Danner Manufacturing, Inc. Pondmaster Garden Pond Filter and Pump Kit, PMK 190, Black, 02019

Wasn't positive what I was getting. This is a hard little worker. Does a great job. Huge fan. Would definitely recommend.

This is a great little pond pump / filter / water feature for our small pond (approx 200 gallons) inset on our front porch. It cleans the water through removable/washable/replaceable filters and creates a pretty round water spray (you can control the size of the diameter). I bought this same item many years ago (at least 6, maybe more) and it stayed on year round. It went through winters of freezing weather where the top of the pond was frozen solid but the fountain was a crystal ice palace that kept the water moving and kept our die hard gold fish alive. Here is a picture of the frreeze in 2009 and of my dog drinking out of the frozen fountain in 2010! Eventually the pump just wore out. Even my husband, who is a marine mechanic, said it was toast. So I went back to the store I bought it from and they no longer carried it. Thank goodness for Amazon who hooked me up with Pondmaster and even though I was bummed that I couldn't just replace the pump, I now have a new unit that is working great! Thank you Amazon and Pondmaster!

I would have given it 5 stars, but the pond pump stopped working after owning it for a year & 1/2. I'm looking into the warranty part now to get it replace. However, I must say that it was a great purchase, and worked well! This is well worth the money. We never hooked up the fountain head in our pond, just needed to use the filter part. Consider the price, we were very pleased and would recommend this to others. You'll need to probably rinse out the filters with water from your garden hose about every month at a minimum, and certainly after each wind-storm you get in your area to clear out all the junk that drops down into your pond. Cleaning the filters(Rinsing them) only takes a couple of minutes to do.

I bought this for our small outdoor fish pond. I don't know the exact size or volume, but it's about 3' x 4'. Our previous pump/filter had given out partly because it was too powerful for a tiny pond. This seems to be just right. It makes a nice little fountain & filters the water really well. (We used the fountain nozzle from our other pump/filter because we wanted a more traditional tiered fountain, but this kit includes the basic bubble and waterbell type water pattern.) We had clear water again after just one day. It has been a little over a month since we installed, and no problems. It's easy to clean, and at this price is such a great value. UPDATE: It has now been a year and this pump is still working great. We kept it running all winter without the fountain part attached and it provided enough movement that our little pond didn't freeze solid and it kept our comets happy and healthy during this unbelievable winter! Now that it's warm out, it continues to keep the water crystal clear, doesn't clog over-easily and is easy to clean. I have not had the problem that others spoke of with the tab of the cover breaking off, but I also don't just try and rip it off. Very satisfied with this product! SECOND UPDATE: It has now been almost 2 years (and a very rough winter in the northeast!) and this pump is still working beautifully! My fish survived the winter as this kept the water moving even in the deep freezes we had. Great product!

If I could give it zero star I would . The pump only lasted less than thirty days complete JUNK as far as iam concerned

I have a small patio pond made from a 55 gallon stick tank that sits on my patio from late spring to early fall. We've gone through 3 filter/pump combos in the last 2 years. This has only been in a few days and it's working the best out of the 4 that we have had. The extra long cord made it easier for plugging in and we didn't have to use an extension cord. The valve on top is adjustable. All the settings from high to low work wonderfully. We keep it on the lower setting because of the size of our pond. It was easy to install, but I removed one star because the suction cups did not stick no matter how many different places we tried to set it up, so we had to use a few smaller rocks on the corners to hold it down. Because of the surface area size and the size of my pond I don't think and it doesn't seem to affect the performance. I get up at 430am for work and I love the sound the splashing/trickling water makes. I love listening to it while drinking my coffee. In fact, I'm hoping to talk the hubs into moving the whole thing inside at the end of this season instead of draining it and moving the fish back to their tanks.

I have been using them for years

I bought this pump last summer for my 350 gallon pond. I have it stocked with goldfish, and the most fish I've ever had is 13. As a general rule, a pump should turn the pond volume over every 1-2 hours. Its stated flow rate of 190 gph falls in that range. The positives: This pump is a great value, especially as a "starter" pump for a novice pondkeeper. The all-in-one design makes it so easy to install and maintain. I can clean this filter in the same amount of time as I can clean my dryer's lint trap. The negatives: At 190 gph this pump at least theoretically should have been able to maintain a 350 gallon pond with less than 30 inches of fish. It has been woefully inadequate. I have had to add a 350 gph pump with box filter AND a 1200 gph pump with a canister filter and fountain. Also, the filter media they provided was far too course to filter out fine particles, so I added a layer of quilt batting. In short, if you have a 100-200 gallon pond with maybe 2 or 3 fish this unit is perfect. Any more than that and it will only be useful as auxiliary filtration.

Terrible product.

Es práctico y fácil de usar

I read some comments before buying, that it didn't stay at the bottom of the pond without weight. So I put weight on it, and it's turned out to be an excellent unit for my small pond. I've had it less than a month and have cleaned the filters out twice already. I was so excited when, after about 3 days, I could actually see my fish, and the bottom of the pond! I took off the fountain spigot and hooked up a piece of hose, ran the house out and around the pond to create a small waterfall down some rocks and back into the pond. For me, it is ideal -- small and flat, cleans the crud out of the pond and the pump is strong enough to run my little waterfall. I am very, very happy with this purchase.

fonctionne bien depuis aucun problème ...

Works well and arrived quickly. Easy to assemble. A bit on the small side, so frequent cleaning required. But, easy to clean.