New Natural Ecosystem Approach Revolutionizes Backyard Ponds

Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The way backyard ponds are designed and installed has been quietly revolutionized over the past decade. Ponds used to get quite dirty, relatively quickly. Algae would fill the pond, and a layer of muck would build up on the bottom, requiring regular emptying and cleaning. Plus the routinely dirty condition of the pond made for poor life expectancy for any fish or other wildlife in the pond.

The main thing that has revolutionized pond design is an item called the “biological filter.” These biological filters have been extremely successful in removing algae. Algae need food or nutrients to grow, and biological filters remove the nutrients in the water, which in turn starves the algae and prevents its growth. How does a biological filter remove these nutrients? It’s done by adding beneficial bacteria and enzymes into the pond environment. The bacteria then consume the nutrients and starve the algae, just like in nature. A biological filter really provides a place for the bacteria to live and grow. The result is a crystal clear pond, which does not require constant cleaning and algae removal.

Terry Morrill, CEO of California Waterscapes (http://www.californiawaterscapes.com), a leading installer of ponds using this new system in Southern California, stated “With the old system of pond design, home owners were hesitant to get into backyard water features, fearing an expensive boondoggle and maintenance nightmare. The new system has changed all that, and backyard pond popularity is exploding as a result. We are seeing more demand for backyard ponds, streams and waterfalls every year.”

California Waterscapes uses pond equipment developed by Aquascape Designs, located in Chicago. Utilizing a biological filter, a pond skimmer for removing large debris, rocks and gravel in the bottom of the pond which give the beneficial bacteria and enzymes another place to colonize, these new pond systems create natural, beautiful, ecologically balanced ponds that require little maintenance. California Waterscapes (now a division of Pacific Outdoor Living) has been installing beautiful and biologically balanced ponds, streams and waterfalls in Southern California since 2001.

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