How To Choose The Right Water Garden Pump For Your Needs
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Water Garden Pump.

However majestic a water garden may look, its heart cannot be found in its pristine waters, or cascading streams, or colorful aquaculture. It cannot be found in its lavish design elements nor its expensive components as well. The heart of every water garden is a water garden pump. Without a pump - an efficient one at that - the water garden will die.

Let's take a look at the value of a water garden pump for the water garden setup.

* The pump is responsible for water circulation. Stagnant water would deteriorate easily. It will quickly become a breeding ground for hazardous pests.

* If your setup involves a waterfall, the pump is responsible for siphoning the water from the bottom of the aqua garden all the way up to the top of the said waterfall. Without a pump, the waterfall design would not be realized.

* If your water garden is populated by fishes, the pump will provide the necessary oxygen for their sustenance. The pump is also responsible for the balanced ecosystem you would want to achieve for your water garden.

* The pump siphons water into the filter for cleansing. The filter alone won't be able to carry out the purification process by itself.

* The pump makes the skimmer function. By itself, the skimmer would only be able to clean a small amount of surface dirt.

Indeed, you simply cannot have a water garden without a water garden pump. The pump is responsible in bringing your water garden to life. Without a pump, your water garden would just be a structure that would collect moss and become the paradise for a lot of insects. Instead of being magnificently beautiful, your setup would look unsightly and bland.

Choosing the right water garden pump for your needs would primarily depend on the size of your water garden. Larger water gardens, of 2,000 gallons or more, you'd want a pump that could produce water at 1,000 gallons per hour (gph). Indeed, for ponds, the rule is that the pump should be able to process water which is half of the amount of the water in the basin, per hour.

A different rule is applied with waterfalls, however. Since waterfalls are elevated, they'd need more power to have water pumped up to the top of the same. You'd need power of at least 100 gph per 1 inch of elevation, which would be added to the needs of the basin.

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