Pondless Waterfalls

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" LINK="#0000BF" ALINK="#80028F" VLINK="#660099"> <div> Pondless Waterfalls<A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/song.aif" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/song.aif"><U> <embed src="HTMLobj-1288/finshiedHWF-C2.mp3" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>What is a "Pondless Waterfall?  Click </B><A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/Stockwell.MPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/Stockwell.MPG"><U><B>here</B></U></A><B> to actually see a video of one in Maui Meadows</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/Stockwell.MPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/Stockwell.MPG"><U><B><IMG SRC="3db902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click </B><A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/halama.WMV" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/halama.WMV"><U><B>here</B></U></A><B> to see a pondless feature on Halama Street, July 2006</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/halama.WMV" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/halama.WMV"><U><B><IMG SRC="3dd8c290.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click </B><A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/Kennett.mpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/Kennett.mpg"><U><B>here</B></U></A><B> to see a pondless feature at Kanapali Hillside 2006</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.curtbennett.com/Kennett.mpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.curtbennett.com/Kennett.mpg"><U><B><IMG SRC="3e09f370.jpg" border=0 width="415" height="311" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Other pictures of pondless waterfalls</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="35520580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> If you look at the bottom of the water fall you'll see the water flows into a rock pit.  This area is lined as a pond, but filled with rocks and cinder.  The pump is in a protected area at the bottom of the rock pit and pumps the water as in a pond.  The advantage is that you  don't have to condition the water for algae since you don't have any exposed water.  The bugs can't get to the water because its below the rocks.  You also save on energy as the pump only has to be switched on when you want to see the waterfall.   This type of feature is ideal if you don't have much room for a pond, don't want to fool with fish, and just want the feature on at specific times. </div> <bR> <div> Below is a picture of a normal waterfall and pond feature. The feature to the far left is a pondless feature that can be turned on and off on inspiration.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="49566cd0.jpg" border=0 width="614" height="461" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The below feature built in Wailea Kialoa for a client who travelled often to the mainland.  He is able to turn this off for an extended period of time without affecting the quality of the water because it remains buried in the cinder unreachable by sun, frog, and insects.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="3bfec310.jpg" border=0 width="748" height="561" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3d9e8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </BODY>