Submersible Pump Recommendation For Pond

Just a full time operating pump pumping water from the bottom of the pond to a sprinkler at the surface of the pond?

Had a buddy who had a 1/2 hp pump with a 2 in pipe out with holes on top of the cap. Ran it 24/7 but I can’t get in touch.

I just need water moving. A little over an acre pond and looking for solutions. Thanks

I have a pond about 1/2 an acre and used a septic pump, weighted hose and diffuser. Saved a lot of money because the regular aerator pumps were very expensive, didn't have a long life and were very loud.

A good aerator is around $150-200. The weighted hose was $1 per LF and the diffuser was around $20. These prices were last year when I bought them. You can only hear the pump if you're standing right next to it. Only downside to a septic pump is you can't put the diffuser more than 10-12 feet deep because of the pressure. Luckily power wasn't an issue because my pond is only about 150ft from the nearest outlet on my house. Another benefit about the septic pump is they're built to last for years and when it does go all you do is buy a diaphragm rebuild kit for about $20-30. And the weighted hose buried itself within a couple of months so that was nice.

There are videos on youtube on how people set them up using septic pumps if you look.

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I got the Hiblow brand because my pond goes down to 17 feet but prices have gone up dramatically on them. And hindsight is brand doesn't matter when it comes to the depth because water pressure is water pressure. Buying the more expensive one didn't matter because I still had to move the diffuser to more shallow water. 8ft will allow any pump to work. It took a few months to see the difference in clarity etc but it works. If you do it you can't just turn it on and walk away. Need to run it and hour the first day, 2 hours the second day etc. so you don't shock the fish. It took about two weeks before I could just leave it running and it's been running nonstop since then. Very little electricity used also.