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1. Setting the Bf1600

Water Gardens

POND VOLUME

It is important to calculate the estimated water volume before you begin construction,

and then re-calculate final water volume when your project is completed. Estimating

water volume pre-construction is a step that is often skipped by many homeowners

and contractors. A water garden with undersized filtration can prove to be a

maintenance nightmare.

Oasis Skimmer and FilterFalls can accomodate flow rates up to 3900 GPH

and filter ponds up to 1500 gallons in volume.

TO DETERMINE POND VOLUME

Multiply (in feet) the average length x the average width x the average depth to find

cubic feet of pond volume. Multiply cubic feet x 7.48 = gallons

Figure 1.

DEPTH

SURFACE AREA

When using any pond skimmer it is important to keep the surface area (in square feet)

of the pond in mind. Upon start-up, the pump sends water from the bottom reservoir to

the top of the waterfall and/or streambed. The water must then fill, from top to bottom,

the waterfalls and streambed until it eventually re-enters the pond and the water levels

equalize. During water in transition process, the water level of the bottom reservoir is

continually dropping. If the streambed is built improperly, or is built too big, the water level

of the bottom reservoir could drop below the opening in the skimmer before the water

levels equalize. This would result in the pump running dry and starving for water.

This situation can be easily avoided by using the formula provided to calculate the surface

area of your pond. With that number, you can then determine the maximum surface area of

waterfalls and streambed that your pond can accomodate.

TO DETERMINE SURFACE FOOTAGE

Multiply (in feet) the average length x the average width = total square feet of the

pond surface area. Multiply the surface area of the pond x .5 = maximum surface

area for falls

Figure 2.

LENGTH

10'

WIDTH

10' x 5' = 50sq ft pond surface area

50sq ft x .5 = 25sq ft stream surface area

3'3"