"Courageous" wrote in message
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Wouldn't these small critters like tiny chorus frogs, pollywogs and newts
get sucked into that bottom drain?

Possibly. It's a large pipe. It's 3600 GPH through a 4". If it's too much,
they'll end up living in the settling tank. :-)
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That may work if they don't have to get past the impeller to get there. You
may find your settling tank full of critters in a few days. :-)) I find
pollywogs in my settling tank at times. I don't know how they get past the
"clam-basket" the pump is in.
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