Pond design. Simple to use pond and pump calculators free.

Pond designs must seriously consider pond volume, waterfall height, pond waterfall lip dimensions, and pump flow rates amongst others. Pond designs need reference to different sizes and units of pond designs measurement. Maybe you need your pond designs in litres or your pond designs come in feet and inches. You need to be able to interpret these different pond designs based upon different criteria and compare to your own pond designs.

Pond designs assistance is given in the form of the FREE Excel spreadsheet programs shown at the left. This set of calculators for pond designs specifically has no equal (or better) anywhere on the web. They have been specifically designed for ease of use, accuracy and to make life simpler, jobs easier and to save money. This set of programs (12 programs included at November 2nd, 2002 and growing) are described in the table below. They are designed to save you money, time and costly mistakes - check them out.

Pond Designs: Criteria For Consideration Name Of Pond Designs Calculator What Pond Designs Calculator Does
Pond designs factor covers pond volume measurement and calculation for sizing pumps, and water treatment Water volume calculator for regular shaped ponds Complete calculations to assist when pond designs include round, square, rectangular, trapezoid, cylindrical, cubic, conical, triangular, tank shaped, L shaped components
Pond designs factor covers pond volume measurement and calculation for sizing pumps, and water treatment when pond designs include irregular or complex shapes Water volume calculator for Irregular shaped ponds - curved for example The calculation method involves mapping out pond shape and assigning simple rectangular portions. The program then calculates very accurately the pond volume irrespective of pond designs complexity. Most pond designs fall into this category.
Pond designs factor covers pond volume units for different countries Volume and weight conversions The calculator allows you to put any unit of volume measurement into it and it will immediately give you accurate answers in US gallons, Imperial gallons, Litres, Cubic feet, Cubic metres AND Pounds of water in your pond designs. For example if you enter 1,000 litres it will produce the equivalent volume in all other units. Never again will you be stuck to convert or be confused when you read a book which is not in your established units.
Pond designs factor covers the amount and size of fish to suit your pond's water volume. How many fish fit your pond designs? Most people overstock their ponds with fish to the detriment of the fish's living conditions. This sophisticated but very simple-to-use calculator tells you if you have too many fish in your pond or allows you to know what capacity you still have left for more fish.
Pond designs factor covers the very important factor of waterfall flow rates. The waterfall flow rate you need for a pleasing waterfall Most pond designs revolve around sizing the pump based upon the volume of water in the pond. If you have a waterfall this is WRONG. This calculator will tell you exactly how much water flow you need to get a very pleasant, soothing waterfall. You will then be able to better choose the correct pump.
Pond designs factor covers flow rate conversions for all countries Flow Rate Conversions If you have ever come across pond designs giving information in litres per minute but you work in US Gallons per minute you know how maddening this is. This calculator instantly converts any flow rate to US, UK, International units. For example type in 4 litres per minute and you will instantly get the exact equivalent in US galls/min, UK galls/min. cu feet /min, cu metres/ min and lbs of water per min.
Pond designs factor covers pond volume measurement and calculation for sizing pumps, and water treatment when pond designs include irregular or complex shapes The COMPLETE pump selector Most pond calculators on the web will allow you to choose a pump based upon head and flow. Unfortunately these two criteria of pond designs in isolation are just not good enough to specify the correct pump and save money and/or costly mistakes. This is a very sophisticated calculator which takes the real PRACTICAL installation into consideration. The program is very simple to use but uses the same techniques engineers use to specify all sorts of pump installations. You will be amazed at the results compared to what you thought was correct.
Pond designs factor covers using 2 pond pumps instead of 1 to save a great deal of money. Use 2 pumps SAVE money. You might find it hard to believe but this calculator will not only show you how to save money by using 2 pumps but it will also allow you to calculate your saving which can easily come to hundreds of DOLLARS per year.
Pond designs factor covers the right pipe size for a pond design. Short fat pipes are better than long thin pipes in any pond big or small. This calculator shows you exactly how the pipe diameter and length influences the amount of water a pump can deliver. These two factors influence your choice of pond pump in order to choose the correct installation and save money. It will allow you to understand how to probably improve your present pond and pump system.
Pond designs factor covers cost of electricity to run your pump. Pump running cost This calculator allows you not only to calculate the annual cost of electricity for your pump but also allows you to compare the total cost (purchase and running cost) of any 2 different pumps so that you can select the most economical. Guaranteed to save you money before you buy your next pump.
Pond designs factor covers the money you spend on feeding your fish and how to save money. Fish food nutrition and saving money while getting bigger fish Do you know how much you spend on fish food? Probably not. Do you know that at least 25 % of almost all fish food is a waste of money and in fact creates a water quality problem. This calculator shows this and helps you to minimise your fish food bill while at the same time improving your water quality.

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