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How To Measure Your Pond Volume

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How to Measure Your Pond Volume
When it comes to ponds, size realy does matter. Big or small, an accurate assement of you pond volume, will allow you to purchase the corect equiment sizes and use the correct quantities of treatments. Although oversizing filtration equipment can offer some advantages, particularly the size of the filter and the consequential frequency of cleaning. Incorrectly guessing the quantity of pond treatment to use, can make it ineffective or possibly fatal.

To avoid the quess work, use our pond volume calculator and remember "Good information allows you to make good decisions"

To calculate the approximate volume of you pond, select the Shape, Unit of Measurement and amount of shading, then press calculate. If you would like to try different combinations, remember to press Reset between calculations.

Pond Shape
Unit Of Measurement
Sunlight / Shading
Pond Size
Rectangular Meters / Litres Full Sunshine  
Circular Feet / Gallons Partly Shaded  
       
  
Actual Volume
 
Effective Volume
 


What is Effective Volume ?
The effective volume is the quantity of water in your pond, plus an allowance for shallow and or ponds exposed to high levels of sunlight. Both of these situations will result in a higher than normal algae growth, and fish pollution. We advise that to ensure your that your equipment is correctly sized, the effective volume be considered the minimum size for the equipment you select. However do remember to check the details of the product you are interested in, to ensure that there are no other allowances or consideration specific to that product are required.
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