Pondmaster PMK1250 Pond Filter with 250gph Pump and Bonus Fountain Head

Pondmaster PMK1250 Pond Filter with 250gph Pump and Bonus Fountain Head Sale

This Pondmaster Filtration System with Pump Fountain includes filter, bell style and adjustable fountain heads, a magnetic drive 250 gallon per hour (gph) pump and a length of tubing to connect pump and filter. Filtering media acts as effective biological and mechanical filters. The system can be used as the sole source of bio-mechanical filtration in ponds up to 500 gallons with light fish population or in conjunction with an additonal external biological filter system in ponds with koi or heavier fish population. The pump uses just 24 watts of electricity and is equipped with an 18 foot power cord.

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Description

• This Pondmaster Filtration System with Pump Fountain includes filter, bell style and adjustable fountain heads, a magnetic drive 250 gallon per hour (gph) pump and a length of tubing to connect pump and filter
• Filtering media acts as effective biological and mechanical filters
• The system can be used as the sole source of bio-mechanical filtration in ponds up to 500 gallons with light fish population or in conjunction with an additonal external biological filter system in ponds with koi or heavier fish population
• The pump uses just 24 watts of electricity and is equipped with an 18 foot power cord
• Provides an attractive fountain display in the pond

Pondmaster PMK1250 Pond Filter with 250gph Pump and Bonus Fountain Head Customer Review


We have 2 of these filter/pumps - one rated at 500 gph and one rated at 250 gph. We use the smaller one for the waterfall in our pond and the larger pump is used as an aerator, water cleaner, etc. They come with 2 sections of tubing for extra height should it be needed and 2 fountain heads. We run the larger pump without a head on it for maximum flow.

One minor problem is that if you don't weight the thing down, it will eventually float. That problem is solved (as per the instructions) by taking the filter section apart and putting in some small stones. We used some flat stones in each of the 4 corners of the filter box and have not had a problem.

The filter box is easy to unhook from the pump and the filter media are easy to clean out and are reusable. We just hose the filters off. You can leave the pump in the water while you're working on the filter box. When you unhook the filter box from the pump, be sure to unplug the pump. That way there's no problem with fish getting sucked into the intake. We've never even had a close call, but if you have small fish and they get too close to the intake, they might get sucked in.

We run these filter/pumps 24/7 and plan to run the larger one all winter.

UPDATE: June 18, 2009 - see my review on a smaller version of this pump Pondmaster 02215 500 GPH Pond Pump. We are buying another set of filter media as the current sets are finally wearing out. We run both pumps 24/7/365 with no problems.

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