Fish Pond Pumps

[Sidewinder]

Hi all,

I am totally fed up with fish pond filter pumps lasting just a year or two.

I've tried Hozelock (Can't remember model), Oase (Aquamax Eco Premium 6,000), & Blagdon (Force Hybrid 10,000).

Does anyone please have any recommendations, as I downsized the pump the last time to reduce the cost, it subsequently failed, under warranty mind.

However, the smaller pump is not shifting enough water through the filter and not keeping the water adequately aerated & clear for our liking.

It seems the fish are suffering which we don't want.

Now looking for another pump in a larger size 10,000-12,000 lph & I really want something that will last more than a year or two!

Does anyone else have experience of these things and could perhaps suggest some reliable makes?

Thanks.

 

[Zeespark]

Badger may know the answer to your issue Sidey, have a word with Him about it

Andy Guinness

 

[M107]

I'm using a Laguna max-flo 2200 been in 2 years now & had no issues with it.

http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/laguna-maxflo-2200-pond-pump/p1232?gclid=CNqWsP-pzs4CFYIW0wodk3wPoQ

 

[Andy™]

wired some up the other week for someone, he was replacing the pump & filters. no idea what make / model they were, so bit of a useless reply really...

 

[Badger]

Hi all,

I am totally fed up with fish pond filter pumps lasting just a year or two.

I've tried Hozelock (Can't remember model), Oase (Aquamax Eco Premium 6,000), & Blagdon (Force Hybrid 10,000).

Does anyone please have any recommendations, as I downsized the pump the last time to reduce the cost, it subsequently failed, under warranty mind.

However, the smaller pump is not shifting enough water through the filter and not keeping the water adequately aerated & clear for our liking.

It seems the fish are suffering which we don't want.

Now looking for another pump in a larger size 10,000-12,000 lph & I really want something that will last more than a year or two!

Does anyone else have experience of these things and could perhaps suggest some reliable makes?

Thanks.

Hi sidewinder ive got a bermuda solid handling pump in our oond which works fine bern in twelve months with no problems http://www.aquatix-2u.co.uk/products/bep331-5000-lph-filter-pump-with-float-switch.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_9-9BRCqpZeZhLeOg68BEiQAOviWAi0RYMTe2lMA0THD8zQZUdNGUNKFldfQ7k9g30BOlmoaAoLO8P8HAQ

Got it from amazon though about the same cost hope thats of use 

 

[Richard-the-Ninth]

I would say get an Oase. I see you have had one, but get an Oase aquamax, NOT and Oase aquamax eco. Also when you get it register it, it costs nothing. If a registered Oase pump fails within 5 years you can return it, and if there is a problem Oase will change it free of charge.

 

[Sidewinder]

Richard,

The whole range is now Eco, for environmentally friendly rather than economy it seems.

I think that the one I have is registered, but it is not man enough for the job because I downsized it it seems.

 

[Richard-the-Ninth]

If it helps, a pump should always be chosen according to the job it is required to do.

So, for example you have a pond that is 1000 litres and you have it not too heavily stocked, so you want to turn it over once every 4 hours, you will need a pump that can pump 250 litres / hour. (Or more)

Then you have to take into consideration head height, so although "K" pump can pump 250 litres / hour it may not be able to pump it to the head height required, and a smaller pump will not be up to the job.

It is always better to have a bigger pump than required as you can turn a big pump down, but you can not turn a small pump up.

 

[Sidewinder]

Richard,

I am more than familiar with sizing pumps, and with fish pond pumps.

I have always slightly oversized the pumps in the past and they have not lasted more than a year or two, always failing inside warranty a couple of times, then just out, so I've got fed up with it.

Plus, the flow rates were such that there was a significant current in the pond, so much so the water lilies didn't do so well, throttling the flow always caused issues.

So when the last pump failed, I went one size down to see if this would balance the system out a little better.

This was last year, at a time when the weather was not too hot, and the UV lamp was new, so the down sized pump coped OK to start with.

Alas it hasn't longer term, especially as after the pump failed, under warranty, by the time the replacement arrived the pond had coloured over, and the UV was older than it should have been, the new smaller pump is not coping with cleaning the water.

Mind, earlier this year and last, with the reduced flow, the fish were quite happy, to such an extent, I think one of the problems is the sheer number of fish now in the pond!

I think we have 20 or 30 new members of the population, which is not bad going considering that we didn't assist them in any way, & we have 3 large Koi in there too.