Aquatic Innovators, LLC

01/21/2026

Survival and microclimates. Mother Nature has a way of surviving the extreme temps and weather. Here you see a Mourning Dove taking advantage of a microclimate providing liquid water on a day when them air temp was about 4 degrees F, well below freezing. Yet due to the microclimate, the snow on the cover of this Aquascape Inc. spillway bowl melted to provide a water source to be taken advantage of. As of this morning, things have changed and now the space is covered with a few inches of snow with more to come.

This scenario is similar to what bappens in our ponds during the winter. The warmest water is at the bottom of the ponds, at 39 degrees F. If we do not disturb this water, and mix it with the cooler temps, out Koi and other fish in the pond will be able to survive.

12/21/2025

Always good to have talented, creative, and thoughtful people in your life. Thanks Brian! I love it.

12/08/2025

Happy snowy December everyone! Reminder that as the early cold, snow, and ice sets in on our ponds to keep an opening in the ice for your fish. This enables gas exchange to allow bad gasses to off gas and oxygen to dissolve into the water.

Note as you see the tracks/marks in the snow around the opening, that open water in the winter attracts and is also beneficial to other wildlife. Life doesn't exist without water of course.

08/05/2025

Another viewpoint of the water feature our guys installed, alongside Ed from Aquascape

BELOIT — The newest attraction on the Beloit College campus is more than 100 years old.

07/19/2025

One of the projects we had the chance to work on last week. Updates to follow. It turned out amazing.

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06/29/2025

Homeowner has had their fish for nearly 2 years, brought in from Hawaii. They are beautiful fish! We were contacted to get them a new home outside. instead of the tanks in the garage. They were moved in this morning, and I think they are in love with it :-) . We still need to add aquatic plants, and they are having another crew come in for the landscaping. I anxiously await to see the final outcome for this season, and to see how everything matures. The expansion of the pond for more fish will be 2 to 3 yrs out. :-)

06/14/2025

We completed this rebuild this week. We just need to add the color changing lights (controled by a smart app of course) when they come in, and the landscaper will finalize the planting details around the space.

05/27/2025

1st lily bloom of the 2025 season

04/30/2025

Spring is definitely in full force ... be sure to unmute ... I love hearing these guys. These are toads beginning their spring spawning (started 2 days ago here). I realize some people are not a fan of the continuous sound (and it can get pretty loud ... even with the windows closed). It'll usually last maybe a couple of weeks, then the frogs take over.

04/08/2025

Spring Cleaning and Startup season is back for 2025. This pond hasn't had a deep cleaning for at least 6 years, so we did a fill drain and clean. This includes removing organic debris (leaves, sticks and such). The fish were transferred to the water storage tanks. We saved and reused approximately 2500 gallons of water. This effort saves water, gets the pond filled more quickly for the startup, maintians much of the prexisting water pameters, and saves wear and tear on the well pump. Have a great pond season!