I've had both, gravity fed is not only superior IMO, but is also what is
recommended by the AKCA and the writers of Filter Construction at the AKCA
website under Koi Health Advisors, Chapters on Construction and Filters.
~ jan www.akca.org


On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:02:51 +0100, "Iain Miller" wrote:

Anybody have an opinion on which is better & why? Anybody tried both & found
one to be much better than the other?

I would think the pump fed is easier to set up & is not sensitive to water
levels in the pond but the gravity fed seems to have the advantage of being
able to catch a lot of the cack in a settlement chamber and less pump
maintenance.

I'm trying to decide on which way to go - what's the preference of the
assembled company? All thoughts gratefully recieved.

rgds

I.



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