Pond Pumps

Regarded as the heart of your pond, your fish want you to select a strong, reliable, strong pump that will keep your pond alive. Should you choose a submersible or external pump? What turnover should it have? What guarantee should you look for?

Choosing Pond Pumps

Pumps:

If you’re considering building a pond that features a fountain or waterfall, or are looking to install a UVc and filter, then you’ll need a pump.

A pond pump has a demanding role, pumping continuously through a 12 month rolling contract in extremes of temperature, handling unmentionable . . . → Read More: Choosing Pond Pumps

Choosing the right pump for your pond

Every pond should have one. Regarded as the heart of the pond, the pump (like the heart) must be the most reliable part of a pond and filter system. Expected to work 24 hours a day and every day of the year in most cases, the . . . → Read More: Choosing the right pump for your pond

How a submersible pump works

According to the theory of evolution, as the complexity of primitive aquatic organisms developed over time, they gained the ability to leave the primordial soup for dry land in the blind pursuit of survival.

If we look at how pond pumps have evolved in the pond keeping . . . → Read More: How a submersible pump works

How do I choose the best pump for a 2000 gallon pond?

Turnover?

It is recommended that a pond system’s complete volume is turned over at least once every 2 hours. For example, if a pond has a volume of 2000 gallons, a pump capable of pumping a minimum of 1000 gallons per hour would be required. However, most . . . → Read More: How do I choose the best pump for a 2000 gallon pond?

Pond Pump Buying Checklist

If you’re considering building a pond that features a fountain or waterfall, or are looking to install a UVc and filter, then youll need a pump.

A pond pump has a demanding role, pumping continuously through a 12 month rolling contract in extremes of temperature, handling unmentionable . . . → Read More: Pond Pump Buying Checklist

Pond pump fails

As koi keepers, we have never had it so good. Each year there are more quality koi to choose from than the last, there is plenty of information to support the hobbyist and the standard of pond equipment available has reached a new high.

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Pond pumps – A comprehensive guide

A pond pump is an essential piece of equipment in a koi pond. It has one of the least glamorous roles to play, yet every healthy pond will be powered by a reliable pump. A pond pump has a most demanding job, working full time, 24 . . . → Read More: Pond pumps – A comprehensive guide

Ponds do need a regular partial water change

As koi keepers we are experts in keeping fish in an enclosed artificial environment that is stocked with an unnaturally high stocking level and fed a relatively large quantity of food. Consequently, there will come a time when the pond’s ecosystem becomes unbalanced, requiring our input . . . → Read More: Ponds do need a regular partial water change

Selling pond pumps

If your aquatic store serves the outdoor water gardening segment then one of the must-have stock lines is pumps.

When a new pondkeeper embarks on their first pond project, it is usual for their first purchase to include the pond / liner, filter and pump all together. . . . → Read More: Selling pond pumps

The garden pond market

If you were to offer a sample of people the opportunity of having a pond installed in their garden, those that would decline would be in the minority.

Perhaps it is that fact that our bodies are predominantly made up of water, or we have an innate . . . → Read More: The garden pond market

The Pond pump buyer’s check list

If you’re considering building a pond that features a fountain or waterfall, or are looking to install a UVc and filter, then you’ll need a pump.

A pond pump has a demanding role, pumping continuously through a 12 month rolling contract in extremes of temperature, handling unmentionable . . . → Read More: The Pond pump buyer’s check list

Which pond pump is the best for my pond?

Pond Pumps Buyer’s Guide.

Regarded as the heart of the pond, the pump (like the heart) must be the most reliable part of a garden pond. We expect a pump to work 24 hours a day and every day of the year in temperatures ranging from near-freezing . . . → Read More: Which pond pump is the best for my pond?

Which pond pump should I choose?

How to choose the right pond pump and why is it important to choose the right pond equipment?

Koi keeping is so enthralling and challenging because it puts demands on us from so many different disciplines, and to be successful, we need to master them all. We . . . → Read More: Which pond pump should I choose?



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