I spent the past year building my pond structure. It is part above and part below ground. It has a bottom drain that goes into a skimmer. The pump is in the skipper. Water flows from the skimmer to the water-fall filter and back into the pond. It has about a 3 foot drop into the pond.
I finally got to turn it on today. I had thought about leaks, but I never considered noise. It sounds like the Hoover Dam! I am afraid my neighbors are not going to be happy listening to my pond every time they use their yards.
So, I am trying to think of a way to make it a little quieter. For one thing, I bought the EasyPro TH25050 pump. I had estimated my pond size to be 2500 gallons. But, using the 5 gallon bucket technique (time to fill 5 gallon bucket in proportion to filling the pond) it worked out to 1,500 gallons. I think the pump is too big for the pond. I did put a ball valve on the pump. Can I use it to regulate the flow or will it damage the pump if I decrease the flow? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I know nothing about pumps.
Other than flow, its water hitting water. I don’t know what else I can do. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I finally got to turn it on today. I had thought about leaks, but I never considered noise. It sounds like the Hoover Dam! I am afraid my neighbors are not going to be happy listening to my pond every time they use their yards.
So, I am trying to think of a way to make it a little quieter. For one thing, I bought the EasyPro TH25050 pump. I had estimated my pond size to be 2500 gallons. But, using the 5 gallon bucket technique (time to fill 5 gallon bucket in proportion to filling the pond) it worked out to 1,500 gallons. I think the pump is too big for the pond. I did put a ball valve on the pump. Can I use it to regulate the flow or will it damage the pump if I decrease the flow? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I know nothing about pumps.
Other than flow, its water hitting water. I don’t know what else I can do. Any suggestions would be appreciated.