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March 25, 2009, 10:30:07 AM »
Hello pond people. I will be going on vaction and leaving my pond in my mother-in law's hands,(scary thought).
Any adivice on leaving my filter pump on a timer set at 12 hours on, 12 hours off?
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March 25, 2009, 10:37:18 AM »
Do you have fish? If so, your filter should run 24x7 to perform bilogical filtration.
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March 25, 2009, 11:13:52 AM »
I agree with Sonny. I don't see any location for you so I don't know what zone you are in, but I think most of us run our pumps 24/7, especially in spring and summer.
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March 25, 2009, 12:01:42 PM »
Yep, my pump runs 24/7 except for winter. It is now back in full force until late Fall.
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Re: Pump run time
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March 25, 2009, 01:33:06 PM »
But I have heard of ponds where the electricity went off for several days and the fish were OK. I'm not saying the pumps shouldn't run all the time. Why again would you think it be beneficial to just run it half a day?
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March 25, 2009, 05:27:08 PM »
I vote for 24/7.
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March 25, 2009, 05:41:28 PM »
If we're voting, I say 24/7. You need to heep it going so your biofilters will cycle and the good bacteria don't die. also it will help add oxygen to the pond and filters to help improve water quality.
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yes definately voting 24/7. Biliogical filter is your biggest asset for clear water.
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March 28, 2009, 09:47:44 AM »
Mine runs 24 7 365
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March 28, 2009, 11:40:02 PM »
We have a 2 speed motor. Winter is high all day & low all night. Summer is high all the time.
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March 29, 2009, 09:13:34 AM »
Mine runs all the time too.
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March 29, 2009, 11:08:04 AM »
I still want to know what he hope the benefit of 12 on and 12 off while he is gone will be. I would think that when a person is gone would be the time when you don't want to run the risk of trying something new. Obviously the lady left in charge won't know what to do or how to make things better if something goes wrong.
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March 29, 2009, 03:10:57 PM »
Maybe he's trying to save electricity or wear and tear on the motor? Only the nose knows what the nose knows!
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