"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 May 2005 19:54:50 -0400, "Bill Stock" wrote:

The parts are slowly arriving for my DIY "Skippy" filter, but I'm still
not
happy with the Flowerpot (10 gallons?) as a container. Sorry to belabour
this issue, but I could use some ideas. The flowerpot just looks too
flimsy,

Commercial or home made? 10 gallons seems kind of small and could be why
you're having troubles with fittings, what's the diameter of the opening?
If its flimsy, you need a stronger pot. Up flow, or down? ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Commercial Flowerpot, homemade filter. I think it will be a success once I
get it built. It has to be better than the 2 quart commercial filter. The
commercial filter does keep the pond clear, but it needs cleaned every two
days, once the Algae gets going. I checked out some other flowerpots at
Walmart and they were paper thin.

I'm planning on a 3/4" inflow (1.5" hole), 1" drain (1.75 hole) and 2"
outflow (3" hole). It will be an uplow filter with the skippy vortex.

I don't have room for a monster stock tank.