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~ jan JJsPond.us writes:
I don't think that commercial filter is gonna cut it, it is pretty puny,

But.., but... It says, right there in the advertisement masquerading as a
product specification sheet... Oh. I see what you mean.

If you go to my website www.jjspond.us and click on *My filter* scroll to
the bottom, you will find several flower pot filters that have worked great
on small ponds,

They certainly look compact, and if they are anywhere as effective as you
say, they'd be ideal. I wonder what's in'em?

you could hide one behind your waterfall hill, if you
didn't want it at the top or edge.

Building a stone extension to the back of the tower is an option, of
course.

I run a 700 gph pump thru the one I made

Oh? Wow - Now, that would be something to...

(not pictured yet).

Oh, pooh.

I use it on a 1000 gallon
lilypond with 7 large goldfish and now babies.

Hmm... Four times mine's size but with about the same fishload.

I think the skippy filter is overkill in this situation. ~ jan

Unless it can be scaled-down. I should go review
http://www.skippysstuff.com/biofiltr.htm

John

On 9 Aug 2004 21:16:25 GMT, (John) wrote:

Howdy, experienced ponders, from Fort Worth. Here's my 220 gallon pond
last year, sans fish: http://artships.com/fountain.jpg

Powered by a Little Giant PCL-025 475GPH pump,
http://www.littlegiant.com/littlegia...dLegNum/567636 ,
in the filter box, FMS-20,
http://www.littlegiant.com/littlegia...256b25006d28e9

It was Just Fine when it was all just for looks and little sound. Since
the comets, though... Not so much. Now I want more water going over the
falls, and none of that pea soup, either. And generally clearer water,
without what looks like suspended dust.

According to Little Giant's website, I should be able to connect the
existing pump to a better filter, the PF300,
http://www.pondfiltration.com/pf300.html (it looks to be a Little Giant).
I know I can bump-up the waterfall volume a touch by replacing the hose
with a slightly larger diameter.

My main question is, will the pf300 filter with the 475GPH pump clear-up
the water? Or, should I build a skippy filter into the lowest of the
brownish plant beds? If so, how much more pump will I need to drive it?
1000gph (I'm guessing because 475GPH just doesn't seem like very much)?
Feel free to chime in with, "The best filter is..." and ditto with a pump.

Possibilites abound, paralyzing selection. But you've all been there.

John
*wave* to Gail F.


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