True that ponds cannot have motors with 1.5hp?

Question

the repairman tells me that I cant use a motor of 1.5hp that was powering my 40,000 gallon tank. is this true? I believe anything lower than a 1.5hp would not be able to sustain my pond with efficiency

Answer 1

You're 1.5 is fine, sounds like he may try to sell you something.

An advantage of this for him is he can make a big profit by telling you that you need a different motor, which he then buys at very low cost, but then sells it to you at very high cost.

Don't let him s***w with what you know.