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| Hello Pond People,
I am Mel and come from a little village in Northamptonshire-UK. Sorry to waffle here but I need to ask some advice on our pond please! We have a natural pond-equates to 65,000 Gallons-or approx 300,000 litres. Ok,we want to place a pump in for a waterfall feature-And to help filter some-or mainly assist in aeration. There are goldfish,Common,Golden orfe,Shubunkins,Crucian carp,Tench,and some Rudd.(someone once let their children put the goldfish etc in,they bred like crazy,we have an approximate guess of 200 fish.-that we can see. We have looked at a Clarke TAM105,only cheap-(as we are "the good life" grow our own,self sufficient-and not super wealthy by any means.)We simply could not afford the fortunes to go the hog with the pond,so we have to have something simple,would this pump be ok to use? And if not,please advise why not,I wish to make sure we get the right Type of pump.some say anything shall do,we wish to suck the water up some 15 feet,prior to it actually going into the pump,then it is all downhill from there so to speak. Preferably we wanted a 2" bore,but this is only 1" and I am unsure if it shall create the "gushing" I wish for-to bring some life to the pond without going potty. Your advice would be very much appreciated please. |
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| Mel, I think it would be best for you to post your questions to the UK pond forum, since you are dealing with a Clarke pump. I have posted the UK link below for you. Good luck, "Horton" |
Here is a link that might be useful: UK Pond Forum at GW.
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| Mel, I just Googled the Clarke TAM 105 pump you mentioned in your post and it would not be large enough at 7 G.P.MINUTE, to turn over your 65,000 Imperial gallon pond, at the recommended rate of between once to twice an hour, for complete circulation. The volume of the pump at 7 GPM would only move 420 Gallons Per Hour at zero head. That is not enough to do any good. You have to take into account the pipe length you are going to have between the pump and it's out flow etc. You will require a much larger volume output pump and that is going to cost you for sure. "Horton" |
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- Posted by hjbartling 7/southern NJ (My Page) on Tue, Jun 21, 11 at 22:38
| I've just about finished digging a pond. It is oval shaped and measures 6 x 13 ft. Is 18 inches deep but plan on going a little deeper. I will be ordering an EPDM liner. I have carpet for the underlay but read that mold can be an issue so wondered if I should go with the underlay the liner company sells. I'm also clueless on what else I need even after reading and reading and reading some more. I need help. Do I need to install a drain? What type pump should I get. Do I need a skimmer? This pond sits right in front of my deck and I hope to have a small waterfall, plants and goldfish. |
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| Well, first you need to repost. You are asking a NEW question. You are not just asking about pumps, and quick readers won't even look. |
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