| A sea-shell tabletop fountain a perfect addition to | | | | stones and small rocks around the pump so it |
| your desk. It creates calm aura and relaxes your | | | | becomes invisible. Now select a large sea-shell (e.g. |
| senses. When the water flows through the sea-shell, | | | | conch, abalone, or a conch) as your main fountain |
| it creates a mildly reflective surface, which is known | | | | piece. Set it on top of the bowl so that it is |
| for its ability to draw attention and melt away your | | | | positioned above the pump. Place the narrow end of |
| stress. | | | | the shell near the pump. |
| Material you would need to design as sea shell | | | | Step 2: Attach The Vinyl Hose |
| tabletop fountain are: | | | | This is the most important aspect of setting up your |
| 1. A reservoir bowl about 4? deep and 10? in | | | | fountain. Create a tubing short enough to hide within |
| diameter. | | | | the rocks and connect one end of it to the pump |
| 2. A pump (battery operated or electric) ? Capacity | | | | spout (outlet of pump). Insert the other end in the |
| 80 GPH (gallons per hour) | | | | drilled hole of sea shell base. To do this correctly, you |
| 3. A large seashell | | | | would have to remove some stones and rocks. |
| 4. Vinyl hose | | | | Step 3: Place the shell. |
| 5. Decorative elements like green flora or green | | | | Positioning of shell is supposed to be on top of the |
| bamboo and river stones. | | | | pile of stones. Make sure that the overall assembly |
| Before we begin the assembly of a sea-shell tabletop | | | | (fountain unit including bowl reservoir, stones, and the |
| fountain, the you would need to drill the base of the | | | | shell) are in proportion. If everything looks good, |
| sea-shell without breaking it. This may be | | | | mark the shell with a pencil for future reference. |
| accomplished using a small hand-held grinder or a light | | | | Following these three steps carefully will get you a |
| weight drilling machine. Make sure the drilled hole is no | | | | start you off on path of designing a beautiful |
| bigger that 10 mm in diameter. | | | | sea-shell fountain. The only things left to do after |
| Here are the 3 Easy Steps to effortlessly design a | | | | finishing the layout is to anchor the fountain elements |
| beautiful and relaxing sea shell tabletop fountain: | | | | into one piece, and test the water flow to adjust it |
| Step 1: Get the Bowl Ready | | | | to the optimal rate. Additionally, if you wish, you may |
| Place the pump on one of the edges of the bowl, | | | | add some green fern plants or flora, or mosaic to |
| preferably, the back-edge of the bowl. Set the water | | | | decorate your sea-shell fountain and enhance it?s |
| flow adjustment to lowest for now. Place the river | | | | serene appeal. |