My pond is XXXX gallons. What BubbleBead model should I use and what size pump should I use?
It is essential to find out what your fish stocking and feeding levels will be as BubbleBeads are not merely sized by the pond gallonage. (see the sizing table on the downloads page) e.g. if your pond was 2,400 gallons the following alternatives might apply: A) A 2,400 gallon pond with a few golden orfe; maximum feeding rate in mid-summer of 60 grams of food in any one day. – Look at the table under ‘Max.Feed Rate per day’. This falls within the 230 gram limit for the BBF XS-1. – The pond is lightly stocked so look in the ‘Light Stock’ column for Maximum Pond Volume. The gallonage falls within the 2,400 gallon limit for the BBF-1. So in case A) a BBF XS-1 would cope. Run with a pump giving 800 gph (resulting in a turnover of once every three hours in this lightly stocked pond) and a 30 watt UV unit. B) A 2,400 gallon pond with a reasonable number of koi; the maximum feed rate in mid-summer is 200 grams of food in any one day. – Look at the table under ‘Max.Feed Rate per day’. This fall
It is essential to find out what your fish stocking and feeding levels will be as BubbleBeads are not merely sized by the pond gallonage. (see our Sizing Table) e.g. if your pond was 2,400 gallons the following alternatives might apply: A) A 2,400 gallon pond with a few golden orfe; maximum feeding rate in mid-summer of 60 grams of food in any one day. – Look at the table under ‘Max.Feed Rate per day’. This falls within the 230 gram limit for the BBF-1. – The pond is lightly stocked so look in the ‘Light Stock’ column for Maximum Pond Volume. The gallonage falls within the 2,400 gallon limit for the BBF-1. So in case A) a BBF-1 would cope. Run with a pump giving 800 gph (resulting in a turnover of once every three hours in this lightly stocked pond) and a 30 watt UV unit. B) A 2,400 gallon pond with a reasonable number of koi; the maximum feed rate in mid-summer is 200 grams of food in any one day. – Look at the table under ‘Max.Feed Rate per day’. This falls within the 230 gram limit
