Skimmer boxes that pull floating leaves and debris off the surface and into a basket before they sink.
Leaves that sink into a pond turn into muck, and muck turns into algae. A skimmer catches floating debris before it sinks. It pulls surface water over a weir into a basket, where you can lift it out in seconds.
We install skimmers in new ponds and retrofit them into existing ones. The box is set at the correct level, sealed to the liner and plumbed to the pump or filter. We position it on the downwind side of the pond so the breeze pushes debris toward it.
A skimmer on the upwind side catches less. We study the breeze and the shape of the pond and put the skimmer where debris naturally drifts.
A skimmer that is too high leaves a gap and loses water over the edge. Too low and it pulls too little. We set the weir at the normal water level and build the edge stone around it.
The basket should be easy to reach and empty. We hide the lid under stone or plants and leave a clear way to lift it out.
The pump draws through the skimmer, so the two must be matched. Too strong a pump starves the skimmer and too weak a pump gives poor skimming.
Drag the handle to compare.
BeforeAfterLeaves caught before they sink.
Added to existing ponds.
Connected to the pump or filter.
Stone and plants disguise it.
Weir at the normal water line.
Basket lifts out in seconds.
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Tell us what you have in mind and send photos of your yard. We plan the visit so we arrive ready.
We walk the yard, discuss size, style and sound and mark the shape on the ground.
You get a clear written price, and we agree on a day and an arrival window.
Excavation with shelves and a stable slope, with protection for your lawn and a call to 811 first.
Liner, plumbing, filtration, stone and plants installed with careful attention to the hidden parts.
Water treated, flow tuned and a walk-through with you before we leave.
Yes. We cut into the edge, set the box and reconnect the liner.
Skimmer size depends on pond size and the pump flow. We match the two.
No. The weir and basket are designed to keep fish out, and a good design is safe for them.
Bigger ponds or ponds under trees may benefit from two.
We match them so water pulls evenly over the weir.
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