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11 May ’14 - 2:22 pm
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eddienlinda said
We want to get started on putting up fencing for a herd of goats so they can do some underbrushing, and raise the trees on the property.

don't let @groinkick hear you say that

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Did someone say goats???????

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The next project would be a solar powered slow sand filter for the pond and develop that more into a natural swimming pool, this is going to be a major project if I tackle it.

I can help with this. I have been running a utility transfer pump that can do ~2,000 gallons an hour (when not clogged) and it is only using ~400 watts. That isn't very much. If you had a set up going to only run the pump when the sun is shining then you won't need a crazy setup.

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PorkChopsMmm said
The next project would be a solar powered slow sand filter for the pond and develop that more into a natural swimming pool, this is going to be a major project if I tackle it.

I can help with this. I have been running a utility transfer pump that can do ~2,000 gallons an hour (when not clogged) and it is only using ~400 watts. That isn't very much. If you had a set up going to only run the pump when the sun is shining then you won't need a crazy setup.

sweet, what pump are you using?

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Ive been wondering if I could run a pond pump off solar.  THanks in advance, Pork!

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I am using this transfer pump. Not the same as a pond pump... it is more like a sump pump... but it uses 1/3rd the power of a blow dryer. I can't imagine a pond pump using more power than this.

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Do you have an example of a pond pump you want to use that I can look at?

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I haven't really looked into them yet

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well talked to my groundwork guy, looks like drainage is going to be a lot bigger of a project that I expected 

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