How To Choose The Right Pond Pump Everytime

Koi ponds, fish ponds, and most normal garden ponds all need pond pumps and preferably one that comes with a fountain attachment to add oxygen to the water. Good fish pond pumps are robust and reliable and the pump supplies or products I recommend always have good guarantee and come from reputable pump suppliers. Most garden pumps are of the submersible pump type and they circulate water through the bio filter. In other words most pond pumps sit on the bottom of the garden pond. Select fish pond pumps to save money and worry. Pond pump selection is much easier than you think but it helps a lot if you understand the meaning of pump terms used by dealers and printed on all pump boxes

This means in general you must know how to specify your pond pump head (head refers to pressure required and this is determined in the main by how high a pump must lift the water) and your pond pump flow flow (normally expressed in gph of water or gallons per minute or lpm which stands for litres per minute). Click this link to see this ... pump operating detail for every major UK pump (about 95 pumps) including running costs and purchase price

On this website we provide you with knowledge on how to select your water pump whether it be for a waterfall, fountain, or a simple circulating pump as discussed in the next paragraph ...

Important Pages on This Pump Website

Which job must your pump do?

Choose from the 3 main functions below ...

  • Your pond might have a waterfall ... the waterfall pump is the most difficult to specify correctly. It's specification depends upon how much water you want to overflow down the waterfall cascade in a given time ... a rule of thumb says 250 litres per minute (or about 60 gpm = 3600 gph per inch of cascade overflow works well).

  • Maybe you prefer a fountain arrangement but no waterfall or stream. By spraying or sprinkling water into fine droplets the water is able to absorb a maximum amount of oxygen from the atmosphere.

  • Your pond has no waterfall and no fountain ... in other words you want a pump to circulate pond water. Selection is simple and depends upon pond's volume. For a filter pump click this link if your system does not have a waterfall

You'll see a wide pump range of trusted products or pump supplies from a top online supplier here ...   Review of all top branded USA pond pumps

In reviewing this list recognize that there are some pitfalls associated with certain types of so called pond pumps. Sump pumps and pool pumps are the main culprits here (you'll recognize sump pumps by their upright stance, and largish size with the suction right at the very bottom of the pump as distinct from the suction being to the side or on top of preferred submersible pond pumps. The little giant pond pump of this type was sold successfully for many years in RSA. My company also sold the lotus pond pumps range which included a range of sump pumps too.

I discontinued selling these years ago because they had limited life and used a lot of electric power. This meant running costs were high..

Oase pond pumps (Aquarius, Nautilus Aquamax and the like) are regarded highly by experienced water gardeners and koi pond keepers. You can get full information by clicking the links at the top of the page.

Free Pond Pump Calculators

Take a look at the Pond Professor's brand new website called Perfect Pond Keeping and download a complete set of free calculators. Use these and you'll save money on all pond keeping aspects.

Take Careful Note ... Get the right pump product

All fish pond pumps are NOT created equal. It should plainly state on box that they are indeed fish pond pumps; totally suitable and guaranteed as fish pond pumps ... see below.

Many retailers do not understand pond pumps well enough to give money saving advice consistent with correct pond pumps specifications. Selecting fountain pumps is easier than selecting waterfall or pond pumps for example so beware that you don't get sold a fountain pump when you needed more power or robustness.

There are so many pond pumps to choose from it can become a nightmare for most pond keepers. I try to make it simple to choose the right pump and I also suggest pumps that I know work and from suppliers that I know are reliable and trustworthy.

Pond pump products and guarantees and what you need to know

It is when something goes wrong that you need a supplier of pond pumps  that will give you immediate attention. Remember the biofilter cannot wait a week while someone checks out your pond pumps fault. Make sure that the retailer who sells pond pumps carries spares and understands your pond pumps need to run all the time if you keep fish. Insist that fish pond pumps are checked in your presence and do not be put off by any other story.