Perhaps every pond owner dreams of adding a fountain that will make his/her pond beautiful and healthy. I know I did, but when I realized that the most basic fountain cost thousands of dollars, I thought to myself that there had to be an alternative. After a little research and planning, I built my own fountain, complete with color changing LED lights. I couldn’t be more pleased with the results, as you can see in the pictures below.

The IP68 lights are fully waterproof and make the fountain very attractive at night. Here is a shot using Night Sight on my Google Pixel 3.

The fountain has even made the pond a better habitat for wildlife. If you look closely to the next picture, you will see dozens of Egrets perched in the trees around the pond.

Discover how to build your own fountain

In the posts on this website, I’ll show you exactly how I designed and built my fountain for less than $500. If you follow along and build your own fountain too, do come back and submit some pictures of your fountain so we can see your great work.