Aquascape AquaBasin 30 Fountain and Water Feature Basin for Landscape and Garden | 78223, Black, 27 gallon

Aquascape AquaBasin 30 was prefect for my project to add a small water feature to our entry garden. The basin is sturdy and well designed and built. Instructions were easy to follow and good installation videos were available for review. Installed our fountaion last summer and closed and winterized (emptied and covered) the basin in October. We had a cold winter with several feeeze-thaw cycles. There was some water infiltration over the winter (I plan to seal the cover better this year) but there was no freeze damage to nor heaving of the basin.The fountain itself turned out great and we are happy with the result. We spent many days sitting on the poarch enjoying our babbling fountain.

This basin is very durable and easy to use for a water feature basin. This basin holds a lot of water which was a great value for the money spent.

This basin supports my home-made rock fountain and decorative rocks quite well.

Overall, this is a good product. It is sturdy and supports quite a bit of weight, but I'm not so sure about the 500# capacity in use. It may support 500# if it is evenly distributed, but that is not practical for a fountain. I placed 3 drilled rocks(much less than 500#) and, as said in another review, the surface becomes a bit concave so it is no longer level across the top. This makes setting something upright a bit difficult. If you are only using one fountain in the center of the unit, that would probably be fine.I ended up taking the whole thing apart and redoing the base for the unit.So, to the recommendations:1. If you are going to have a bit of weight like I have with mine, you should support the middle of the unit, which has a square section in the center - I used four bricks set on their sides, which was just the right height to support the center section.2. Watch what size of pump you use. The specs says that you can use large pumps, but I bought the Aquascape Ultra 1000 because it has the three valves, which I needed. I got it in the unit with a lot of struggle, but it has to sit on its side because with the valves, it is too tall to sit upright. The pump will be fine sitting on its side, but just be cautious about the size of pump you buy.Overall, a good product.

For years I had our fountain sitting in a very small basin, supported only by bricks. I decided to do an upgrade and I chose the Aquascape 30 Fountain Basin. The installation was easy for any handy person, and it can easily support my heavy ceramic fountain even when it is filled with water and covered with rocks. The large access hole makes installing and maintaining the pump really easy and I also installed the optional automatic water fill valve so I don't have to think about the water level all the time. That also works perfectly. This basin holds about six times as much water as my previous basin, which will help to keep the water looking fresh and clear. I think this is a very well designed, great product.

The specifications list 1500 pounds and the product seems sturdy, however, it will cave in spots requiring a shim to make it level. However, I did make it work. Just be aware that this happens.

Great product, worked very well for my fountain project. Some what pricy!

When this arrived I was a little surprised by the size. However, it fit the space exactly as we planned.