I purchased my pump from www.123ponds.com, there price is pretty good
and they have the information on energy consumption and flow rate vs.
rise for each pump. There were quick on the shipping/delivery and I
they were responsive to my customer service inquiry for my tracking
numbers.

There are some great posting in this news group to help you calculate
your $ savings if you buy a good pump. The pump I almost bought at a
local store had a consumption of 800 watts. The is a great discussion
thread called " Pump Advice Please" that may help you with
calculating energy consumption whether its a pump rated on Amps or
Watts.

Happy Ponding.

"Megan Wilson" wrote in message ...
From what site did you buy the pump?
"Chad" wrote in message
m...
I am in process of upgrading from a 200 gallon preformed pond to a
1500 gallon epdm lined pond. I started this process on memorial day
and have been doing a ton of research on filters, skimmers and pumps.
My dad got me started pond'ering' about 15 years ago while I was a
teenager and I have been using submersible pumps until about 10 days
ago when my new Sequence External Centrifugal Pump (4200gph) arrived.
This pump states that is has a max watt usage of 180 watts which is
one of the best I could find. It is actually uses less energy than my
previous 1400 gph submersible pump. I am very impressed with how
quiet the pump is. Now that it is housed in a box slightly below
ground level I have no sound at all, that is until the roar of my
waterfall takes over. As for cost, I spent $230 on the pump and I
bought it online - Free Delivery/No Tax. One last note - I started
with a budget and I gave up for sanity reasons - ( One 15ft x 18ft
liner for the pond, One 5ft x 20ft for the stream, One 8ft x 12ft
liner for the waterfall, 5000lbs of colorado moss rock, 2000lbs river
flats, 3 yards of river rock, Cedar Wood for a foot bridge) Anyway, I
am documenting the process and I will update my site to share my
experiences after I get some free time and spend a little qt with the
wife.
http://members.cox.net/bokowski

"Megan Wilson" wrote in message
...
Hello all!

I am really and truly just starting out, as in no hole as been dug, but
the
area where the pond is going has been roughly surveyed. Last spring i
built
a small 100 gallon indoor pond, but i did it very quickly with out doing
much research. this time i want to do it right, and i'm trying to figure
out
how much money its all going to cost me so i can make a budget. Since i
don't have any sort of hole dug, i can only go by my theoretical
dimensions
to guess the volume. My concern right now is pumps (which is better
submersible or not, and how much its going to cost). and as you may have
noticed i'm starting to ramble so i'll cut it short. My questions are,
what's the best way to approximate volume (using some online calculators
i've gotten numbers ranging from 1,500 to 11,000 gallons)? and would
anyone
be willing to provide me with the pros and cons between the
submersible/non-submersible pumps, or at least point me in the direction
of
finding such information? thank you in advance!

megs