We just had a new pond installed with a small biofalls. However, I don't like the looks of it as it does not look natural. I am not putting any plants into the pond until spring as it is too close to winter. Also, since this is a small pond they did not install a skimmer box.
They said they would put one in now or I could wait until spring. They said that since the pond was so small they normally do not install a skimmer box. What is everyone's opinion on this. As to the biofalls what does everyone that has one do to make it look more natural.

How small is "small"? Can you tell us how many gallons it is and/or the dimensions?

I am not sure how many gallons but the pond is about 5 to 6 foot in diameter. There is a shallow shelf and then a deeper spot of about 3 feet deep. This is approximately
4 foot in diameter. The biofalls is not very tall. About 1-1 1/2 foot high. This is just
an ornamental pond. I want to put some plants in and a few fish this spring. We saw some ponds at a parade of ponds at customer's homes and some had plants in the biofalls. One in particular had a sweet potato vine. This might be better in the spring but right now I am not happy with the looks. Thanks for the reply.

If your pond were a perfect rectangular box (which it's not) 5' x 5' x 3', then it would be about 500 gallons. If you want to get it more accurate, you have to measure each portion of the pond (various depths) and add them together. My site has a volume calculator. My pond has a biofilter that spills out but it's not the mass-produced "AquaScapes Biofalls." I agree that they don't look natural. Mine doesn't either though. Originally, the workers put adhesive on the PA fieldstone used around my pond and attached it around the top of the biofilter. Over time, the dirt settled, and the rocks all detached. They are just sitting there kind of loose now. The only plant camouflage I might have would be weeds I've failed to remove yet! I tried but stopped putting plants right in it because they would move and get jammed in the outflow, causing water to divert (not good!). If the plants are 100% secure, and the plant and roots kept from blocking the outflow, you could put plants in the "biofalls." I have never had a skimmer either on my ponds, the largest being 1800 gallons. I think, for my ponds, it would just suck in too many plants and animals.