pond lighting 101

[k conover]

Yes, I'm just full of question today!
For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you preferred
the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of my
5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish. My choices would be either
light from under the water or perhaps using one of the "rock" lights aimed
at the fountain from the edge of the pond. Thanks again,
Kirsten

[Benign Vanilla]

"k conover" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, I'm just full of question today!
> For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you
preferred
> the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
> I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of
my
> 5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish. My choices would be either
> light from under the water or perhaps using one of the "rock" lights aimed
> at the fountain from the edge of the pond. Thanks again,

I use two solar powered LED variety garden lights near my stream. They light
the small bridge for safety, and attract insects to the pond for the frogs
to feed on.

BV.

[k conover]

Can you find them at places like Home Depot?
Kirsten
"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
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>
> "k conover" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yes, I'm just full of question today!
> > For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you
> preferred
> > the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
> > I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of
> my
> > 5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish. My choices would be
either
> > light from under the water or perhaps using one of the "rock" lights
aimed
> > at the fountain from the edge of the pond. Thanks again,
>
> I use two solar powered LED variety garden lights near my stream. They
light
> the small bridge for safety, and attract insects to the pond for the frogs
> to feed on.
>
> BV.
>
>

[Bob Koerber]

k conover wrote:

>Can you find them at places like Home Depot?
>Kirsten
>"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
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>>"k conover" > wrote in message
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>>>Yes, I'm just full of question today!
>>> For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you
>>>
>>>
>>preferred
>>
>>
>>>the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
>>> I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of
>>>
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>>my
>>
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>>>5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish. My choices would be
>>>
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>either
>
>
>>>light from under the water or perhaps using one of the "rock" lights
>>>
>>>
>aimed
>
>
>>>at the fountain from the edge of the pond. Thanks again,
>>>
>>>
>>I use two solar powered LED variety garden lights near my stream. They
>>
>>
>light
>
>
>>the small bridge for safety, and attract insects to the pond for the frogs
>>to feed on.
>>
>>BV.
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>


Sure can I buy a box of 10 for about 60.00. Have about 30 around the flowerbeds. During the summertime they stay on all night but come October until April they only run about half the night.

Bob

[how]

"k conover" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, I'm just full of question today!
> For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you
preferred
> the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
> I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of
my
> 5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish.
> snip

Hi,
Personally I don't like lights that shine in your eyes when looking in the
pond. IOW hide the lights underwater and aim them away from viewing angles.
If you can see the lens it is wrong. The effect is the whole pond 'glows'
instead of obvious lights. The fish would probably like having a dark period
at some point but have seen ponds lit 24/7.
There are other opinions,
-_- how
no NEWS is good

[Bob H]

I have to agree with this, if you can see the light you have done something
wrong.....I have 300 w of Malibu lights in my back & on the pond and another
150 in the front, you can't "see" any one light just the result.....I have
used the pro series flods, rock floods and one of their underwater lights, I
love the total effect.

"how" > wrote in message
...
> "k conover" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yes, I'm just full of question today!
>> For those of you that use pond lighting, I'm wondering if you
> preferred
>> the "look" of underwater lights or out of water lights.
>> I just want to illuminate my little fountain of water in the middle of
> my
>> 5 x 8 pond, and don't want to bother my fish.
>> snip
>
> Hi,
> Personally I don't like lights that shine in your eyes when looking in the
> pond. IOW hide the lights underwater and aim them away from viewing
> angles.
> If you can see the lens it is wrong. The effect is the whole pond 'glows'
> instead of obvious lights. The fish would probably like having a dark
> period
> at some point but have seen ponds lit 24/7.
> There are other opinions,
> -_- how
> no NEWS is good
>
>

[Benign Vanilla]

"Bob H" > wrote in message
...
> I have to agree with this, if you can see the light you have done
something
> wrong.....I have 300 w of Malibu lights in my back & on the pond and
another
> 150 in the front, you can't "see" any one light just the result.....I have
> used the pro series flods, rock floods and one of their underwater lights,
I
> love the total effect.
<snip>

Post pics. I want to add lights to my landscaping, and am looking for ideas.

BV.

[Bob H]

This is from last year before the plants filled in and before I added the
underwater light.....I will try and take a new one tonight. You might want
to look through the album, it documents my pond from start last year to
about present.
http://groups.msn.com/TheOldGardenPond/bobspond.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2224

"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bob H" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have to agree with this, if you can see the light you have done
> something
>> wrong.....I have 300 w of Malibu lights in my back & on the pond and
> another
>> 150 in the front, you can't "see" any one light just the result.....I
>> have
>> used the pro series flods, rock floods and one of their underwater
>> lights,
> I
>> love the total effect.
> <snip>
>
> Post pics. I want to add lights to my landscaping, and am looking for
> ideas.
>
> BV.
>
>

[BryanB]

Whatta alotta work to dig all that. But, Bob, my *favorite* feature of
your pond is the waterfall. Congratulations! (Not that you win
anything for my accolades; just that the waterfall is darn "perfect" in
my opinion...)

--Bryan


On 8/4/2004 7:21 AM Bob H let loose a lemur across the keyboard and it
typed:


> This is from last year before the plants filled in and before I added the
> underwater light.....I will try and take a new one tonight. You might want
> to look through the album, it documents my pond from start last year to
> about present.
> http://groups.msn.com/TheOldGardenPond/bobspond.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2224
>

<snippity-do-da!>



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