If the fountains are purely decorative, that is, no fish and no wildlife is going to
drink or live in it, then no they dont have to be run and algaecides can be used....
even bleach to keep algae and bacteria down.
however, in between is the use of a cheap air pump (wave castle at Kmart) with a
couple airstones will stop the stagnation and smell. it uses so little energy. of
course, at this time of the year pumps arent run in the frozen north. Ingrid

"Natty_Dread" wrote:
Are water feature
pumps, like those installed in small fountains, waterfalls or ponds,
supposed to be left running all the time? I'm assuming they are, in order
to prevent stagnation and the development of algae. If so, are they much of
an impact on one's electric bill?


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