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Moments before spontaneously combusting lurker was heard to say:

thanks koi-lo, cant help notice most advice i get here is from you.
Pondmaster Pond-Mag 5 500GPH does sound like a lot of bang for the
buck and i may reconsider the titan now.

Your welcome, but remember there are *TWO* Koi-Los posting here now.

the titan mentions how its specially designed to prevent clogging and
motor damage by using max filter max surface area and a thermal
resettable fuse.

Always use something to prevent clogging. I myself use 2 black pond plant
pots set together like a clam-shell to protect my pumps. I cut a hole for
the wire and outlet hose and wire them together. Cheap and easily replaced.
They don't clog easily either.

would putting the danner mag drive external prolong the pumps life?
just curious if i should start thinking of ways to mount the pump or
if i have to look into prefiltering. basically im looking for the
longest life and like how danners use only one moving part. cool.

Just keep pond trash from getting sucked into the impeller area.

thanks again, still going to research and will decide tomorrow.

Always do research before you make a purchase. It saves time and money down
the road. ;-)
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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