I was thinking of going with a floating fountain, but the commercial ones
are insanely priced and too big for my pond. The blurb I saw for a smaller
one said that it clogs easily and would require considerable maintenance. So
I thought I would build my own.

Cheap idea #1 was some polystyrene with a cap and a pipe through the middle.
I thought I might use the water catcher from a plant pot for a cap. This may
not be too durable, but it would be cheap.

Cheap idea #2 was a large container filled with Great Stuff and a pipe
through the middle. Should also be cheap, but perhaps less durable.

Fancy idea #1 fill a container with polyester resin with a pipe through the
middle. I would use micro-spheres to make the resin buoyant. This is how
some of the commercials ones are made. I would likely only do this if I
liked the results from the fountain above.

I was also planning on adding one of the colour changing LED light rings to
the fountain.

Any better ideas?






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