Create a Disappearing Waterfall
If you are thinking of creating a Disappearing Waterfall (sometimes called a Pondless Waterfall) you should set-up a detail by detail plan; having an idea in place will help you to track your progress and build each stage of one's waterfall in the correct order. Without a plan you might "get the cart before the horse" and have to take apart a portion of your waterfall to complete a step that should have been completely finished.
Constructing a Disappearing Waterfall can be an easy project for the do-it-yourselfer, and it can be completed in a weekend. With careful planning and a satisfying weekend of work in your own yard, you might have a lovely water garden. It will be the focal point of one's yard, and a gathering place for family and friends.
What you would need: A Disappearing Waterfall kit, shovel, river rock 2-3 inches in diameter, decorative rock � -1 � inches in diameter, landscaping stone, foliage and plants.
A Disappearing Waterfall kit is a great way to get started. These kits contain just about everything you will need, for instance a pump, tubing, basin, colorful spillway, glue along with other products for construction. Naturally the rocks, stones and plants choices are left your decision; that way you can use your imagination and make your Disappearing Waterfall unique.
Step 1 1: Dig a hole approximately the size of your basin. There must be a 4" space between the basin and sides of the hole and the top of the basin should be at walk out. Temporarily place the basin into the hole: check to make sure the basin is level with the ground and has the necessary 4" clearance on the sides. Take away the basin. (Utilize the excavated soil to partially build your waterfall mound.)
Step two 2: Cover underneath and sides of the hole with an EPMD pond liner and protective pad; take care not to puncture your EPMD pond liner. (Place the protective pad next to the dirt and lay the EPMD pond liner close to the protective pad.) How big is the pond liner and the protective pad will depend on how big is the hole.
Step three 3: Fill the hole about 50 % full of water to help keep the pond liner in place.
Step 4 4: Place the basin in to the hole; take care not to damage the pond liner.
Step 5: Place your submersible pump in to the basin. Connect the tubing and electrical source to the pump.
Step 6: Fill the space between the pond liner and basin with river rock that is 2-3 inches in diameter. Fill to within 2 � inches of the most notable of the hole. Fill the hole with water.
Step 7: Build your waterfall to the height and width you desire.
Step 8: Install the waterfall weir.
Step 9: Run the tubing from the basin to the very best of the waterfall and connect it to the waterfall weir.
Step 10: Establish the road you want your waterfall to follow and cover the path with an EPMD pond liner and protective pad (underlayment). Place the pond liner and protective pad just as you did in step 2 2. Run the pond liner and pad all the way from beneath the waterfall weir right down to and overlap the basin by about 5 inches.
Step 11: It's time to decorate your waterfall with rocks and plants. Choose rocks which are common to your neighborhood and utilize the rocks to direct and control the flow of the water. (Flat rocks work especially well to slow the flow of the water and create the sound of running water.) Select hardy plants that are native to your neighborhood and fitted to a waterfall. Make your waterfall look as natural as possible.