Custom Water Fountain Care

Keeping your water fountain in great shape is easy once you have a routine and once you know what kind of water fountain maintenance your situation demands. If you’re a student living alone in a small apartment with a tabletop fountain, for example, your fountain will need a different kind of upkeep than a wall fountain in a house filled with children and pets – and that fountain will be different from the family’s outdoor fountain.

Here are some things to think about when you want to plan for your water fountain’s upkeep:

What Kind of Water Fountain Is It?

Do you own an indoor fountain or an outdoor fountain? Is it a solar fountain? A tabletop water fountain? Each type of fountain has different maintenance needs. For example, a typical garden fountain tends to accumulate debris and weathering faster than other types. It’s important to regularly check pump flow, water level and the fountain’s surface. For an indoor fountain the water’s hardness is likely to be one of the biggest factors. That will determine whether you’ll see any serious scaling or other mineral accumulation.

Where is the Water Fountain?

Related to the fountain’s type is its placement – indoor fountains go indoors. This is not as hard and fast as you might think, however, as many fountains are portable and work as well in the foyer as by the garden path. Placement chiefly affects the types of environmental stresses the fountain is likely to encounter. If you have to leave a water fountain outside, consider getting a fountain cover. Algae and foaming are two things that can be caused by organic debris that finds its way into a fountain left outdoors. An indoor fountain usually needs to be watched for fingerprints and small household trash, which may clog the pump.

Who Sees the Water Fountain?

This is important not just for the sake of knowing what might happen to the fountain, but what you should do to keep it up. For example, if you’re worried about algae No More Algae might do the trick, but you shouldn’t use it if you think humans (including small children) and wildlife might ingest the water. You’ll want to stick to products certified safe for human and animal contact (note that this does not make water drinkable by humans, but is just nontoxic). If you have a large fountain you plan to keep fish in, you’ll want specifically fish-safe products combined with aquarium products.

Getting Your Water Fountain Kit Together

Once you know what you’ll need, check out this selection of water fountain care products. Note the ones that apply to your fountain. In addition, Water Fountain Place pairs care products with specific fountains, making it easy to order the right care materials for a new fountain.

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