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Happy, Healthy and Safe
Koi ponds can be watershapes of great beauty in which sizeable populations of large, gorgeous fish thrive through the long lives these creatures often experience.  With the pond that appears at the start of the video linked below, however, there were key features that were missing from the existing pond that put the big fish at risk in a number of ways. I don't know the full history of the pond, but it's clear it
2016/2.2, February 17 — Beach Entries, Fountain Fun, Shotcrete’s Path and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 17, 2016 www.watershapes.com CONCRETE PERCEPTIONS…
Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems Releases 2016 Catalog
Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems (Apopka, FL) has published its 2016 Master Catalog. With more than 300…
Double Play
It happens often enough that it was time for me to make a video about the process. It usually starts with a call from a homeowner who has a pond that has become a plant-choked, green and often smelly mess.  It may have been a do-it-yourself project, but sometimes
2015/10.1, October 7 — Construction Nightmares, Pond Rehabs, Glorious Tile and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS October 7, 2015 www.watershapes.com LESSONS LEARNED…
Solar Pool Pump Systems from Lorentz
Lorentz (Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany) offers PS solar swimming pool pumps for use in residential and commercial…
Chemical-Free? Really?
It started a couple years ago:  More and more often, I was meeting clients who wanted great pools and spas that involved no chemical enhancement - just the water itself. These were generally people who had studied up.  They had rejected dichlor and trichlor and were opposed to any kind of cyanurate presence.  They'd considered saltwater pools until they figured out that chlorine was part of the package.  They'd looked at ozone and were concerned
Avoiding ‘Dead Spots’
Just the term “dead spot” sounds bad on its own – and that’s probably a good thing, because it’s definitely something every watershaper should try to avoid. That can be tough these days, given the complex shapes of modern swimming pools and their multiple curves, inlets, grottos, vanishing edges, beach entries, tanning shelves and various other features that complicate the interior contours of the shell. To get the job done, you need to
2013/9.1, September 11 — Amazing Dream Pools, Designing a Beach Entry, Dodging ‘Dead Spots’ and more
September 11, 2013 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL Carving in Jade For more than 25 years, architect Nick…
2013/9.1, September 11 — Amazing Dream Pools, Designing a Beach Entry, Dodging ‘Dead Spots’ and more
September 11, 2013 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL Carving in Jade For more than 25 years, architect Nick…