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A Pond Spitter Creates an Enchanting Focal Point for Every Water Garden
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Even though the term sounds somewhat gross, a pond spitter is really a lovely piece of statuary that you can place in or near your backyard pond that will “spit” water continually into your pool providing a lovely sprinkling sound, recirculating the water, and aerating it to create an optimum environment for fish. You are able to buy many types of pond spitters, in shapes large and small, and they make a unique and charming focal point for any water garden. However, they may be expensive. It’s easy, however, to make a pond spitter on your own and save much of the cost. Furthermore, you’ll have a pond spitter that’s not the same as all others.
The first step in building a pond spitter will be to select a piece of statuary that you’d like to showcase as part of your water garden. You’ll need an item that is heavy enough to be able to stand firmly within your pond and that will also be durable enough to weather the elements. A great choice of less costly pond spitter statuary could be crafted from aluminum, plastic, cast stone concrete, or resin.
Of course heavier metal statues made of brass or bronze would also generate a lovely garden centerpiece, however they might cost considerably more. Choose a statue that will fit in well as part of your pond environment. Fish and birds are always popular as are frogs and other water creatures, including mermaids. When you are selecting a statue, you’ll want to stop and visualize what it might look like if converted into a spitter and sitting inside your water garden.
Once you’ve purchased a statue, drill a 1/4” hole within the mouth or other suitable place in the statue to enable you to run plastic tubing through it. Once the tubing is connected to an inexpensive solar pump, your pond spitter should be good to go. Depending on what you invest in your statue, you might find yourself aquiring a great spitter for less than $20, and it will create all of the ambiance that expensive, commercial models do. Discover a nice place in the rocks where you can nestle your new water feature, so it becomes a natural portion of the landscape.
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