How to Anchor your floating fountain or aerator!

Anchoring your Fountain

The floating pond fountain or pond aerator can be anchored to the bottom of the pond or tied off to the shore. To anchor you will need nylon rope, 1/8” – 1/4” thick. To anchor to the bottom of the pond, tie off ropes and drop blocks in opposite directions of each other. Bring ropes up to the center and tie to the float or the handle of the pump. This method will require entering the pond with a boat. 

If using the shoreline method, tie the ropes to the float or pump handle and tie off one rope to one side of the shore. Mobile home anchors or dog tie stakes work well for this. Set decorative fountain in water, be very careful not to get mud into the pump. The other rope can now be walked over to the other end of the pond and attached to the stake. This method works well in smaller ponds and for small pond fountains. Your fountain may look different than the illustration but the anchoring set-up is the same.