The Importance...

A pump brings your pond to life. The reflections, ripples and sounds of moving water, whether gentle or dramatic, will greatly enhance the beauty of your pond and your enjoyment of it.

More importantly, a pump will assist in maintaining the health of your pond by circulating and aerating the water. Good aeration will mean that oxygen levels in the water will be kept high even during the warmest weather when fish could otherwise be at risk.

A pump could be described as the heart of the pond, enabling water to be run through ultra violet clarifiers and filters, or to fountains and waterfalls, adding life and health to the whole feature.
 

Which pump do I choose?

At World of Water, you will find pumps of many different types and sizes. We can break them down into three general groups as follows:

• Feature Pumps:
  A small pump designed to operate features such as pebble pool fountains, ornaments or small self contained features. They really aren’t suitable for use in a garden pond due to the size of pre filter. Most models come with selected fountain attachments as standard.
   
• General Purpose Pumps:
  An all round garden pump designed to operate fountains, waterfalls and even filters simultaneously. They usually come complete with various fountain jets and most now have a foamless pre filter for reduced maintenance. This pump is perfect for most small to medium sized garden ponds. These pumps are ideal to be used for fountains because the pre-filter protects the small holes in the fountain head from constantly blocking. However the pre filter is still quite fine and does not allow larger solids to pass through to the filter, which is beneficial with Koi or in larger ponds.
   
• Solid Handling:
  Designed to allow larger soft solids to pass through making these pumps perfect for filtration as they deliver waste straight to the filter. Also ideal for waterfalls as they rarely clog and need maintaining. Due to the design of these pumps they are not suitable for running fountains. Many water gardeners will use one of these pumps to operate their waterfall/filtration 24 hours a day and use a general purpose pump to operate a fountain which can be switched off when not required.

It is very important to consider all your needs before purchasing a pump and this general guide has been provided to help you make the right choice. However, there can be no substitute for a chat with one of our in-store experts who will be able to show you all the options available and suggest the correct pump for your individual requirements.

Please note if a pump displays more than one symbol it does not necessarily mean that the pump can operate them all simultaneously.