Pond Pump Review ... Hozelock Fish Pond Pumps - rated at 120 - 1000 gallons

Hozelock Fish Pond Pumps ... Need a reliable pump for your garden or fish pond? Then consider a Hozelock pump. Keep in mind that every fish pond needs a pump that runs 24/7 to be able to supply life-giving oxygen to your biofilter. A biofilter is a living organism, and if it's deprived of oxygen, it will quickly die. And the water quality of your pond will quickly suffer, as will any fish living in it.

It is vital therefore to choose a good quality pond pump with at least a 2 year warranty. Another important consideration is the pump's power consumption, which will have an effect on your electric bill each month. Hozelock pond pumps all have 2 year guarantees, and they are very cost efficient to operate year round.

And be aware that most fish ponds will turn green in the summer months if you don't install an ultraviolet light (also known as a sterilizer, clarifier, or UVC) in your pond system. These UV filters kill the suspended algae that are responsible for green or murky brown water often seen in fish ponds.

Here are a few of the more popular Hozelock pond pumps:

Hozelock Cascade Pump - 120 gph pond pumps
Hozelock Prima XL Pump - 1000 gal pond pumps
Hozelock Titan Pump - 550 gal pond pumps

USA Waterfall Pump Selection Table ...

Don't be frightened by all the technical jargon around pond pumps. You only need two pieces of information to select the right garden fish pond waterfall pump ... and they are:

The vertical height of your waterfall inlet, as measured from the water surface of your pond (NOT bottom of pond) ... as measured in feet
The width of the water overflow point of your waterfall ... if your overflow is a series of smaller overflows, just add them all together to get width in inches

Use the tables below to select the right pond pump ... this will save you clicking back and forth to remind yourself of the pond pump specifications required

Pond & Waterfall Pump Selection Table ...

check where height meets width in the table. This is the flow your fish pond pump model must deliver. For a wide range of guaranteed Great range of pumps for small to medium sized ponds and waterfalls

		Waterfall Vertical Height measured from surface of pond ... (feet)
Width Water Overflow (inches)		1 ft	2 ft	3 ft	4 ft	5 ft	6 ft
	3"	350 gph	500 gph	500 gph	500 gph	700 gph	700 gph
	6"	700 gph	700 gph	700 gph	700 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph
	9"	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph
	12"	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph
	Example ... you have a waterfall 3 feet above pond surface and overflow is 9 inches wide. You need a pump that will deliver 1200 gph at a height of 3 feet. An example fo such a pump is Danner Supreme Mag Drive 1200 gph as colored yellow above. If you have a waterfall 24 inches wide and 3 feet high you would need 2 model 1200gph pumps TIP: always go for one size larger if in any doubt ... Great range of pumps for small to medium sized ponds and waterfalls

NO waterfall pump selection table ... you only need to know your pond volume or make estimate of the volume. It does not matter if you are not perfectly correct

Volume of pond ... (gallons) ... just click the model eg 500 gph to get more details about that pump
300 galls	500 galls	1000 galls	1500 galls	2000 galls	2500 galls
350 gph	350 gph	500 gph	700 gph	1200 gph	1200 gph
Example ... you have a pond whose volume is about 1250 gallons your chosen pump must be able to pump about 700 gph maximum flow. An example is the Danner Supreme Mag Drive 700 gph as colored pink above. You could if you really wanted to save some money get away with the 500 but if in any doubt always go one size bigger.

For more information on this topic, see the pump head article and the flow rate article.

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