What You Need to Know When Considering Which Pond Pump You Need
If you are considering joining the thousands of others who are installing ponds in their yards to add a special touch of beauty and ornamentation to their world, there are many things that you need to learn about before you get started. A pond can make a very beautiful addition to any yard no matter how big or small it happens to be.
The right type of pond can turn a plain and boring yard into a tranquil place of exceptional beauty, where you will enjoy spending many hours relaxing. However, you need to realize up front that there is a lot of planning and hard work that goes into creating the perfect pond. This is the same whether you choose to use one of the many prefabricated ponds on the market or use a sheet of EPOM to create a pond of your own design.
While there is a lot of hard work involved in building your pond, you will find once you have placed the last rock in its spot, added your fish and live plants and turned on the waterfall, that all of the work was very worthwhile. One thing that you should keep in mind is that no matter how much work you put into your pond, none of it will matter if you do not use the right pond pump to keep the water moving.
You have to realize that the pond pump you choose is going to be the heart and soul of your pond and if you make the wrong choice, the water in your pond is likely to stagnate and this will kill off not only any fish you put in the pond, but your plants as well. Although you might think that the only thing your pump is supposed to do is make your waterfall or fountain work, this is definitely not the case, in fact many people use a separate pump for this.
Your pond pump has to very important jobs to perform; first it circulates the water in your pond on a continuous basis so that it stays oxygenated well enough to keep your fish and plants alive and well. Secondly the pump will force the water in your pond through your filtration system to remove and debris and contamination from the water before it is returned back to the pond.
You will find that both the fish and any vegetation you plan to keep in your pond need a steady supply of clean and fully reoxygenated water to thrive. If you end up buying a pond pump that does not provide a sufficient flow of water, the water will end up becoming polluted over time and everything you have put in your pond is going to die off as the water becomes too polluted to support life.
Pond pumps are rated by the manufacture for their flow rate in gallons per hour and their lift capability. It is the flow rate that you need to pay the closest attention as it will directly affect how healthy the water will remain in your pond. In order to decide which pump is going to work the best and keep the water in your pond in optimum condition, you need to know approximately how many gallons of water your pond holds.
In order to calculate the capacity of your pond, if you do not already know it, you multiply the length times the width times the depth. Once you have this number, you multiply it by 7.5. This is the number of gallons that fit into a cubic foot. This will give you the total number of gallons of water that your pond holds when it is properly filled. You can use this number to shop for the right pump for your pond. The idea is that you need to be able to fully circulate half the water in your pond through the filter once per hour. So if you have a pond that measures (10 x 4 x 2 feet) x 7.5, you will have 600 gallons of water in it. This means that you need a pump that can move at least 300 gallons of water per hour.
You will find a complete selection of pond pumps and everything else you need to create the perfect pond in your back yard at Pond Planet. There is nothing like the pleasure of having a beautiful pond to relax near and enjoy the fruits of your labor and as long as you use the right supplies you should have no problems for many years.
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