If you are a first time owner of a mirror fountain or any kind of water fountain for that matter, you may be searching online for helpful tips in maintaining your newly purchased water feature. You go to water fountain websites to keep yourself updated with the latest accessories and articles to beautify and maintain your mirror wall fountain. That’s only natural as you want to preserve your mirror fountains for generations to come.

Let me let you in on something so obvious yet most of the time taken for granted by water fountain owners- distilled water. Through distillation, distilled water has all impurities removed. Distillation involves boiling the water and condensing the steam in a container. The process leaves impurities behind. This means is that no mineral deposits will form in your fountain.

Of course, you are free to use mineral or tap water on your fountain but you should know that mineral water has salt, sulfur compounds gases and minerals, and this will build up over time. Mineral deposits would lessen the aesthetic value of your mirror wall fountain and damage your pump.

Distilled water is best to use on your mirror wall fountains, as it has no mineral deposits. You also need not worry about pump damage because your fountain doesn’t have hard water buildup to stick to or clog the pump. However, if you find using distilled water on your mirror wall fountain out of budget or distilled water is not available, there are also other ways to properly maintain your mirror wall fountain. Take advantage of the fountain care products that are available in discount stores and hardware.

No More White Scale and is Calcium Lime Remover (CLR) are products that will help you fight off mineral deposits. These solutions are your best bet against white scale or mineral deposits if you don’t use distilled water.

If you don’t have time to go out, you can try a vinegar and water solution. Just mix vinegar and water and pour the solution on the basin of your fountain, leave it for awhile until the mineral deposits are removed. Use wet cloth or non abrasive sponge to wipe the residues off your mirror wall fountain.

For algae growth, here are some of the products that you can try: Fountain Fresh- Safe for humans and animals, Fountain Fresh is a fountain care solution that prevents colored water and suspends algae growth.

Care Free Enzymes- All natural and toxic free, Care Free Enzymes can be used on water mirrors and other kinds of water feature. A personal favorite.

Fountain Block- This is recommended for large mirror wall fountains as 1 block is good for 50 gallons of water. The blocks should be properly wrapped and stored as when ingested, these are hazardous to the people in your household and to your pets.

No More Algae- This fountain care product is highly effective in keeping algae at bay but should be used with caution as this is unsafe for your household.

If you use distilled water and fountain care solutions on your mirror wall fountain, you can be sure that you would be able to maintain your newly purchased water décor. In no time, you would consider yourself an expert and you would be the one giving advice on mirror wall fountain care.