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In the winter I run an Oase 5000 just for the filter. I don't run the waterfall in the winter as this would lose a lot of the heat in the pool by the latent heat exchange. The water is kept from going green by employing a 35watt UV sterilser 24/7 in the summer. The rate of flow from any pump depends a lot on how far and how high it has to lift the water, the diameter of the pipe and how many bends in it. What pump depends on what rate of flow you want to come down your waterfall, from just tinkling sounds, to a torrent. Garden centres usually have some running, but they will configured to show as near their maximum output because they'll have the pumps close to the outlet and they won't be lifting the water very high. Garden centres also sell a lot of different pre-formed waterfalls. Some look quite good, but they didn't 25 years ago when I built my pool. A lot depends on what sort of surround you have to your pool. A non-matching one can look really naff. You could build your own. I did that using the same York stone that surrounds our pool. It's set in concrete, we like to think we've got it looking as natural as possible. The waterfall is supplied by a pipe from the sump under the surround and up to the back of the waterfall, you can't see it at all. If you can illuminate it, the combination of the sound of the running water and the changing reflections of the light can make it look very attractive on summer evenings. I hope this helps. ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting
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