waterfalls
The waterfalls are formed as a result of the strong flow of river water from the soft rock area to the hard rock area. Which leads to the erosion of soft rocks in the water course so that hard rocks remain and thus form a ledge from which water falls in the form of a waterfall, and sometimes waterfalls are formed during the occurrence of natural disasters; such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and cracks in the earth's crust, and waterfalls are classified into many types depending on their height, width, and the amount of water flowing through them, and home waterfalls can be made to add beautiful landscapes and a calm atmosphere to home decor.
How to make a homemade waterfall
There are several methods that can be applied to making a home waterfall using different materials and tools, including:
Natural waterfall
- Required materials and tools:
- Small water pump.
- A container larger than the size of the pump.
- Small water hose, the size suitable for the pump.
- Big and small rocks.
- shells.
- pieces of wood.
- Water.
- Epoxy glue or rubber cement.
- Action Steps:
- Place a small water hose at the end of the pump, then place the pump at the bottom of the container, and place a group of large rocks above the pump to hide it so that it does not appear in the container, and then pass the hose through the rocks.
- begin to build a mound of rocks, shells, and logs, extending upward from the bowl; With a sufficient distance that allows the water to descend from above it to the bowl like a waterfall.
- Fill the container with water, making sure that the water covers the pump, and then raise the hose to the top of the rocks and turn on the pump; To make sure that it works well and that the rock level is suitable with the hose, and that the waterfall is suitable and does not need any modifications.
- Close the pump and empty the container of water, and let the rocks and the components of the waterfall all dry completely, and then stick all the components of the waterfall together; And make sure to stick the hose to the top of the rocks to allow the water to flow, and they are glued using epoxy glue, rubber cement, or any other waterproof glue, and leave the pump until the glue dries.
- After the glue dries and the waterfall hardens, the container is filled with water, the pump is reinstalled, turned on, and the view of the waterfall is enjoyed.
Dancing waterfall
- Required materials and tools:
- Two plastic pipes, one and a half centimeters in diameter and sixty centimeters long.
- A plastic tube with a diameter of one and a half centimeters and a length of forty-five centimeters.
- Two small pieces of PVC pipe, one and a half centimeters in diameter.
- Two pipe caps measuring one and a half centimeters.
- Two pieces of plastic T-joints of XNUMX XNUMX/XNUMX cm.
- L-shaped plastic joint.
- Small clear plastic hose.
- Small water pump.
- Mode changer.
- Electrical transformer.
- Waterproof lights bar.
- a pair of scissors.
- Plug.
- drill bit;
- silicone gun.
- silicone.
- industrial plants.
- stones.
- A rectangular bowl with a length of forty-five centimeters.
- Action Steps:
- Take one of the long tubes and install a T-shaped plastic coupling on one of its ends, then take one of the small plastic pieces, cut a small piece of it horizontally so that it becomes C-shaped, and insert it into the long tube directly behind the connection, and apply the same steps to The second long pipe, and this is how the waterfall columns are equipped.
- Take the short tube, and attach the tube caps to its ends. This will be the main tube for the waterfall.
- Make holes in the main tube using a drill, leaving a distance of two centimeters between each hole and the other, then make a hole in one of the caps on its ends, install the L-shaped plastic connection inside the hole, and fill the voids around it with silicone to ensure that no water leakage occurs. Of which.
- Making a hole in one of the waterfall columns from the second end far from the T connection, and then inserting the transparent hose into the hole and passing it through the tube to its end; So that part of it comes out of the connection in the form of the letter T, and the long part remains out of the hole, and install the hose using silicone.
- Paste the waterfall columns in the plastic container on the left and right sides using silicone; So that it is glued from the side of the T-connection to the container.
- gluing the base tube to the columns from above using silicone; So that the transparent hose emerging from the waterfall column is inserted into the L-shaped connection on the main tube, and then inserted into the main tube to the end, and the ends are glued with silicone to prevent any water leakage, and to ensure that the holes in the main tube are facing forward.
- Connecting the pump to the transparent tube coming out of the T connection, and then connecting the mode changer with the pump; According to the manufacturer's instructions, and then connect the lighting mode changer with the electrical adapter and electrical plug.
- Decorate the waterfall with artificial plants, stick some rocks in the bowl, and then fill it with water.
- Install the waterproof strip of lights on the end of the bowl opposite the waterfall, then turn on the lights and the pump, control the water flow using the position changer and enjoy the waterfall.
fake waterfall
- Required materials and tools:
- Silicone and silicone gun.
- a pair of scissors.
- A transparent plastic sheet.
- rocks.
- artificial algae.
- Artificial leaves.
- Blue paint and a paintbrush.
- Dish.
- Action Steps:
- Covering the plate with two layers of transparent plastic sheets, sticking them to the plate using silicone, and then cutting and disposing of the excess leaves.
- Paste artificial algae and a group of rocks on the edges of the dish in the individual's preferred pattern using silicone.
- Sticking a piece of artificial moss, and on top of it four rocks on top of each other, and fixing them together using silicone; to make the edge of the waterfall.
- stick a thin strip of plastic wrap to make waterfall water; so that it connects between the edge of the waterfall and the dish, and then paint it and paint the base of the dish blue, and leave it until it dries completely.
- Placing lines of silicone on the plastic piece and the base of the dish underneath, so that its shape becomes similar to the falling water of a waterfall.
- Decorate the waterfall with a few faux leaves, moss, and extra rocks.
