WaterShapes

Pebble Top Drains from Color Match Pool Fittings
Color Match Pool Fittings (Surprise, AZ) offers the 360 Pebble Top Drain, an unblockable 20-inch-round…
Hayward Commercial Releases HCP 3000 Pumps
Hayward Commercial Pool (Elizabeth, NJ) has introduced the HCP 3000 Series of pumps to provide…
Fox Pool Introduces the Ultimate Fitness Pool
Fox Pool Corp. (York, PA) has added a Badu Stream II swim-jet system (from Speck…
Pentair Commercial Adds New BioShield UV Unit
Pentair Water Commercial Pool & Aquatics (Sanford, NC) has released BioShield, an ultraviolet water-disinfection system…
Custom Molded Products Launches Powerclean Ultra VS
Custom Molded Products (Tyrone, GA) has introduced Powerclean Ultra VS, a high-flow chlorinator engineered for…
Pond Decisions
Pond liners are great:  They're tough, last a long time and endure a great deal of abuse during their service lives - but sometimes people want to do strange things with them, as the first question addressed in this edition of "Ask the Pond Digger" attests. As you'll see, I was asked if it was acceptable to place a new liner inside
Transition Water
I live beside a lake on a property that also includes the headquarters for my business, Floating Island International (Shepherd, Mont.).  The lake serves as our laboratory, and my near-constant proximity to it means that I've gotten to watch how the water has changed through the years.   It's been an upward spiral:  The water keeps getting clearer, cleaner and
The Big Picture
'Anyone who runs a good business knows that day-to-day operations are so all-consuming that it's difficult to step back and scope out where you fit within your corner of the industry.' 'We can't give those daily details short shrift,' wrote Brian Van Bower in opening his Aqua Culture column in the December 2006 issue of WaterShapes.  'Still, it occurs to me that . . . our daily endeavors need to be
Water’s Power
Designers and builders tend to think about water as a beneficial feature, an artistic medium, a resource for exercise and hydrotherapy and beauty and awe.  You all experience that water at its contained, controlled best and know exactly how much joy and delight flow when people are in or around water as part of their daily lives. But this material, as has often been stated in
Glass-Tile Dynamics
For quality watershapes, there's nothing like a finish made up of mosaic glass tile:  The material has a great look and a spectacular texture, comes in amazing colors and offers a full range of visual effects, from complete transparency to shimmering iridescence.  It's the perfect crowning touch for an outstanding project if the budget is right - and that's where the trouble often starts. Through the years, I've inspected more than 40 projects in which