Pump too powerful

[Mark.Supra]

Hi we have just finished our diy pond and love it apart from the pump is too powerful is there anyway to slow it down?
Any tips greatly appreciated especially also what plants etc before we visit the garden centre this week

 

[Lisak1]

More details would be good- how big is the pond, how many gallons, how big is the pump, are you running a waterfall?

 

[j.w]

@Mark.Supra

 

[Mark.Supra]

More details would be good- how big is the pond, how many gallons, how big is the pump, are you running a waterfall?

 

[Mark.Supra]

As a rough guess I would say it’s about 800 gallons and the pump is a 1500 I think we’ve just ordered the wrong pump for the size and waterfall

 

[Bread & Water]

Hi we have just finished our diy pond and love it apart from the pump is too powerful is there anyway to slow it down?
Any tips greatly appreciated especially also what plants etc before we visit the garden centre this week

You can install a flow-through ball valve in the pipe between the pump and the discharge end. Then partially close the valve until you have your desired flow rate.

 

[Lisak1]

Or you can T off the feed between the pump and the falls and create another source for water movement. Underwater makes a jet or create a side flow somewhere - have fun with it.

Use a ball valve to control how much water goes to each side of the T.

 

[GBBUDD]

1500 in a 800 gallon pond is perfect.
As mentioned a T wye fitting after the out from the pump somewhere and a ball valve on both is perfect so you can regulate how much goes to the stream and how much goes to the return jet that was mentioned . Keeping dead spots from building up in a pond is crucial for suscess.