On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:11:17 -0500, "Phyllis and Jim Hurley"
wrote:

Nice lillies. We don't have the color range you do...at all!


We took a look at your brush pre-filter too. Does it clog a lot? I would
be afraid that it would be clogged daily in our pond.

We have gone to a 5 gal bucket with lots of 1/2" holes in the sides and an
eggcrate cover for ceiling lights on top. That way the biggest thing that
can get to the filter is a 1/2" piece of junk. The bucket is on top of
bricks, so bottom junk does not drift into it. That has worked for years.

Jim


No, the toilet brush pre filter only has to be cleaned about once every two
weeks or so. Granted that's with a big veggie filter, medium to low fish load
in a 1600gal pond. the main thing it catches is loose plant debris but allows
all the algae and small particles to go to the bottom of the vortex filter. My
pump can only handle small particles. I tore up a Rio pump in about 6 months
from debris that got in and scratched the impeller and shaft. I had gotten
tired of cleaning the foam filter it came with daily so I just lett stuff get
through. Expensive lesson. The brushes are working great and the cost was
$1.98 plus tax at Walley World.



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