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url: https://www.eurocovers.eu/vs/floating-balls
title: Hexagonal cover vs Armor Ball AQUA — which to deploy
description: When does Armor Ball AQUA (spherical) fit better than Hexprotect® AQUA (hexagonal)? An EU buyer's guide for small, irregular, or temporary deployments.
updated: 2026-05-28
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# Hexagonal cover vs Armor Ball AQUA — which to deploy

> EuroCover supplies both hexagonal modular covers (Hexprotect® AQUA, Hexofloat®) and the spherical Armor Ball AQUA — this page helps you pick the right format for your EU water-body deployment.

EuroCover Water Systems supplies the AWTT cover line into European industrial water sites. Two of those products — the hexagonal **Hexprotect® AQUA** and the spherical **Armor Ball AQUA** — answer different deployment shapes. This page is the EU procurement decision aid for picking between them.

## When the hexagonal modular cover fits

- Industrial reservoirs, tailings ponds, and process water tanks at scale (> 1,000 m²).
- Long-life deployments where 25+ year design life is the dominant criterion.
- Sites with wind exposure where AWTT's hurricane-rated wind certification is needed.
- Potable-water applications requiring NSF/ANSI food-grade documentation.

See [Hexprotect® AQUA](/products/hexprotect-aqua) for the lead hexagonal product, and [Hexofloat®](/products/hexofloat) for the EU-tooled, AWTT design-approved alternative for shorter EU lead times.

## When Armor Ball AQUA fits

- Smaller water bodies — typically under 500 m².
- Irregular shorelines that wouldn't accommodate modular tessellation cleanly.
- Temporary deployments (fire-suppression storage, construction water tanks).
- Sites where a perimeter containment boom is acceptable in exchange for very fast bulk-pour installation.

See [Armor Ball AQUA](/products/armor-ball-aqua) for the EU product page.

## A note on Armor Ball AQUA data

Armor Ball AQUA performance specifications (sphere diameter, surface coverage, life expectancy, wind handling) are pending founder confirmation; see the [Armor Ball AQUA product page](/products/armor-ball-aqua) for the current status. The product is in EuroCover's catalog; the marketing data layer is being verified before publication.