Need pump replacement

Any suggestions on a reasonably priced pump for my 300 gal. pond. I use a bio-filter.
Thanks

Kokopelli, take a look at the site below.
They ship to the USA and I have dealt with them many times without any problems. You may even get a better deal for your dollar?!
Laguna pumps are well worth the money and have a three year warranty.
They can also be purchased in the USA from many sources, just "Google" Laguna Pumps, or Rolf C Hagen Co,.
Oconus.

http://www.petsandponds.com/securestore/

This message was edited Nov 21, 2004 8:54 AM

Thanks,
Checking out Laguna pumps as we "speak".

Kokopelli-
I get my pond supplies from www.pondliner.com which has great prices and great customer service. Take a look at their Supreme Pondmaster series which they sell for about half of what petsandponds.com and others sell them for.

Thanks kudzu, I take a look.

Kokopelli, I generally look for several things in a pump: 1.) a long cord. For an external pump you can often change out the cord but for submersible pumps the cord is bonded into the pump casing. The longer it is the less likely I am to do something foolish like accidently dropping the plugged-in end in the water (even though I’ve got GFIC’s all over the place I’m still the nervous type with electricity around water). LOL! The better submersibles usually have cords >15 feet or more. 2.) a good warranty - AND - a manufacturer that stands behind it! A multi-year warranty isn’t worth doodly if the manufacturer gives you the runaround. In my limited experience the better submersibles will have around a three year warranty. 3.) Low power consumption for the amount of water moved and for the headloss of the system. Some pumps will say they pump 2000 gph drawing 100 watts or so whereas others may draw as much as 200 or 300 watts for the same flow and same headloss. Also, the flow may fall off drastically with increasing headloss and differs from mfg to mfg so you need to have some idea of the headloss for your 300 gallon system. 4.) If possible try on of the pumps in a pail - look for quiet running pumps with little or no vibration. If it vibrates a lot this may indicate poor assembly (the rotor isn’t balanced well, etc.) and/or cheap product. Also, you should be able to look at it and figure out fairly easily whether you’re going to be able to change out the rotor assembly (the internal guts of the thing) or whether you’re going to have to send it back to factory. Usually you can change it out (and it’s CHEAP!) with just a screwdriver and maybe a pair of needle nose pliers. I’ve tried RIO’s - they’re cheap; I don’t think they’re as good as Supreme’s but like Oconus I tend to lean more towards the Laguna line. There is some indication that some of the larger Laguna pumps may be discontinued but these are probably a lot larger than you need to worry about. I’m sure others will add in more parameters to consider.