Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 6:18 pm Best Pump for 300 Gallon Pond?
I've been holding off building my 300-gallon outdoor pond, but with school ending soon, I'm going to start. I will be using a ~50-gallon drum (is this a bit overkill?), and am looking for a good 550 GPH pump to hook up to it. (As opposed to my 100 gallon stock tank, which currently has a 5-gallon DIY bucket filter with a 256 GPH pump).
Here are my questions: 1) Will a 550 GPH pump be a good match for such a large drum, or should I try to find a 30 gallon (maybe a half-wine barrel)? 2) As for the pump itself, I'm seeing some great reviews for the Tetra Water Garden Pond Pump (550 GPH), and it's on sale at Amazon.com. Does anybody have any experiences to share (good or bad) with this pump?