fix for Shaq

Leave a Comment / Large Ponds, Pond Construction, Pond Renovation, WaterScapes / Ed Beaulieu

Four years ago, during the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was baptized with his first Aquascape water feature. To say it was an honor and privilege to design and build a waterfall and pond for this amiable superstar is an extreme understatement. It was also a little

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