Thread: How do I make this fountain work?

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First of all... check out this awesome fountain I got for $1.99 at Goodwill! Its heavy and seems good quality! The little knobby details above the angels remind me of skulls...

The pump is missing though... any suggestions on where to buy the kind of pump I need to make this work??? Can I use the Spirit fake blood through it?









Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Home Depot carries small fountain pumps. You may also need some tubing to run from the pump to the top of the fountain.

what he said. We just made a cpl fountains at my house. they also have the same pumps and tubing at lowes. That's where we got ours from.
Here's one:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_315652-60084-FP45_0__?productId=3097447&Ntt=fountain+pumos&Ns=p _product_price|0&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNs% 3Dp_product_price|0%26Ntt%3Dfountain%2Bpumos

Not sure if you can use the fake blood or not. I'm guessing it depends on how thick it is. If its pretty watery it should be fine.

Hmmm... I can't find one small enough at Home Depot. The one at Lowes looks good but I can't find how big it is... the back is so small... I also want to spend as little as possible.

I found this one at Amazon... the dimensions will work I think...
Amazon.com: Sunterra 104506 Table Top Fountain Pump 30 GPH, Black: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Do you think this will work?

The Wolfstone site has an excellent recipe for fountain blood. Uses conditioner, hand sanitizer and a couple of other inexpensive ingredients. I've used this recipe for the past couple of years in my bleeding tombstone. It's fantastic, never had a problem with a clogged pump, which is what I would bet you'll get with the spirit fake blood. I don't have the website on my phone, but if you google Wolfstone fountain blood you'll find it.

Also, for pumps, check out your local garden store or even walmart often had them.

Keep in mind what is referred to as head. It is the vertical distance the pump can pump fluid. The pump you showed does not offer that spec. So what you need to do is measure the distance from the reservoir where the pump is located to the point where you intend the fake blood to pour our from. A pump that has 1.5 head at 30 GPH may indeed be able to push fluid a bit higher, but as the volume and weight of the vertical column of fluid increases the flow drops rapidly. So the same pump could indeed just stall at a head of 2.5 . Head is measured in feet. Hope this helps.

If you have a Harbor freight store, they have small pump's very cheap. Also, if you are only using it for Halloween, you could use red foor coloring. Clorox bleach may clean up any stains if you wanted it for other season's.

Originally Posted by Pirate Chris

The Wolfstone site has an excellent recipe for fountain blood. Uses conditioner, hand sanitizer and a couple of other inexpensive ingredients. I've used this recipe for the past couple of years in my bleeding tombstone. It's fantastic, never had a problem with a clogged pump, which is what I would bet you'll get with the spirit fake blood. I don't have the website on my phone, but if you google Wolfstone fountain blood you'll find it.

Oooh! I looked it up and it sounds great! Thanks!