How to Make an Indoor Water Fountain From a Ceramic Pot
Indoor water features can add elegance and beauty to your home. The sound of cascading water is relaxing, and indoor water features often become the focal point of a home or office. The basin of an indoor water feature can be virtually any nonporous waterproof container with a mouth large enough to accommodate the water flow. One idea is to make an indoor water fountain from a ceramic pot. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Select a ceramic pot for your basin. The pot's mouth should be wide enough to accommodate the flow of water and deep enough to accommodate a small submersible pump. Measure the depth and the width of its mouth.
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Select a spot for your ceramic pot water fountain. When selecting your fountain's location, you should ideally place it near an electrical source so you can plug your fountain in without running long electrical cords.If your fountain in going to be centrally located, you will want to consider how you will hide the fountain's electrical cord so that it won't detract from the beauty of the feature.
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Obtain a fountain pump. These may be obtained at most building supply stores or anyplace that deals in fountains or water features. Unless you have a particularly deep ceramic pot, a small 60 gallon per hour submersible pump will be enough. If your pot is particularly large (deeper than three feet), use a 90 gallon per hour pump. Place your pump at the bottom of the ceramic pot. If desired, you can cover the pump loosely with aquarium pebbles or stones. Don't use aquarium gravel or stones small enough to be sucked into the pump.
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Connect the fountain tubing to the fountain pump so that it extends to the desired height. Depending on the effect you desire, you could extend the tubing above the water level and attach a bell fountain head, or you could extend the tubing to the water level and attach a spray (also called floral or fleur-de-lis) fountain head. Whichever kind of fountain head you use, make sure the ceramic pot's mouth is wide enough to accommodate the water's spread with several inches to spare to avoid a wet floor. Another option is to forgo a fountain head and install the fountain tubing so that it extends to 1/2 inch to 2 inches below the water's surface, creating a bubbling effect.
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Add accents such as stones, aquatic plants, and submersible lighting as desired. Land plants can be placed around the rear of the water feature. This is especially useful to hide the electrical cord from the pot to the outlet.
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Fill the ceramic pot with water. The pot must be filled enough so that the fountain pump is at least an inch under water. Leave enough space between the water level and the top of the ceramic pot so that water will not splash outside of the pot when the fountain is on (usually an inch or two is sufficient).
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Adjust the fountain pump to its lowest setting. Turn the pump on. If you desire more water flow, readjust the fountain pump in small increments until the fountain is performing as you want it to. Enjoy your ceramic pot water fountain.
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