[MikeM]

I am thinking about re-doing my pond. Among ideas I'm toying with is using the Bakki Shower or similar shower. The main drawbacks I see are: (1) aesthetics ... it would have to be set behind some shrubbery and flow like a stream back to the pond. This greatly limits where it could be placed. (2) outdoor application ... it would need to be covered with screening/shadecloth to prevent leaves etc from falling in. (3) pre-filtration (or all the algae glarf etc would block it in no time) .... I'm thinking of a mid-level drain (less glarf in the water) through a vortex to the shower, but the tree roots in the area where it could be partially hidden would probably be too much to try to dig through, particularly with a huge diameter vortex being required to handle the volume necessary to operate a shower properly. So, I've been wondering about what alternative might work to mechanically prefilter in a situation where only aboveground equipment can be fitted. I think having the shower draw from a large skimmer with matting to catch large particulates might be the only alternative.

Anyone dealt with the aesthetics in an outdoor setting?