Floating fountains

One of our specialties

Musical water shows that float

Floating systems are one of our specialties. A Liquid Fireworks® show does not need a built pool: the whole show can be floated on a lake, a pond or another large body of water, with water, light, color and music choreographed as one.

Each floating fountain is designed for its site, from the way it floats to the music it plays.

Plan a floating fountain

Self-contained floatation: lake fountains

The show mechanism sits inside a floatation system made of large-diameter stainless steel tubing, floating directly in the lake or pond.

• Rises and falls with the natural changes in water depth found in lakes and ponds.
• Costs more to build and maintain than a pool installation.
• Open water can't easily be treated, so algae means the submersible lamps need cleaning, typically once or twice a week.

On a barge: floating fountain shows

In deeper water, the entire show, including its own pool, floats on a barge.

• The barge can be built to look like an island.
• The pool water can be treated, so maintenance is kept to a minimum.
• A barge can move or reorient the show if you want.

Indoors or outdoors

Floating fountains suit indoor and outdoor installations. Indoors, the show runs in a controlled environment, unaffected by weather or time of day. Outdoors there is no height limit, and the natural surroundings become part of the show.

Lake shows run in the family

In 1966 Waltzing Waters played a 2½-acre (1 ha) lake at Cape Coral Gardens, Florida, with 800 jets and Gunter Przystawik at the console. Read the history.

See also Liquid Fireworks® sizes, from 30 ft (9.1 m) to 330 ft (100.6 m) in length.