Cover balls
Many homeowners dream of having beautiful koi carp and goldfish swimming in their garden pond. Understandably so, as their colourful appearance can make them a winter and summer garden treasure. The problem is that in many cases this requires heating the pond in winter, which, with ever-increasing energy costs, is extremely expensive. It is therefore not surprising that the majority of pond owners are looking for a cost-effective yet efficient alternative to winter heating.
Your search was not fruitless, which is fantastic news!
The lake can also be frozen without using expensive power techniques.
Fish Ball – cost-effective winterization of garden ponds
EURO-MATIC has developed a simple, yet highly effective solution to insulating ponds, significantly reducing costs. The Fish Ball is a garden pond insulating ball that allows the pond creatures to overwinter safely.
How to winterize with balls?
Plastic balls form a continuous layer of insulation on the surface of the pond. This slows down the temperature drop of the pond, resulting in significant cost savings for heated ponds, and delays the freezing of unheated ponds.
The number of days covered with ice can be minimized with balls.
A significant advantage of balls over other pond cover solutions is that they allow natural light to pass through and are not airtight, making them the perfect choice for fish.
The Fish Ball can also be combined with de-icing methods such as pumped water flow, filament heating, flow-through central heating or aeration systems. This prevents the pond from freezing even during long, hard frosts. This prevents the pond from becoming oxygen-depleted.
How much can you save with Fish Ball?
By minimising heat losses, up to 75% of heating costs can be saved.
You can install the balls yourself, without the need for a specialist. From the packaging, the products are poured onto the surface of the pond, which will settle in a short time without external intervention. They can be quickly removed in spring using a net. Thus, only a one-off investment is needed, the balls can be reused year after year.
With Fish Ball, all pond owners can save themselves a lot of extra expenses and burdens!
Find out more about garden pond insulation balls! >>> https://euro-matic.eu/in/en/products/fishballs/
The Euro-Matic outdoor cover ball is the best choice for airports, mines, sewage treatment plants and livestock farms, as well as for covering reservoirs.
Learn moreThe cover ball is a hollow high quality plastic ball that can be used to create a continuous cover layer on the surface of liquids. Depending on the amount of balls placed on a given surface, they can cover up 91% of the surface in a regular shape, self-arranging next to each other. This cover layer separates and isolates the open surface of the liquid from its surroundings, i.e. it significantly reduces the effect of the liquid on the environment and vice versa. In English, several names are used for these balls, often referred to as ‘shade ball’, ‘cover ball’, ‘armor ball’, ‘barrier ball’, or ‘bird ball’. We, as a proud European Manufacturer, call them cover ball and Bird Ball™.
The cover balls have countless benefits, so it can be used in many diverse areas. Those advantages usually help our partners to achieve their goals for cost-saving, more efficient water management, safer work environment, environment and nature protection. Thus, the Bird Ball™ is an excellent solution for reducing evaporation, preserving water quality, preventing algae formation, keeping birds away, camouflaging the water surface, thermal insulation, reducing heating costs, reducing the release of toxic gases and vapors, reducing unpleasant odors, covering hazardous materials and many more, where cost savings or other beneficial effects can be achieved as a result of use.
Bird Ball™ | Water-filled Bird Ball™ | Self-Filling Ball® | |
Diameter | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
Weight | 40 g | 240 g | 40 g |
Material | HDPE | HDPE | HDPE |
UV resistance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Color | Black | Black | Clear/black |
Warranty | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Wind resistance | Up to 80 km/h | Up to 150 km/h | Up to 150 km/h |
Packaging | Big-bag, cardboard or in bulk | Big-bag or in bulk | Big-bag, cardboard or in bulk |
Quantity | 116 balls/m2 | 116 balls/m2 | 116 balls/m2 |