VIVOSUN260GPH 20W Submersible Water Pump for Fish Tank, Pond, Aquarium, Hydroponic Systems with 6ft Power Cord and 3 Outlet Adapters, Blue

We have a small patio fountain that came with a pump. The pump failed and I bought this to replace it. I knew this pump would be larger but I wanted to get a higher volume pump and also I liked the idea that this was a bottom dead pump.To get this to fit, I had to remove the aqua cover. The good news is, the cover is simple to remove and does not provide any real purpose other than the handle and possibly protection from if you drop a rock or something like that on the pump. I wasn’t worried about the accidental damage and found the pump to be more discrete without the aqua colored cover. The inside is all black and completely sealed.My favorite thing about the new setup is that the fountain can run almost dry and the pump keeps on going since it only needs about 1/2 inch of water to run. The previous pump required about 6 inches of water because the intake was on the side and was mounted much higher.One additional change I had to make was to add a filter since this pump does not really have a pre-filter. I went with a mesh bag purchased here on Amazon and added bio balls to the bag, also purchased on Amazon. This setup works much better than the small pre-filter that came with the old pump. The water stayed much clearer this summer.

Worked well I wish the bottom was heavier.

This little pump is actually perfect, and I would give it 5 stars, but it does not come with a hose or tube for draining. But I looked a long time for a way to drain my portable bathtub (bought from Walmart, Amazon was out of the one I wanted), and finally settled on this little unit! The drainage hoses that come with portable bathtubs all pretty much have bad reviews, so I expected that it would not be easy to drain. The hose it came with was not secure, and after quite a few leaks and big messes, I started looking at water pumps. I originally bought too large of a pump; this one I am reviewing is perfect and is advertised to drain aquaria, ponds, small spas (I think), and water collected on rooftops, etc., but basically small areas. I took the pump to a hardware store to match up the hose/tubing size and bought a 5/8” size, 7 feet. The sales person at Ace Hardware suggested a slightly smaller size tubing (I think 1/2”) for a really tight fit, but I knew I’d never get it off if needed (due to arthritis), and the 5/8” size is fine, it doesn’t slip. If the tubing gets too loose after time, I will switch ends, and buy new tubing if needed! The pump also comes with 4 sizes of adapters for drainage tubes, but none that would work with a regular hose, one end of the adapter is threaded to fit into the pump, the other has notches. Anyway I don’t normally write reviews, but thought I would for using this pump to drain a bathtub, it’s great, and took me a while to figure out an easily workable system for draining the bathtub. Just get the right size tubing:) It takes only about 3-5 minutes to drain the bathtub, then I easily tip the tub into the shower to remove the remaining water.

I bought this almost two years ago to use in my pottery studio. Studio water can’t go down the drain due to clay particles settling and filling the pipes. So we catch the water in a large tote and pump it back to the sink to reuse as much as we can before sending it out to a gravel field. This little pump has dealt with heavy clay sludge water for almost two years before it finally gave up. We will be replacing it with a larger pump because our studio and water usage has grown, but I highly recommend this to anyone. If it stood up to our abuse, it’ll do a good job for you.

Didn't work for more than 5 or 6 plant feedings. But worked long enough to not be able to return it. I put about 8 gallons through it once to twice a week of just liquid, nothing to clog it. And as I said it broke quickly had to go back to my sump pump. I bought another brand that looked like this model about 6 months earlier and same thing it worked great for 8 or 10 times then died. I figured even though this looked like the same exact model bit different color that this one being from vivosun would be better. But no. I'm still looking for 1000gph pump that will actually work reliably in a grow room

Good price and fast delivery, shipping

Worked great. I use it for a garden fountain. Love that it draws from the bottom and not the side.

I am disappointed in the power of this pump. I had been using the 800 GPH Vivosun in a small hydroponic system where it worked very well. I expanded the system and found the 800 GPH pump could not make it all the way to the end. So I bought this 1150 GPH version, sure that it would be enough to make it. Unfortunately I found it only marginally improved, not the 44% expected based on their GPH ratings. Well, they are both quite inexpensive but you may be able to save a few bucks with the 800 GPH version and get just as good results.