Looking into a new pump for my pond. Can't read any of the info on my old one and can't remember what I pruchased.
Pond is 2600 gal. With 2" pipe and the top of the waterfall is around 3 feet above the top of the pond.
Do I need a 3500gph?
Looking into a new pump for my pond. Can't read any of the info on my old one and can't remember what I pruchased.
Pond is 2600 gal. With 2" pipe and the top of the waterfall is around 3 feet above the top of the pond.
Do I need a 3500gph?
The first step towards getting somewhere, is to decide you are not going to stay where you are.
What are you running for filtration ? My pond is 2500 gallons with a 3" skimmer line, a 4" BD going to a SC and 4 cubic foot prefilter, then 6800 gph pump, to a S&G with a split for it and a shower/ waterfall..
Pump data sheets typically have two numbers. Flow and head. You don't get both at the same time. Flow on the pump data sheet is the max flow with no pressure drop at the outlet of the pump. Head on the pump data sheet is the max head developed by the pump with no flow. Don't blame the pump manufacturer as he doesn't know your application. Both points (max head and max flow) define the extremes of the pump curve ... which is a plot of head vs flow.
Check the pic.
12m max head, 16m3/hr max flow. What you get is somewhere in between. Find the equivalent pump curve for your pump. Put a pressure gauge on the outlet of the pump and read the flow from the curve. It's pretty accurate!
Dan
If your planning on a new pump get two. Have separate circuits so if one dies the other will keep going. Two Sequence 750 at 2500 gph @ 5' would do quite nicely.
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