HOW-TO
LED Pond & Garden Lighting
With the busy lifestyles we all lead, it can be challenging to find the time to enjoy the pond or garden during the day. Sometimes the only time you have to catch your breath in a day is in the evening, after the sun goes down.
If you’ve invested in a garden or koi pond, then you need to make sure that you are highlighting it in the best ways possible. Adding LED lighting to your outdoor landscape will make such a difference!
Keep the lights on and your costs down with new LED energy efficient pond lights. Add a whole new dimension to your pond or garden and bring it to life!
We are proud to carry PondMax for our LED pond & garden lighting options.
Benefits of LED lighting:
- Longer lifespan
- The average LED lasts 50,000 operating hours to 100,000 operating hours or more.
- Energy-efficient
- They have a longer lifespan than halogens and are more friendly for the environment.
- LED lighting in water
- Factory sealed and fully submersible. Great for waterfalls or water fountains.
- LED lighting out of water
- Highlight your favorite plants in the garden or back-light aquatic plants next to the pond.
- Tough and durable
- They are extremely durable and designed to be used in hot and cold temperatures.
- Increase pond safety
- Lower risk of people falling in.
Options Available at Falling Water Gardens:
Fountain & Waterfall Warm White LED Add-On Light
This small and compact soft warm white light requires only 2.8 watts of power. Comes complete with a base for use in or out of your fountain or waterfall. Transformer not included.
FEATURES
- 9Ft Low Voltage Cable
- Ultra Bright & Energy Saving
Fountain & Waterfall 3-Light Kit
Amazing LED technology in an incredibly compact light. Ideal for up-lighting water features where space is limited. This soft warm white light only requires 2.8 watts of power per light and comes with a transformer . Comes complete with stabilizing base for use in or out of your fountain or waterfall.
FEATURES
- 18-Watt Trasnsformer
- Ultra Bright & Energy Saving
Large Warm White LED Starter Light
Combining the latest LED design with high quality glass reinforced plastic, this light is ultimate for any pond and garden owner. This soft warm white light outputs only 5.3 watts of power. Comes complete with weighted base and garden spike for use in or out of your pond. Transformer not included.
FEATURES
- Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Large Warm White LED Add-On Light
Combining the latest LED design with high quality glass reinforced plastic, this light is ultimate for any pond and garden owner. This Warm White light outputs only 5.3 Watts of power. To daisy chain these lights, use the “Add-On Light.” Comes complete with weighted base and garden spike. Transformer not included.
FEATURES
- Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Small Color Changing LED Add-On Light
New generation remote controllable multi-color Add-On lights, make adding additional lights simple. Comes complete with weighted base and garden spike for use in or out of your pond. Transformer and remote not included.
FEATURES
- Super Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Small Color Changing LED Complete Light Kit
Use these new generation remote controllable multi-color lighting to brighten up your pond or garden! This light system offers an easy to use multi-color and multi-functional remote control, which can operate up to 8-single colors or a series of flashing or changing modes up to 30 Ft. from the control box. To daisy chain these lights, use the light offered without a remote (Add-On). Comes complete with weighted base, garden spike and transformer for plug-and-play use in or out of your pond.
FEATURES
- 12 Volt Transformer
- Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Small Color Changing LED Starter Light
New generation remote controllable multi-color lighting to brighten up your pond or garden. The remote controller offers an easy to use multi-color and multi-functional remote control, which can operate the light from up to 30Ft from the control box. You can have up to 8-single colors or a series of flashing or changing modes. To daisy chain these lights, use the light offered without a remote (Add-On). Comes complete with weighted base and garden spike for use in or out of your pond. Transformer not included.
FEATURES
- Super Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Large Color Changing LED Starter Light
New generation remote controllable multi-color lighting to brighten up your pond or garden. The RF Remote Control Box offers an easy to use 8 Color multi-function remote control which can operate the light from up to 30 Ft. from the control box. The RF Control Box is needed to operate lights.You can have up to 8-single colors or a series of flashing or changing modes. To daisy chain these lights, use the light offered without a remote (Add-On). Comes complete with weighted base and garden spike for use in or out of your pond. Transformer not included.
FEATURES
- Energy Efficient/Low Wattage
- For Use In Or Out Of Water
Question: Should I be feeding my fish?
Answer:
Photo by: Joanna Monger Photography
Fish are cold blooded animals. This means they do not generate their own body heat and their body temperature is reliant on their environment, the water temperature of your pond.
When the water temperature is cold, below the mid 50’s, your fish conserve energy by hanging out at the bottom of the pond, where the water is warmest. At this temperature your fish cannot generate the enzymes necessary to digest food and they live off the fat they stored on their body all summer.
Between 55 and 65 degrees it is safe to feed cool season food. Cool season food has less protein and is easier for your fish to digest in cool temperatures.
Above 65 degrees your fish are much more active and you should feed your fish a high protein food.
A warm winter where the water hovers around 50 to 55 degrees can be a problem for fish owners. Our fish are more active than usual and seem to be asking to be fed. There are two potential problems with feeding your fish at this temperature.
As previously mentioned, if you feed your fish and the temperature drops below the mid 50’s, your fish are most likely unable to create the enzymes necessary to digest the food. The food can putrefy in their intestinal track, creating bacteria that can get in their blood and kill your fish.
A secondary problem is that at low temperatures your biological filter will not be active and able to cope with increased ammonia levels associated with feeding the fish. If the ammonia levels rise too high you can kill your fish.
Koi and goldfish are omnivores and can usually find enough to eat at the beginning of the season. If they are hungry they can eat the algae growing in the pond that is easier to digest than fish food.
Our suggestion to fish owners is always the same; when the water temperature is hovering in the mid to low 50’s and there is a chance that we can get freezing weather that can drop the water temperature below the mid 50’s, it is best to not feed the fish. Just to be on the safe side!
Our koi pond at the nursery is currently 53 degrees . We have stopped feeding our fish.
Still have questions or have another question to ask? Fill out our contact form or email us at info@fallingwaterdesigns.com
Please note that we’ve updated our newsletter format. You may navigate through this newsletter by clicking on the page numbers below.
