Hi all,
So as seen in my previous thread, I am new to caring for a pond and both my filter and pump have blown!
I am now having trouble sizing the pump for my filter/pond size, and have calculated lots of figures but don't know how to equate them to which pump I need to buy.
I have a Oase Filtoclear 11000 which I have now repaired and (should be), as good as new, which sits midway between pond surface and top of waterfall.
Pump which blew was an Oase Aquamax ECO 8000
Pond Size - Irregular Shape - Max Width = 5ft, Max Length = 9ft, Max Depth = 2ft (= 2,500 ltr)
I have not averaged these measurements as I think my setup is already a bit overkill anyway
Waterfall Head Height = 3ft + approx 20ft hose length (overkill) = 2ft. Total - 5ft
Width of waterfall mouth = 10"
So I have:
Oase Filtoclear 10,000
Pond Volume = 2,500 ltr
Total head Height of Waterall = 5ft
Width of waterfall mouth = 10 inches
What size pump should I get which is appropriate to pump efficiently and also through a (slightly oversized I am guessing), filter?
Some different models would help also, thank you!
So as seen in my previous thread, I am new to caring for a pond and both my filter and pump have blown!
I am now having trouble sizing the pump for my filter/pond size, and have calculated lots of figures but don't know how to equate them to which pump I need to buy.
I have a Oase Filtoclear 11000 which I have now repaired and (should be), as good as new, which sits midway between pond surface and top of waterfall.
Pump which blew was an Oase Aquamax ECO 8000
Pond Size - Irregular Shape - Max Width = 5ft, Max Length = 9ft, Max Depth = 2ft (= 2,500 ltr)
I have not averaged these measurements as I think my setup is already a bit overkill anyway
Waterfall Head Height = 3ft + approx 20ft hose length (overkill) = 2ft. Total - 5ft
Width of waterfall mouth = 10"
So I have:
Oase Filtoclear 10,000
Pond Volume = 2,500 ltr
Total head Height of Waterall = 5ft
Width of waterfall mouth = 10 inches
What size pump should I get which is appropriate to pump efficiently and also through a (slightly oversized I am guessing), filter?
Some different models would help also, thank you!