How to make a backlight of the decorative reservoir

Artificial reservoir at the cottage with blooming water lily and floating fish in it, the miracle itself, and if it is also able to light it, then it will turn into a real work of art. On how to make the backlight of the decorative reservoir, will be told in this article.

Views of the backlights for the reservoir

Backlights are 2 types:

• Under the water. Due to the rays passing through the water, the reservoir is visually increasing in volume. Water flickers in it and shimmes some mysterious, magical light. Special outlines acquire plants growing in it, stones on the bottom and floating fish between them. There is one thing: the reservoir is not very deep, about 1 m, otherwise the light does not break through the larger weight of water. In addition, you need good insulation, all the same electrical appliances and wiring will be under water. When buying lamps for underwater lighting, it is necessary to carefully check the housing and the quality of the insulation of the wires. They should eat from voltage, which does not exceed 12 V. The lamps floating on the surface of the reservoir.

• Above the water. The surface light is much easier than the underwater. Luminaires are outside. It is safer, but also looks somewhat prose, although it is also very beautiful.

On a note: If garbage will float on the surface of the reservoir, then any backlight will not hide it, but only make it more visible, so follow the purity of water.

Types of lamps for reservoir illumination

Outside, incandescent bulbs are installed as a backlight for the pond. Under the water is immersed completely sealed lamps, the basis of which are:

• halogen lamps. The light beam in these lamps is very powerful. It is possible to send it to any, the most distant corner of the reservoir. If you apply special light filters, it will be possible to change the color;
• lEDs. Different with flexibility, so good for reservoirs of intricate form. Electricity is spent very economically: from 12 to 15 W. Living life is very large - 11 years. When you turn on, the light immediately lights up, and then slowly fades. They are resistant to vibration and shocks, do not heat up, which means they do not increase the water temperature. The LED has only one color, so they are connected by a few, a beam and varied with color with the remote control. They cost more than halogen;
• optical fiber. Not afraid of water, because Itself is a dielectric, but a hermetically closed case still does not hurt. Light comes from light conductive lived, connected to the projector. Prisoners in the housing of the filament filament work in a wide range of temperatures: from plus to minus 60 degrees C.

The figure below shows various types of lamps for the illumination of water bodies, where:

• a - lamp for outdoor lighting of the pond. Has a pointed end, which is simply sticking into the ground;
• b - lamp with a stand for the illumination of the reservoir from the shore;
• in - lamp installed under water;
• m - fountain and lamp embedded in it;
• d - floodlight underwater;
• g - lamp with a changing backlight.

Mounting backlight for pond

The best solution to the issue of the performance of the illumination for an artificial reservoir is to entrust the work of specialists. But, if you still want to perform the backlight of the pond with your own hands, then come to this question very responsibly: at a minimum, consult your professional.

The main question is electrical safety

Wiring in water is an object of increased danger. Therefore, when installing the backlight for the pond, the following rules should be followed:

• wiring tightness - compulsory condition;
• isolation - only reliable and not emerging from contact with the water medium;
• provide the mandatory presence of an automatic interrupter in case the current leaks appear.

What is needed for lighting lighting?

Before starting the lighting, we buy everything you need:

• lowering transformer having 12 V output;
• cable;
• low-voltage light safety lights IP67 or IP68.

This scheme shows how the engineering support of decorative water bodies is carried out. It also includes backlighting:

Lamps on the shore

On the shore of the decorative reservoir, you can use any lamps. They can also be a pillars working from 220 V sockets. Adhere to the following recommendations:

• to be less disturbing the peace of water inhabitants, still the best option is low-voltage lamps;
• you need to choose them in the size of the reservoir;
• it is important that they are combined with the common area design.

Here are strict lights in the classic style:

All kinds of fun figures with lamps mounted in them are available:

The lamps that the Russian company Diorit XXI offers are distinguished by beauty and originality. Their features:

• work on solar batteries;
• have a variety of forms;
• economic and beautiful.

And what could be the natural stone lying on the bank of the pond? Chinese manufacturer Remiling (remiling) produces stone lamps on solar panels:

• it is made of plastic;
• very realistic imitates a stone;
• democratic price;
• suitable for underwater lighting.

Floating lamps and their advantages

Floating lamps on the surface of an artificial decorative reservoir look very beautiful. These drifting objects are connected throughout the cable. Power is obtained through a lowering transformer. Their advantages:

• there are floating lamps that feed on both low-voltage networks and solar panels;
• so that the wind does not drive all the lamps in one place, there are hooks, with which the devices are attached to the bottom;
• there is an opportunity to slightly lower the lamps under the water, tied the cargo.

Consider several examples of floating lamps.

Floating backlight Aquael Solar Lilly Light TRIO

This unique backlight supplied from Poland from the manufacturer Aquael provides spectacular light in the pond and has the following characteristics:

• includes 3 interconnected lamps;
• the housings are made in the form of water lilies with a diameter of 130 mm in the frame of green leaves. Made as far as professionally, that little differ from living water lishes;
• the power is carried out from the central solar panel, so the sockets or power cables do not need. Includes lamps immediately after sunset;
• case coloring is very stable. Color is not lost over several years of operation.

Floating balls from HEISSNER

Excellent floating backlights produces Heissner from Germany. Look at these balls floating on the surface of the pond:

Specifications:

• a photocell and solar battery is built into the ball;
• bowl diameter 155 mm;
• changes color;
• used and as a garden lamp.

Underwater lamps

To illuminate the reservoir from the inside, hermetically closed lamps are installed on the bottom or fasten on the sides. The maximum decorative effect gives the correctly adjusted angle of inclination of underwater floodlights. After all, it is not necessary to cover all the reservoirs, it is better to highlight individual elements: plants, stones, can some architectural decorations. The rest will be immersed in a mysterious twilight.

Underwater backlight from Jebao

Not bad lamps for lighting under water are supplied from China. For example: Triple highlighting GL-34-3 has the following advantages:

• the kit includes 3 lamps equipped with removable light filters;
• also attached a lowering transformer, cable, splitter;
• it is possible to apply not only at the bottom of the reservoir, but also on the shore.

Specifications:

• the length of each branching is 7.5 m;
• the power of each of the 3 lamps is 10 W;
• the diameter of one lamp is 8.5 cm;
• each lamp is 60 LEDs.

Lamps that change color

The German firm Heissner produces underwater lamps.

The backlight, the photo, which is presented above, is equipped with three LED lamps with a downstream transformer. Differs on:

• the heads of the lamps rotate, so they can be sent to any side;
• there is a touch setup, with which it automatically turns on, as soon as the sun hits the horizon;
• electricity spends economically: only 4.5 W;
• the color changes automatically;
• they can be used for lighting on the shore;
• the length of the cord from the lowering transformer to the lamps is 7 m;
• high-resistant.

Backlit fountain

Pond with a fountain, and even beautifully highlighted, it looks just amazing.

To illuminate the fountain, the same lamps are used as for the reservoir, i.e. and underwater, and outdoor, and you can float. If you install the lamp on the fountain nozzle, it will be beautifully highlighting the jet below. Powerful light stream creates searchlights of different types:

• underwater lighting of the fountain bowls create spotlights that radiate filling light;
• separate parts are illuminated by reflector reflectors;
• separate jets, cascades will benefitly illuminate the spotlight with a divergent beam;
• when the fountain is arranged in such a way that the aqueous jets create compositions, then a lamp with a parabolic beam of the rays is needed;
• separate jets will play with all colors under a concentrated parallel beam of the lamp rays with an appropriate optical system.

Used to illuminate the elements of the fountain and gas-discharge light sources - power pipes. The tube itself is glass, and steel electrodes are embedded at the ends. The color depends on what gas fills the tube:

• if it is neon, then the color is red;
• helium filled with yellow glow;
• argon - Blue rays;
• a mixture of mercury vapor with neon gives blue.

If the inner surface of the gas transmission tube is covered with a luminophore, the color gamut becomes richer, and the light return rises. The service life of the tubes is 500 hours if they burn continuously. All about lamps in this video:

If it is not possible in your reservoir to install a pump for a fountain, and its depth is at least 0.5 m, then for it you can purchase a ready-made floating fountain with backlight and even with a fog generator.

Floating fountain Jebao FLD - 36

This fountain comes on sale from the manufacturer from PRC Jebao:

• has a diameter of 36 cm;
• height - 17 cm;
• gets power from 220 W outlet;
• the maximum distance from the outlet is 10 m;
• the height of the fountain imitating the volcano - 2 m;
• the fountain in the form of a bell will have a height - 60 cm;
• it is equipped with a fog generator and LED illumination (LED) 3 W.

For the lighting of decorative water bodies, see here: