Pump

[TerryRM1]

hi I have just moved into a house that has a pond and obviously fish . I am new to this and I have fallen in love with it/them . My problem is I have found i have a jeboa cf-20 and the pump has stopped working . I have cleaned it with no effect .
Can anyone tell me what size pump I need to get and is it ok not to have it on ie will it harm the fish
Thank you for any advise

 

[mrsclem]

Hi TerryRM1-
Your Jeboa cf-20 is your filter? Is the problem with the filter or the pump? Your pump should be located in the pond. There should be a label on the pump that gives liters per hour.
Can you give us some info on your pond- liters, fish type and how many?

 

[TerryRM1]

Thank you for the reply but I have no idea of litres in the pond and there are no markings on the pump

 

[TerryRM1]

Hi TerryRM1-
Your Jeboa cf-20 is your filter? Is the problem with the filter or the pump? Your pump should be located in the pond. There should be a label on the pump that gives liters per hour.
Can you give us some info on your pond- liters, fish type and how many?

 

[TerryRM1]

 

[Lisak1]

You can roughly calculate the gallons (or liters) if you measure the length, width and approximate depth. There are online pond calculators where you can just plug that information in for an approximate answer. Once you know that, you know you need a pump that will turn that volume over 1.5 to 2 times per hour.

Is this a goldfish pond? If so, they'll be fine without the pump while you get it replaced. Bigger koi are more dependent on keeping the filtration going in a pond.

 

[TerryRM1]

You can roughly calculate the gallons (or liters) if you measure the length, width and approximate depth. There are online pond calculators where you can just plug that information in for an approximate answer. Once you know that, you know you need a pump that will turn that volume over 1.5 to 2 times per hour.

Is this a goldfish pond? If so, they'll be fine without the pump while you get it replaced. Bigger koi are more dependent on keeping the filtration going in a pond.

There are two larger fish in the pond but mostly the small gold fish . Thanks for the advice I will measure it up . Once I get into it I will get a couple of large fish .
Once again thanks

 

[Lisak1]

@TerryRM1 - hold off on those large fish until you calculate your pond volume. Koi get very big very fast and require a large volume of water - while there's no real formula, most will suggest you have 1000 gallons for the first koi. Ponds that are under the several thousand gallon mark are better suited for goldfish varieties.

 

[TerryRM1]

Just measured the pond which has a waterfall feature I forgot to mention

 

[TheFishGuy]

Just measured the pond which has a waterfall feature I forgot to mention

Welcome!

That is a good sized pond! You would need a pump of around 4,000 gallons per hour, and of course, more is better.

I would recommend aqua scape, as they provide high tech high quality pumps, and always have great customer service

 

[mrsclem]

Just be careful not to exceed the max flow for your canister filter so you do not damage it.

 

[j.w]

@TerryRM1

 

[JRS]

Welcome!

 

[TerryRM1]

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Thank you