Armor Ball AQUA: spherical floating cover

Armor Ball AQUA is a named AWTT product, not a generic label for every shade ball. Its published specification gives designers a defined spherical option to compare with hexagonal tiles and continuous covers.

What is Armor Ball AQUA?

Armor Ball AQUA is a 100 mm UV-stabilised HDPE floating sphere made by AWTT. The element fills with water on deployment, increasing its published mass from 50 g dry to 275 g when ballasted. AWTT specifies 108 balls per square metre, producing 91% surface coverage.

The product is designed as a modular surface layer. It does not create a sealed gas-capture membrane, and its spherical geometry does not eliminate every opening between elements.

How Armor Ball AQUA works

• Self-filling ballast. Water enters the sphere’s ballast chamber after deployment.
• Close-packed field. Individual balls distribute across the surface at the AWTT-published placement density.
• Anchorless placement. AWTT describes tool-free installation by pouring the elements onto the liquid surface.
• Independent movement. Each sphere follows changing water level without a continuous perimeter sheet.
• Documented envelope. AWTT publishes the product’s dimensions, coverage, wind resistance, material, operating temperature, lifecycle, and warranty.

Benefits of Armor Ball AQUA

AWTT also publishes an operating range of −57 °C to +71 °C and states that potable-water or food-contact HDPE can be specified, with supporting documentation available on request. Project approvals remain tied to the exact supplied formulation and jurisdiction.

When to use Armor Ball AQUA

Evaluate Armor Ball AQUA when a pond or tank benefits from a free-moving spherical layer, particularly where an irregular perimeter or internal obstacles make a tiled field less convenient. The geometry can also suit projects where easy pour-on placement is important.

The correct choice still depends on surface area, wind, overflow protection, water chemistry, access, and the required surface-management outcome. EuroCover confirms product quantity, commercial availability, and delivery details at quotation.

Armor Ball AQUA vs hexagonal cover

Armor Ball AQUA uses 100 mm spheres and provides AWTT-published 91% surface coverage. Hexprotect® AQUA uses tessellating hexagonal elements and has a different published coverage and wind envelope. Neither topology is universally superior: spheres accommodate irregular edges; hexagons create a denser modular field.

Use the hexagonal vs Armor Ball AQUA comparison for the full choice, then request a project review rather than applying a generic area threshold as a guarantee.