AquaScape Signature Series Instructions & Maintenance page 7

• For outward waterfall lip installations, you can use the
included plastic waterfall stone (2500 series only) or a
piece of natural slate no more than 3/4" thick.
• Secure the plastic waterfall stone or slate to the lip using
Aquascape Pond and Waterfall Foam Sealant (#21053).
• Use Aquascape Pond and Waterfall Foam Sealant to fill
gaps between stones to direct water flow as desired. This
will keep the water flowing over the top of the waterfall
stones, not beneath them.
ROCK TRAY
• The Signature Series BioFalls Filter comes with an upper
support rack that makes it easy to disguise the filter into
the landscape using small boulders, aquatic plants, and
gravel. Arrange the stones, gravel, and plants in the rack
to hide the back and top of the filter (Ex. 18).
• The rack sits in the upper portion of the BioFalls Filter. The
filter mats can be removed for annual cleaning through the
wider opening at the front of the rack.
STEP 6
BUILDING A STREAM (OPTIONAL)
• Placing the BioFalls Filter away from the edge of the
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pond allows the creation of a meandering stream.
• Twisting and turning the stream makes it look more
natural.
• The typical width of a stream should be between 2-4 feet
wide. Vary the width of the stream throughout to mimic
what would occur in nature (Ex. 19).
6"-1' 2'-4' (Typical)
6"-1'
Stream Bed Cross Section
• Excavate the stream to a depth of 6 inches to 1 foot. Vary
the depth in the corners and in smaller pools along the run
of the stream to allow water to pool in those areas.
• If your stream is being built on a slope, you will need to
create a few waterfalls in it. To hold the water back when
the pump is shut off, you need to build a dam at each
waterfall (Ex. 19 a,b,c).
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Ex. 18
• To make the stream look more natural, you should place
• Once you have the stream excavated, you can place the
6"-1'
• Simply overlap the stream liner over the top liner. As long
6"-1'
• Place rocks of varying sizes around the perimeter of the
Ex. 19
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thick waterfall stone
great water loss
foam
An often overlooked part of stream construction is the thickness of your waterfall
stone. Water will eventually seep through the foam joints if the pumps are off for
prolonged periods of time. The water will slowly seep around the thick
stone, resulting in water loss equal to the thickness of the stone.
little water loss
foam
By using a thin stone, the situation can be easily remedied.
little water loss
thick stone recessed into pocket
Leave 1/2" to 1"
exposed above liner
foam
If your only option is a thick waterfall stone, use the
above method.
some larger boulders into it. To make this work properly,
excavate the area where the rock will be placed a few
inches deeper (Ex. 19). This will allow the rock to sit into
the bottom of the stream, not just on the streambed.
liner into it.
as you have a 6" waterfall or higher, you will not need to
seam the liners together.
stream (Ex. 19). During excavation of the stream, you dug
a few areas where larger rocks will go. Put Pond and
Waterfall Foam Sealant into these divots and place the
rocks on top. The foam will allow the water to be diverted
around and over the rocks instead of underneath them.
4" or greater
Ex. 19a
thin stone,1/2"-1"
Ex. 19b
Ex. 19c
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