Ultimate pondless waterfall design with HydroSieve, HydroChamber, and Hydro Vortex backwashable waterfall filter

Pondless Waterfall Design Ideas

For pondless waterfall designs, you must first decide which type of pondless waterfall kit to purchase that will provide you with the most design options.

Common rock and gravel basin based pondless waterfall kits and designs require you to install the water reservoir at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

Ultimate pondless waterfall kits and designs let you install the pre-filter and water reservoir away and out of sight from your waterfalls and/or stream.

We showcase the most popular pondless waterfall brands and their designs.

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Pondless waterfall ideas from Russell Watergardens

There are two types of pondless waterfall styles available to you.  The most popular style, the rock and gravel basin style pondless waterfall is seen everywhere online.  The reservoir is always at the base of the waterfall or stream, and is covered in rock and gravel.

The other style is a tank based system that utilizes a pre-filter, an 'All-in-One' pump chamber/water storage tank, and a backwashable waterfall filter.  Each component works together to remove debris and impurities from the water, are modular, and can be placed anywhere in the landscape.

The typical rock and gravel basin based pondless waterfall kits found everywhere online feature just one design option - the rock and gravel water reservoir must always be installed at the base of the waterfalls and/or stream.  Rock and gravel basin based pondless waterfall kits only have one design option. We have compiled several manufacturer's pondless waterfall design drawings here for you to see for yourself.  Notice that all rock and gravel basin based pondless waterfall kits get installed in the same way.  We ask you to also consider how these rock and gravel basin based pondless waterfalls get cleaned and maintained.

The following information and pondless waterfall diagrams are found everywhere online, we aren't making this stuff up.  After reading this blog post, please do a little research yourself and come to your own conclusions about the only pondless waterfall kit brand that provides you with unlimited design options and is easy for you to clean maintain.  

From a quick Google Search:

Diagram of the only design option for Aquascape pondless waterfall kits

Aquascape pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Easy Pro pondless waterfall kits

Easy Pro pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Savio pondless waterfall kits

Savio pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Easy Pro pondless waterfall kits

Easy Pro pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Blue Thumb and Anjon pondless waterfall kits

Blue Thumb and  Anjon pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Easy Pro pondless waterfall kits

Easy Pro pondless waterfall kit

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


Diagram of the only design option for Blue Thumb and Little Giant and all other rock and gravel basin type pondless waterfall kits

Little Giant and all other rock and gravel basin pondless waterfall kits

Rock and gravel covered water reservoir with matrix blocks and slotted pump vault must be installed at the base of the waterfall and/or stream.

No backwashable filter.  No easy to clean pre-filter.

The rock and gravel covering the water reservoir acts as the pre-filter that captures wind-blown debris.  The only way to remove debris from the rock and gravel is by hand. 


As you can clearly see, every brand of rock and gravel basin type pondless waterfall kits get installed the same way. All rock and gravel basin type pondless waterfall kits only have one design option - the rock and gravel reservoir must always be installed at the base of the waterfalls and/or stream.

Ultimate Pondless Waterfall Kits Provide
Unlimited Design Options and are
Easy to Clean and Maintain

Ultimate pondless waterfall kits feature a backwashable Hydro Vortex waterfall filter, a HydroSieve pre-filter that is easy to clean, and a HydroChamber combination pump vault and water storage tank

 

Ultimate pondless waterfall kits feature a backwashable Hydro Vortex™ waterfall filter for filtering out dissolved organics from the water, a HydroSieve pre-filter for filtering out leaves and debris that blow into the water, and a Hydro Chamber that is an 'All-in-One' pump vault and water storage tank.

The HydroSieve™ and Hydro Chamber™ can be installed at the end of the waterfalls like all other pondless waterfall kits, or completely away from the pondless waterfall and/or stream.

Ultimate pondless waterfalls DO NOT REQUIRE a rock and gravel reservoir basin! 

The Hydro Vortex™ waterfall filter gets installed at the head of your waterfalls or stream.  The HydroSieve™ pre-filter can be installed directly to the end of your waterfall or stream, or installed up to ten feet away and hidden from view!

The HydroChamber™ can be installed adjacent to, or away from the HydroSieve™ pre-filter.  For example, you can install the HydroChamber™ near to where you have electrical power.  The HydroChamber™ is connected to the HydroSieve™ underground via 4" PVC piping.

Diagram of an Ultimate pondless waterfall ON  Diagram of an Ultimate pondless waterfall OFF
  
 

 

Diagram of an Ultimate pondless waterfall with stream ON  Diagram of an Ultimate pondless waterfall with stream OFF

 

Ultimate pondless waterfall ON  Ultimate pondless waterfall OFF

 

Ultimate pondless waterfall in backwash mode

 

Every Ultimate pondless waterfall kit comes with a HydroSieve™ pre-filter with an easy to clean stainless steel debris basket, a Hydro Chamber™ 'All-in-One' pump vault and water storage tank, and a backwashable Hydro Vortex™ waterfall filter working together.

The HydroSieve™ prefilter traps leaves and other windblown debris into a stainless steel filter basket.  To clean the HydroSieve™, simply open the lid, remove the filter basket and hose it out.  Super simple!

The Hydro Vortex™ waterfall filter removes dissolved organics and polishes the water.  With the HydroFlush™ backwash system, cleaning the Hydro Vortex™ filter is as easy as turning two valves!

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