A natural pond should also appear as natural as possible. If a pond filter is installed, it can often be disruptive and ruin the natural look. Some creative ways to best “hide” your pond filter can be found in this post.
How to hide a pond filter?
To visually hide a pond filter, you can use covers in the form of natural stones, build a small model house or thatched roof house or use a discarded barrel as a cover.
Pond filter problem
In many cases, a pond filter is not necessary anyway. The natural cleaning effect of aquatic life, microorganisms and plankton is usually sufficient to keep the water in balance and prevent the pond from “tipping over” (complete algae in the pond).
Filters are always necessary where there are fish in the pond and large quantities are fed. In this case, the aquatic creatures can no longer clean the pond adequately and a filter must ensure clear water.
Of course, a somewhat natural look should also be retained in this case. The plastic filter housings with their unattractive appearance are often very annoying.
Ways to hide
There are a few creative ways to make the pond filter “visually disappear”:
- Covering the filter with covers
- Building over the filter with small model houses
- Building over the filter with a small, discarded barrel
Covers for the filter
There are suitable covers for many filters (€119.00 on Amazon), which are usually available in the form of natural stones. They are often made of GRP, glass fiber reinforced plastic, and their appearance is actually very similar to real stones.
This can be a good and easy way to make the pond filter disappear. Of course you can also build such covers yourself.
Coverage by model house
It can be very attractive to build a small thatched-roof house or another, if possible, traditional house in which the ugly-looking pond filter is then housed.
If you like doing crafts, you can easily build a house like this yourself. In many gardens there are lovingly designed, small works of art on the pond, which then significantly enhance the pond.
Cover with small barrel
If you come across a small, discarded barrel or find a suitable decorative object, you can also store the pond filter in it. The outlet of the barrel is then also the outlet of the pond filter. This is visually harmonious and looks extremely attractive.
Tip
Let your imagination run wild and think of creative covers that you can then make yourself. There are many options here.
