I have 1000 gallon pond. Would you say this unit is sufficient or overkill? Also, this includes pump, uv bulb, and filter for this price?
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My pond is an 800 (plus/minus) gallon pond. The filter did an amazing job. The UV light kept the algae at bay. My pond gets 50% sun. It stayed crystal clear all season. If you have a full sun pond, I could only guess that the UV should handle it.
1120204
Keeping ponds or aquriums clear never go cheap on filtration. I just read the specs on this unit and it would be the bare min. If it was me I would step up to the Laguna ClearFlo 3200 kit. Now on the Laguna product I'm very happy with it. We just hooked ours up a week ago and it took three maybe four days and our water is clear as a bell. Very easy to setup and very easy to maintain.
1120205
As long as your comfortable with the energy consumption, I personally don't think you can go overkill with filtration. I'm no pond pro though. I have had good luck with the laguna brand. Good luck with your pond. .
1120206
My pond is an outdoor pond. I would honestly say that the filter system is definitely sufficient. I wouldn't mind having a slightly larger one though.
1120207
My pond is about 800 gallons and is in the shade during the afternoon. The filter does a great job in keeping it crystal clear. Yes the pump comes with the filter.
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We have a 1500 gallon and have tons of fish we have a 3200 and a 2100 hooked up to the pond and it is in direct sun all day and it is clear you can see the bottom with no problem. We clean the bag over the pump once a week we clean the filters about once a month we do use the filter cleaner once a week. We love laguna products and would recommend them, I would go with the 3200 if it's the only filter you are planning to have. Hope this helps.
1120209
It will be sufficient if you have 5 or less fish, and there is not a lot of direct sunlight on the pond. My pond was full sun all afternoon and 5 fish, I needed to clean my filter more often then one a friend had in a shaded pond of 1000 gallons in the shade same number of fish.
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My pond is about 700 gallons, in 50/50 shade, with 14 fish and this does a great job of keeping the water crystal clear and algae free. The pump IS included in the price!
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I have a 1200 Gal pond. I use the External water pump branded "Turbo-Sea", model 1740-P for Laguna 2100 UVC filter.
349975
We have an outdoor Koi pond..4,7000 gal. Works great. YES or came with à bulb.
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it takes 4# filters inside which can be purchased from Amazon, we have so far not had to replace the UV bulb, but the indicator is located in a small bubble raised area on the top of the filter. It's a great unit for keeping the pond clear. we generally pump it at least once a week to keep everything flowing.
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It's a really good pump/waterfall set. Just be careful not to run the lawn mower over the pumps cord - that's sadly what happened with mine and I haven't found a better pump since to replace it - I may be buying another one of these in the near future. Good luck with your pond
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The size of a uv clarifier will mainly depend on your pump size if you already have one. A 10 watt submersible uv is ok for a 650 gallon pond but you want to make sure you connect it will a pump that is 700 gph or less. If you waterfall feature requires a larger pump you can use a large uv clarifier. The pondmaster submersible 40 watt uv clarifier can be used with 1.5" tubing and a pump that is no more than 3,000 gph, it will work for ponds that are 6,000 gallons or less.
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This unit is for 110/120 volt AC and the lamp is included. I have had mine running for the better part of a year and it is still doing a good job. Eventually the UV lamp will become less efficient and you will need to replace it (lamp only - not the whole unit). They say about once per year. It is designed for ponds up to 6,000 gallons so would be way oversized for most aquariums.
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According to the diagram on the box, the manufacturer suggests a 250w unit for a pond up to 1,000 gallons. Anything over 1,000 gallons they suggest 750w.
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it's a complete kit for filtering. mine is working fine into it's 4th year. will you need anything else? that depends on too much to get into here as the filter is just one aspect of pond maintenance.
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Yes it is. Sounds about like my pond. For the price this is a good little unit. I agree with sellermom, you have to be diligent about cleaning it. I have purchased more filter pads to replace when needed as well.
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I have an all in one filter/UV/fountain, the light is in the unit, in the water. I haven't had green water or string algae since I started using a UV light system in my pond. I highly recommend it.
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Probably a little overkill, but will work. I have an 11000 gallon pool and it creates a pretty good current when it's running. To get the exact size you need, you have to calculate how much water a minute it can move, compared to the recommendations for your size pool. I just looked at the Hayward pools website for that info.
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It has what you need to get started, including plugs, light bulbs, and air blower. One important thing to remember is that this is a very small tank for only one or two fish. I have one betta and two Mystery Snails in mine. Another important tip is that even though they include "water purifier", you should NOT use tap water, especially if you have "hard" water or use a home salt purifier system, the animals can't handle it-- two gallons of store-bought distilled water is plenty. Change the water when it gets cloudy, about every 2 months.
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That pump should be fine. The filter slows the water quite a bit anyway. It probably takes almost a minute to fill a quart. I use it at camp so I don't have it with me. And I don't know the strength of the pump I use either. The water tastes fine. 30gph seems a bit fast but I haven't timed it. I love it.
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It's perfect for an aquarium but a pond is a little to much. Mine is in a 40 gallon aquarium.
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Yes too much flow, a rio 180 would be better. The uv light needs time to be exposed to the water to kill everything bacteria alage and parasites.
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This pump will produce a bubble out flow surface about 8-9 ft in diameter that obscures viewing. It might be a bit large for 1000 gallons pond. We find it works well for our 6000 gallon pond.