Aquascape Pond Lighting & Power

Lighting is what makes a water feature work after dark, and it is usually the cheapest upgrade on an existing pond. Aquascape supplies submersible and above water LED fixtures in warm white, color changing LED lights with their controllers, dedicated fountain lights that mount inside a basin or bowl, and path and area lights for the surrounding planting.

The power side is here as well: low voltage transformers sized by total wattage, splitters and extension cables, quick connect fittings and the mounting accessories that hold a fixture at the right angle. Add up the wattage of every fixture on a run before choosing a transformer and leave headroom for lights you may add later. Aquascape publishes the voltage, the wattage, the cord length and the beam angle per fixture, so take those from its documentation, or call us, and a fixture can be matched to an existing system.
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Common uses

What people in this group are usually solving for.

Lighting a waterfall

Submersible and above water LED fixtures aimed up into the falls, which is where the light does the most work.

Inside a fountain

Dedicated fountain lights that mount inside a basin or bowl, sized for the feature rather than for a pond.

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Around the feature

Path and area lights for the planting and walkways surrounding the water, on the same low voltage run.

Powering it

Low voltage transformers sized by total wattage, plus splitters, extension cables and quick connect fittings.

Aquascape Pond Lighting & Power buying guide

How to choose, what to check before you order, and how Aquascape orders ship.

Lighting is usually the cheapest upgrade available on a pond that already runs, and it is what makes the feature work after dark. Add up the wattage of every fixture on a run before choosing a transformer.

Add up the wattage before choosing a transformer

A low voltage transformer is rated in watts, and the total draw of every fixture on the run has to sit under that rating. Aquascape publishes the wattage per fixture, so the sum is straightforward once you have the figures. Leave headroom, because lighting is the thing people add to rather than finish: a transformer bought exactly to today's total means a new transformer the first time you want one more light on the path. Cable length matters as well, since a long run drops voltage, and the splitters and extension cables in this group are what keep the layout tidy.

Warm white or color changing

Warm white reads as natural and is what most people end up leaving on, because it makes wet rock and moving water look like wet rock and moving water. Color changing fixtures give you the option of something else for an evening, run off their own controller, and are the usual choice where the feature is a centerpiece for entertaining rather than a quiet corner of the yard. Both are available submersible and above water here. Mixing the two on one feature rarely looks deliberate, so pick a direction.

Where to aim a pond light

Light works on what it hits, not on the water itself, so a fixture aimed into open water mostly disappears. The useful positions are underneath and slightly in front of a waterfall so the light comes up through the falling sheet, low and across a planted edge to pick up texture, and inside a fountain bowl or basin so the column glows from within. Check the beam angle Aquascape publishes for the fixture: a narrow beam is for a specific target and a wide one is for washing an area.

Low voltage runs and adding later

Everything in this group is low voltage, which is why it can be retrofitted to an existing pond without an electrician trenching the yard. The transformer takes line voltage at one point and everything past it is safe to handle and to bury shallow. Voltage, wattage, cord length and beam angle are published by Aquascape per fixture, so a new light can be matched to a system already installed. Use the quick connect fittings rather than improvised splices, since those are the joints that fail wet.

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Add up the wattage of every fixture on the run and choose a transformer rated above that total, with headroom for lights you may add later. Aquascape publishes the wattage per fixture, and we will look it up if you call.

Some are and some are made to sit above the water. Which one a fixture is, along with its voltage, wattage, cord length and beam angle, is in the Aquascape documentation for that model, so check there rather than judging by the category.

Fixtures and transformers are listed separately in this group, and some sets include one. Check the Aquascape parts list for the set, then confirm the total wattage against the transformer you have.

Warm white reads as natural and suits wet rock and moving water. Color changing fixtures run off their own controller and suit a feature used as a centerpiece. Mixing both on one feature rarely looks deliberate.

Yes, and it is usually the cheapest upgrade available. The system is low voltage, so past the transformer nothing needs trenching or an electrician, and fixtures can be added to a run that has wattage headroom.

At something solid. Light aimed into open water disappears. Put it under and slightly in front of a waterfall so it comes up through the sheet, low across a planted edge, or inside a bowl so the feature glows from within.

With the quick connect fittings and splitters made for the system rather than improvised splices, which are the joints that fail once they are wet and buried.

Not sure which one fits?

Tell us the model or the part number you are working with and we will check it before you order.

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