Pondmaster 02522 250 GPH Magnetic Drive Utility Pump

This pump replaces the same one I bought 9 years ago. It's a tough workhorse.

I have Four of these pumps for my Saltwater Aquarium, two are running 24/7. They last a long time, and restart after a power failure. During the Summer they get piped outside of my sump, to keep the heat down. Winter inside the Sump. You need a small hole in the discharge pipe, to keep the pump from becoming air bound if you use a check valve. Route this back to your sump, above the water line. Also DO NOT Clean the Pump with Vinegar, it will destroy the impeller. Use Food Grade Citric Acid. I use it in cool water One Tablespoon per Quart, in a container, outside the aquarium, and let it run about a half to a full hour. Rinse well and return to aquarium.

Easy to fit and works really well. I also have a remote so I can turn it off from indoors!

This does not come witht the hose or fittings, but the ladies at ACE hardware helped me figure then out. I think I thought the power cord was the hose in the picture? I was presuming . . . It got clogged twice when I first installed it because duck feathers were getting wrapped around the impeller, but a mesh pump bag around the pump has solved that. My Skippy biofilter is filtering, the water is getting less green and now my ducks won't get out of the pond.

This is my second pond pump from this company. The first one simple had an electrical dead spot after many years of constant year round use , including below freezing temperatures. It still runs with a kick start after a general power outage, but it was time to just buy another new one. I have been very pleased with the overall quality of this little pump for my “sock filtration “ system.