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Though I've had a Koi pond before, this is the first time I have built one. The last one was there when I moved in and my first experience with Koi.
After buying a new home and after many hours of research (some digging through posts on this forum), some months ago I purchased most of the components for a pond that keeps getting more expensive by the day. One of those purchases - I ordered a Helix 5800 on Amazon.
A little about my pond in progress - The pond has a split waterfall return. One is going through an Aquascape 2500 rated at 5,000 gph. The other smaller falls will run through a diy sieve filter and a 55 gallon drum moving bio filter. The two falls are split by a broken tree that fell out of a truck at my local nursery. For pre filtration I also have a split line. One is going through an Aquascape 1000 skimmer that includes a pre-filter. The other is gravity fed from the bottom drain into a 230 gallon animal trough that will function as a floating garden in the summer and a place to move the fish for annual pond cleaning, then through a filter in the middle and joining the other line before they enter the basket skimmer and pump. The pump is below the water level, but I remember that sometimes things got through the pre-filter in my old pond and I want it before the pump to protect my expensive pump from any objects that could damage it.
The main pond is built and I'm working on the waterfalls, plumbing and electrical. I finally opened the pump box tonight and I was shocked that it did not have a Helix label anywhere on it. Instead, it said Marathon. It looks identical to the Helix pump from what I can tell and it feels solid, but I don't see a gpm rating anywhere on it. I did some searches online and I didn't find any helpful information. Is this a legit pump or am I being scammed?
Also, I'll include some pics of the pond and post the a video montage of the entire project when it's complete. My 14 year old son who has never dug a large hole in his life insisted that we could dig through concrete clay by hand. It was quite a project. I dug many holes to pay for college and I thought it would be a good lesson for my son to appreciate the work of those who dig holes for a living and the importance of getting the right tool for the job. He does want to be an engineer after all.
Back to my question. Am I being scammed or is the pump legit?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
After buying a new home and after many hours of research (some digging through posts on this forum), some months ago I purchased most of the components for a pond that keeps getting more expensive by the day. One of those purchases - I ordered a Helix 5800 on Amazon.
A little about my pond in progress - The pond has a split waterfall return. One is going through an Aquascape 2500 rated at 5,000 gph. The other smaller falls will run through a diy sieve filter and a 55 gallon drum moving bio filter. The two falls are split by a broken tree that fell out of a truck at my local nursery. For pre filtration I also have a split line. One is going through an Aquascape 1000 skimmer that includes a pre-filter. The other is gravity fed from the bottom drain into a 230 gallon animal trough that will function as a floating garden in the summer and a place to move the fish for annual pond cleaning, then through a filter in the middle and joining the other line before they enter the basket skimmer and pump. The pump is below the water level, but I remember that sometimes things got through the pre-filter in my old pond and I want it before the pump to protect my expensive pump from any objects that could damage it.
The main pond is built and I'm working on the waterfalls, plumbing and electrical. I finally opened the pump box tonight and I was shocked that it did not have a Helix label anywhere on it. Instead, it said Marathon. It looks identical to the Helix pump from what I can tell and it feels solid, but I don't see a gpm rating anywhere on it. I did some searches online and I didn't find any helpful information. Is this a legit pump or am I being scammed?
Also, I'll include some pics of the pond and post the a video montage of the entire project when it's complete. My 14 year old son who has never dug a large hole in his life insisted that we could dig through concrete clay by hand. It was quite a project. I dug many holes to pay for college and I thought it would be a good lesson for my son to appreciate the work of those who dig holes for a living and the importance of getting the right tool for the job. He does want to be an engineer after all.
Back to my question. Am I being scammed or is the pump legit?
Thanks in advance for the advice.