Formal Pond Kit - Small 800 GPH

SKU
KIT-FORM-SP-S
Grouped product items
Product Name Qty
Oase 1650 Waterfall Pond Pump Oase 1650 Waterfall Pond Pump
$187.99
OASE FiltoClear 3400 Pressurized Pond Filter OASE FiltoClear 3400 Pressurized Pond Filter
$509.99
Atlantic Colorfalls Atlantic Colorfalls
As low as $208.99
Atlantic PS3900 Pond Skimmer (Oasis Series) Atlantic PS3900 Pond Skimmer (Oasis Series)
$327.99
Triton Check Valve Assembly Atlantic Triton Check Valve Assembly Atlantic
$79.99
Flexible Schedule 40 PVC Hose - 1 1/2in x 25ft Flexible Schedule 40 PVC Hose - 1 1/2in x 25ft
$99.00
CrystalClear Biological Clarifier - 24 Packets (Treats 24,000 gal) CrystalClear Biological Clarifier - 24 Packets (Treats 24,000 gal)
$39.99
PVC Reducer Bushing - 2” SPT x 1 1/2” SLIP PVC Reducer Bushing - 2” SPT x 1 1/2” SLIP
$6.99
PVC Union Fitting - 1 1/2 PVC Union Fitting - 1 1/2" Slip
$42.99
Coupling Schedule 40 -2 Coupling Schedule 40 -2" Slip
$3.19
Male Pipe Thread Adapter MPT X SLIP-1 1/2 Male Pipe Thread Adapter MPT X SLIP-1 1/2" MPT x 1 1/2" Slip
$2.59
PVC Reducer Bushing  - 2 PVC Reducer Bushing - 2" MPT x 1 1/4" FPT
$4.29
Threaded Coupling - 2 Threaded Coupling - 2" FPT x 2" FPT
$21.99
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Other than a liner, an Everything Ponds Formal Pond Kit contains everything you need to build a healthy, ecosystem-based formal pond.

Features

  • Excluding liner, kit includes everything you need to get started 

  • Includes a 12" Atlantic Colorfalls Waterfall- perfect for formal ponds

  • Ideally paired with our Preformed Box-Welded Liners, but compatible with any pond liner

  • 250 - 1000 Gallon Formal Pond Kit. Designed to pump 800 gph with a 12" wide, 2' high waterfall

Order of Water Flow / Installation

  1. Water enters Atlantic PS3900 Pond Skimmer
  2. Pond Pump inside skimmer 1 1/4" male threaded outlet
  3. PVC Reducer Bushing - 2" MPT x 1 1/4" FPT to convert to 2" MPT (male pipe thread)
  4. 2" threaded coupler to convert to 2" Female to connect to Triton Check Valve
  5. Triton Check Valve 2” outlet
  6. Stub of 2" pipe
  7. 2"coupler
  8. PVC adapter 2” SPT x 1 1/2” slip to connect to 1 1/2”pipe
  9. 1 1/2" pipe to filter
  10. PVC Adapter 1 1/2" Slip x 2" SPT
  11. 2" coupler
  12. Stub of 2" pipe
  13. OASE FiltoClear 3000 Pressurized Pond Filter 2" inlet
  14. Stub of 2" pipe
  15. 2" coupler 
  16. PVC Adapter 1 1/2" Slip x 2" SPT to connect to pipe
  17. 1 1/2" union slip
  18. PVC adapter 1 1/2" MPT to 1 1/2" Slip
  19. Atlantic Colorfalls -SOL White-24" 1 1/2" inlet 

What is a Formal Pond?

Formal style ponds and water gardens are usually more “formal” in regard to shape, uniformity and size. The goal isn’t to make the pond look natural, but to create a water feature with clean lines and an obvious symmetry. An example might be a rectangular, above-ground, Japanese style water garden. Features might include:

  • Uniform shapes like rectangular, square or circular 
  • Often built above ground slightly, but can be in-ground as well. 
  • Often built into man-made structures like decks, patios or walkways in formal gardens 

To complement the formal style, we've included an Atlantic Water Gardens Colorfalls waterfall unit, which is a great piece of equipment for a formal pond. It provides a nice clean fall of water that is usually built into some kind of retaining wall next to the pond. The waterfall unit comes complete with lights for a great nighttime ambience. We recommend a minimum depth of 24" for a healthy ecosystem pond. If keeping fish, we recommend at least part of the pond be 36" or deeper so your fish can evade predators. Your fish will thank you for it! If you're thinking about having a more advanced fish like koi in your pond, you may want to consider our pro level formal pond kit.

Pond Sizing

The equipment in this kit is designed for a pond 250 to 1000 gallons. With a 2' high waterfall, the pump will put out about 800 gallons per hour through the filter and out the waterfall. If the waterfall height off the surface of the pond is increased, then the pump flow rate will decrease. For the technically inclined, this pond system will include about 10' of head pressure after taking into account the 2' waterfall and pressurized filter.

Kit Equipment

We know it can be confusing trying to sort through all the various types of pond equipment available. All our pond kits are designed to make choosing and purchasing pond equipment as painless as possible. Each piece of equipment in the kit has been hand picked by a pond expert specifically for the size of pond you want to build. While many other kits out there try to lock you into a certain size, depth and waterfall height, we try to make our kits flexible to allow you some artistic freedom when designing your pond. Want to make your pond a little deeper for keeping fish? No problem, just use our Volume to Dimensions Wizard to see what dimension of pond you can build for a given depth.

Looking to make your pond just a little bigger or smaller than the particular size on this page? That's easy as well; just choose a slightly larger or smaller kit from the many options we offer. The Everything Ponds Formal Pond Kits include just about everything you need to create a high quality formal ecosystem pond - excluding a liner. Standard equipment includes an energy efficient pump, a biological filter with a built in UV clarifier, a pond skimmer, all necessary PVC pipes and fittings. All chosen equipment is guaranteed to be sized properly to work for the size of pond listed. Ideally we like to pair this kit with a preformed box-welded liner for a nice clean design, however any pond liner will work.

What is an Ecosystem Pond?

The basic goal behind an ecosystem pond is to take an otherwise closed body of water and turn it into it’s own thriving mini ‘ecosystem’. In nature, streams and rivers and the resulting pools of water along the way are constantly renewed with fresh, clean water allowing them to support life, while flushing toxins away down the stream. Unless you are lucky enough to be blessed with a natural stream or source of water on your property, you won’t have the luxury of a naturally renewing stream. You will have to find another way to keep your pond water clean and free of toxins. This is actually easier than you might think, and is accomplished through proper planning and the selection of appropriate filtration equipment.

Ecosystem ponds rely on a number of different factors to maintain a healthy ecological balance.Things like:

  • proper mechanical filtration to remove debris from the pond before it can decay (Pond Skimmer). 
  •  proper biological filtration to convert harmful ammonia into nitrates, which is a source of food for plants) 
  • effective use of plants to naturally filter the water of nutrients that would otherwise be used to promote algae 
  • waterfalls and streams to help aerate the water 
  • natural water additives to promote healthy water conditions • rocks and gravel in the pond to promote natural biological filtration Looking for this same kit in a different size? 
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SKU KIT-FORM-SP-S