thinkmps
New Member
My goal is to part-time run a pump in our small duck pond, it's about 400 gallons (20 inches deep), so I want to move water off the bottom to a bog filter and have it pour back in. We also have a bottom drain that directs the water into our garden (yay fertilizer) so this pump project is just to reduce how often we need to do that.
I'm wondering if I can skip the battery. I found a small pump that can handle 1/4" solids, requires 40 watts. I could obtain a couple of 25-watt panels and an inverter. Would that be enough, ie could the pump simply kick on during the daylight when there is power, otherwise sit silent?
I'm wondering if I can skip the battery. I found a small pump that can handle 1/4" solids, requires 40 watts. I could obtain a couple of 25-watt panels and an inverter. Would that be enough, ie could the pump simply kick on during the daylight when there is power, otherwise sit silent?