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pump questions
We've started digging! Pictures are posted here
http://home.comcast.net/~lyddie/picture.htm as we progress. There are only 2 pictures there so far under the "creating our water garden" section and it's just an unfinished hole so nothing too interesting yet . But we have liner and we're hoping for a dry night sometime when we get home from work to finish digging and start lining. We'd like to have a small waterfall - just a couple-three feet tall at the most so I'm pump shopping. I think our pond is going to be about 450-500 gallons when we're completely done. What's the difference between a "waterfall pump" and a plain "pump" that advertises being good for many things, including waterfalls? Any opinions on good brands? I'm looking at pumps listed on http://www.123ponds.com . I like the Pondmaster9.5 which has the following specs: -18' long 3 prong grounded cord -950 GPH max flow -120V with cord suitable for indoor or outdoor use -can be operated submersible or in-line -plastic finned pre-filter now included for greater flow through -consumes max of 93 Watts -14' shut off At 2 ft. it pumps 900 gph, at 3 ft it pumps 850 gph, 4 ft. at 800 gph. Is it doable/ok to get a pump that is rated for a little more than the volume of a pond so that you have extra pumping power? Then get a Y splitter type attachment of some sort with control valves (do they make such a thing that would be useable or adaptable for a pond pump?). One branch of the Y would be a tube to the waterfall and the other branch would be for a small fountain spray. Thanks, Lydia |
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pump questions
There is nothing wrong with that, I have a Sequence pump running my
waterfall and my turtle spitter. I believe the simpler the better. "Lydia" wrote in message ... We've started digging! Pictures are posted here http://home.comcast.net/~lyddie/picture.htm as we progress. There are only 2 pictures there so far under the "creating our water garden" section and it's just an unfinished hole so nothing too interesting yet . But we have liner and we're hoping for a dry night sometime when we get home from work to finish digging and start lining. We'd like to have a small waterfall - just a couple-three feet tall at the most so I'm pump shopping. I think our pond is going to be about 450-500 gallons when we're completely done. What's the difference between a "waterfall pump" and a plain "pump" that advertises being good for many things, including waterfalls? Any opinions on good brands? I'm looking at pumps listed on http://www.123ponds.com . I like the Pondmaster9.5 which has the following specs: -18' long 3 prong grounded cord -950 GPH max flow -120V with cord suitable for indoor or outdoor use -can be operated submersible or in-line -plastic finned pre-filter now included for greater flow through -consumes max of 93 Watts -14' shut off At 2 ft. it pumps 900 gph, at 3 ft it pumps 850 gph, 4 ft. at 800 gph. Is it doable/ok to get a pump that is rated for a little more than the volume of a pond so that you have extra pumping power? Then get a Y splitter type attachment of some sort with control valves (do they make such a thing that would be useable or adaptable for a pond pump?). One branch of the Y would be a tube to the waterfall and the other branch would be for a small fountain spray. Thanks, Lydia |
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