Introducing submersible water or pond pumps for garden ponds, waterfalls and pond fountains. Learn about pump head and pump flow and how they relate to each other as well ( pump curves are used for this) as well as how to compare pump running and purchase costs and understand what volume you need from a pump by working out your pond volume. Did you know in many real pond waterfall situations 2 pumps cost less than 1 pump? This is because power cost for running waterfall pumps is high Do your fish pond pumps cause too many hassles ... make sure you always use a simple submersible pump in most cases and NOT a sump pump? Solar pond pumps are also not normally recommended. We show you how to choose the right submersible pond pump and show you how to save money at the same time. Click here for  USA top on-line supplier of all types of pond pumps, pond filter and UV supplies and ponds pumps filters UK | Submersible pumps Home Page

 

How To Choose The Right Garden Fish Pond Pump

Your pond fish need to breathe. Submersible pond water pumps are essential to provide oxygen for garden fish ponds & bio filters. Why does my garden fish pond need a water pump anyway? The water pumped around the garden fish pond circuit supplies fish and pond filter bacteria with life-giving oxygen. If the water pump stops for any length of time (certainly more than 4 hours) the bacteria within your fish pond's biofilter which are there to purify the pond water die. The result is the pond filter stops working and undesirable levels of ammonia and nitrites build up in the pond water. These impurities become highly toxic to pond fish and especially koi at even low concentrations.

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Hozelock Cascade Pump - 120 gph pond pumps

Hozelock Prima XL Pump - 1000 gal pond pumps

Hozelock Titan Pump - 550 gal pond pumps

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Use This Table Below To Convert Different Units ... this table will help you to interpret this table information (supplied in US gallons) no matter where you live. Here's how to read it ...

  • 264 US gallons = 220 Imperial Gallons = 35 cu feet = 1,000 litres = 2,204 lbs of water

  • 1 US galllon = 0.83 Imperial Gallons = 0.13 cu feet = 3.79 litres = 8.35 lbs of water

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Cost of electric power in 2004 in major USA states in different regions ... see Pond pumps: pump cost comparison for method and how to compare two different pond pumps over a period of years

 

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Alabama 7.29  Alaska 12.75 California 11.87 Connecticut 11.35  Florida 8.55  Hawaii 16.59 Idaho 6.40  Kansas 7.86 Kentucky 5.80 Louisiana 8.02  Maryland 7.87 Massachusetts 11.45 Michigan 8.51  Mississippi 7.68  Nebraska 6.92  New England 11.66  New York 14.30 North Carolina 8.29  Oregon 7.06  Pennsylvania 9.63 South Carolina 7.90  Texas 9.24 Utah 6.84 Vermont 12.79 Virginia 7.88 Washington 6.24 West Virginia 6.26

Remember running cost for a pond pump is generally more important than purchase price of most pond pumps

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