I need to run a UV light separate from the existing filter system. My pond is about 25,000 Gal. Would this pump do the trick? Thanks!
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It depends on what you want it to do. All pumps not only have gallons per minute rating but a lift rating. If you want it to supply a waterfall or move water to a height above pond level you need to check the rating. Otherwise it is a reliable pump and I have had one supplying a bird bath from a below ground container and it moves a lot of water and I must use a diverter to cut the flow. I have a waterfall close by and it would not move enough water three feet high so I use a bigger pump for this feature.
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Hi D.Lee , i run a pump 8500 LPH through the uv connected by flexible hose approx 25 mm into a solid pressure pipe that is 32 mm . The uv works well at this speed but im sure any less pressure it would work even better . The size of hose you use would depend on the amount of litres per hour pump you are using as a smaller pipe would restrict the flow . Any decent plumbing supplier will help you, no probs at all !!
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Yes. This filter turns over up 1500 gallons per hour. That's why it's called a 1500. I have a Laguna 2400 pump that's connected to this filter. My pond is 300 gallons, soon to be
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I have a 380 gal pond and use the 1000 fishmates filter and a 1000 gph pump. The pump is a bit overkill but the filter is fine. You should have no problem with the combo you are asking about. I would not go bigger than the 800gph pump though.
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You will need to do some pluming. We used several different items, from a pluming supply and placed it between the pump and the filter. some of the items needed were a piece of plastic hose and elbows. The barbed connectors came with the ultra violet lamp. then the hoses were placed on the barbed connectors. A plastic pull was used to hold the hose tight. elbows were placed to get the correct angle to then connect to the hose to the filter. Not knowing how your pump was connected to your filter, this is as much info as I can give you.
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I would try contacting a service representative from Fluval to present this question to. Perhaps he/she will have advice to make it work as desired, or perhaps recommend a more suitable filter for your system. I know the pump on this is very strong and would most likely still work (possibly not as efficient tho!) as long as both the input and outputs are fully submerged. But I wouldn't risk it without seeking advice from the manufacturer or a true expert in the field.
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No, these don't come with pumps. You'll have to buy a separate one and attach it, which is easy. I love the easy clamps this product uses. I can also attest to a UV filter system working miracles on algae! Within 4 days my 2000 gallon pond went from pea green to totally clear! It will not kill string algae though.
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You won't damage the unit regardless of the flow, however, it may be limited in the amount of flow it can handle without backing up. What will be effected is the efficiency of the unit. The slower the water flows over the ultraviolet bulb, the more effective it is at killing organisms in the water.
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It wont do a darn thing if you don't buy the pump that runs it. The pump is kinda big, and kind of expensive, but its on the shelf at home depot. Once you have both parts, it'll run like a gem. Mine circulates 3000 gallons per hour and its a thousand gallon tank. Makes a whirlpool, sucks in all the algae, by day three the water is crystal clear.
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Depending on your area of the country! I live in SW AZ and have a 2500 gallon pond. 40 watts was not enough. And I had troubles with this. I now went to 2 55 watt jaebo? or something like that. I would say if you have an algae issue, you may need more also. I don't believe too much uv filter would hurt anything, except keep your pond very clean.
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You can, but for the same price you can get the 2500 which is slightly larger with more filter media and a larger UV light. It will keep the pond cleaner and not have to be backflushed as often.
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The light should be installed downstream of the evaporator. In that case, the filter will not be affected and any organisms picked up in the evap will be exposed to the UV.
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We have a reasonably large pond (18' diameter) and have used it for the past year. No issues with liner, and for the first time ALL of our fish made it through the winter. We started the pond pump up again for Spring and within 3 days the water was crystal clear. This light is a life saver.
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I think that is how big my fish pond is and it works great. The only other recommendation I would have is to get a filter box for the pump so doesn't get stopped up with debris.
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I would be more concerned with sizing the pond pump to correspond with the maiximum capability of the filter. You need to make sure that the maximum flow will not exceed the limits of the filter.
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I have this unit, with UV, running two small fountains, one on the outlet line from a submerged bio filtration canister. My pond is small, oval 110 gal. buried live stock trough. It totally cleared my green water in 4 days. it is over kill for my setup but I'm moving up from tiny to this to larger next year. I would go with 2 in in a 2400 gal set up possibly. Company not great with follow up, UV bulb inop has not sent new one. Real attitude on phone, they wanted 35 bucks + postage for a bulb i git for 13 buck also from Amazon.
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I have a pump that pushes out 2500 gph for my pond. I also have another pump pushing out 4000 gph on a different filter for a waterfall and river. I was having some clarity issues with just the larger pump so I bought the TetraPond 26596 and within 1 week the 3000 gallon pond was crystal clear. I am extremely happy with the results. Good luck to you, I know you will not be disappointed.