I have an 8x10 pond - approximately 1200 gallons. I bought a Pondmaster pump last week (the old one wasn't powerful enough) that works at 2600 gallons per hour. My filter is a pool filter (Hayward - I have no idea how many gallons but my husband said it is MORE than enough for our size pond (it supposedly filters a 4000+ pool at the least) . I used the pump for the first time Saturday, and the flow was great. Tried it out after we built our waterfall, and things were fine. However, that only lasted for a short while, pretty soon, water was trickling instead of flowing. I backwashed and the flow was good again. That lasted a few hours, and then the same thing - a trickle.
The filter has never been cleaned (It was new last year). I have a mixture of sand and bio-media in it. Can the sand be the problem? My husband is NOT putting out the money for another filter, so I have to make due with this one. Any suggestions?
Thanks
The filter has never been cleaned (It was new last year). I have a mixture of sand and bio-media in it. Can the sand be the problem? My husband is NOT putting out the money for another filter, so I have to make due with this one. Any suggestions?
Thanks