Choosing the Proper Pond Pump

Article by: Gerry Fung

Whether you have a preformed or a liner pond, , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us a pond , Exotic Plants and Flowers for Guys: Trends in Flowers as Elegant as they are Masculine pump is a paramount component of any water , Tomatoes: History, Origin, Facts... or Fiction? feature. Stagnant bodies of water , Outdoor Deck Lighting attract mosquito infestations, which are a nuisance, and also undesirable, due to the recent outbreaks of the West Nile virus. Therefore, it is paramount that you utilize a pond , Hammocks - Relax in a Hammock Bed, Chair, or Swing pump that circulates your body of water. , April Gardening Tips - Southwest Region

Pumps are available in both submersible and external (out-of-pond) models. For the smaller pond , Gardening Tips For the Beginner (up to 1000 gallons of water), a submersible pump , How to Prune Lilac Shrubs is the more economical and practical option. Submersible pumps , Ants! - 1,000,000,000,000,000 Invaders! can be placed directly in the pond , The Great History of Roses and require relatively little installation. They are free of distracting noise, and for smaller ponds, , Outdoor Deck Lighting can easily be utilized to drain your pond , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us (if you hook up a hose to the output flow).

In the old days, the main disadvantage of submersible pumps , How to Choose a Fountain was that the pump , Water Garden - Pond s To Pump Up The Volume seal could rupture and release oil coolant into the water. , Metal Sheds However, this is not the case nowadays, because newer pumps , Don't Roll that Lawn are magnetic-driven, and no longer require coolant. "Mag-driven"Â pumps , Great Gardening Gift Ideas are slightly more expensive, but they have the added advantage of consuming less electricity. , Hammocks - Relax in a Hammock Bed, Chair, or Swing

Pumps are sized by gallons per hour (GPH) output at one foot of lift or height. Manufacturers , Easy Pond Algae Control the Ecologically Safe Way usually offer charts that break down the power , Metal Sheds of each size pump , Artificial Trees Advantages according to incremental heights of one foot. It is recommended that you circulate your body of water , Weathervanes - Monitor your Wind Direction with Beauty! at least once every 2 hours. Therefore you will need to size your pump , Outdoor Deck Lighting to ensure that it has half the GPH rating as the volume of your pond , Exotic Flowers: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor in gallons. For example, if you have a 1000 gallon water , Outdoor Deck Lighting feature, you will require at least a 500 GPH pump. , The Hosta – A Shade Loving Perennial

Calculating the proper pump , Mix Perennials into Your Garden for Staying Power for waterfalls , Outdoor Deck Lighting is a bit trickier, because you must estimate your waterfall's height. To do so, you must measure the vertical height from the top of your pump , Outdoor Deck Lighting to the top of your waterfall. , Artificial Trees Advantages In addition, you must add another foot of height or lift for every 10 feet of hosing you will be using (this will allow for loss of volume from resistance within the hose). To calculate the required pump , Garden Folklore: It Starts with the Soil GPH, a general rule of thumb is that each inch of width of the channel will require an extra 100 GPH. For example, if your stream or waterfall , Mix Perennials into Your Garden for Staying Power spillway will be 10 inches wide, you will need a pump , Think Vintage for Your Garden that produces an excess flow of 1000 GPH at your waterfall's height.

If you plan , Hammocks - Relax in a Hammock Bed, Chair, or Swing on having fish, , Creating a Balanced Garden Pond your water , Outdoor Deck Lighting circulation demands will be drastically increased. Fish , Choosing for the Garden Pond rely on the oxygen in the water , Great Gardening Gift Ideas to survive, hence a proper pump , Rugged Outdoor Elegance: All Weather Indoor / Outdoor Rugs for a fish pond , Science Can't Explain Everything! must ensure that extra oxygen is both introduced into the pond, , Exotic Flowers: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor and distributed throughout the pond. , Easy Algae Control the Ecologically Safe Way The general rule of thumb is that you must double your pump , Trust Your Plants - They Know How To Grow! GPH if you plan , Controlling House t Pests on raising fish. , Taking Inside Comfort Outside: A Look at Outdoor Patio Heaters for the Home An example of a pump , Artificial Trees Advantages that would be appropriate for fish , Planting Your Garden is GardenSuperMart's UltraFlo line of pumps. , Accentuate Your Home with an Address Plaque These pumps , Exotic Flowers: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor have oxygen intake valves and an unique air/water air , The Hosta – A Shade Loving Perennial mix system which effectively increases the oxygen concentration in your pond. , Vegetable Growing for Beginners

The advantage of GardenSuperMart's low-maintenance, magnetic-driven UltraFlo pump , Local Flower Shops kits is that they contain a sealed unit with a large enclosure that prevents debris from clogging the water , The Garden in Winter intake. The UltraFlo line of pumps , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us starts at 200 GPH, and increase up to 660 GPH. All UltraFlo pump , How to Prune Lilac Shrubs kits come complete with a telescopic riser and diverter and 3 fountain heads.

If you require a more powerful pump, , How to Prune Lilac Shrubs GardenSuperMart also has a SuperFlo line of pump , The Garden in Winter kits that can provide up to 1585 GPH. All SuperFlo kits come complete with a telescopic riser and diverter, 4 fountain heads, and a sponge pre-filter. An optional SuperFlo Mechancial and Biological filter can also be added to the pump , How To Plan A Garden to provide additional water , Garden - Pond Pumps To Pump Up The Volume filtration for your fish. , Flower Garden in Urban Environment

Both the SuperFlo and the UltraFlo pumps , Parsley: A Cook's Best Friend can be purchased online , Gardening Tips For the Beginner at GardenSuperMart's store, www.buypond.com. In late May 2005, GardenSuperMart will also introduce a new line of MaxFlo waterfall , The Great History of Roses pumps that can provide up to 2780 GPH of pumping power. , Artificial Trees Advantages Please stay tuned for further news and details.

Gerry Fung is the Vice President of GardenSuperMart, http://www.GardenSuperMart.com

More information , Vegetable Growing for Beginners about their pond , Think Vintage for Your Garden pump lines can be obtained from buypond.com

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