Aquascape

Aquascape got its start in 1991 when Greg Wittstock, who'd been building backyard ponds since he was a kid, turned that habit into a business outside Chicago. The company built its reputation on what it calls the ecosystem approach: circulation, filtration, plants, fish, and rock and gravel working together so a pond needs less chemical intervention to stay clear and healthy.

That philosophy shows up in the product design. Aquascape's Signature Series skimmers and biological filters are built to work as a matched system rather than standalone parts, and the company has spent over three decades refining that pairing based on field testing from its own installation crews.

Aquascape sells through a network of authorized distributors and contractors rather than direct to consumers everywhere, which keeps its products concentrated with dealers who understand pond installation. The company is based in St. Charles, Illinois, and remains one of the most recognized names in North American water gardening.

We carry Aquascape because the skimmer and filtration lines are proven on a large number of installed ponds, and replacement parts stay available for years after a unit is first sold, which matters when you're maintaining an existing pond rather than building a new one.