Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?

My koi pond filter has a website (below). My lily pond filter though I've
yet to do much about website-wise. Instead of 4 barrels it is only 2. The
lily pond is approx. 1,000 gallon. It is a gravity fed filter with water
coming from a thru-the-liner bottom drain & no-nitch skimmer. The 3" pipes
coming from those 2 sources feeds into the bottom side of the first barrel.
There is a shut off valve between pond & barrel for cleaning/draining.

Inside the 1st (pre-filter) barrel we used 2 cylinders of hardward cloth
covered with screening. Water filters thru and enters a pipe in the center
leading to the pump chamber with open cell foam & the pump. Between few
fish and all the plants the filter didn't do much other than move water and
get the muck off the bottom. The pond was clear prior to starting it up in
mid-July.... so next spring will be very interesting. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

"~ jan" wrote in message
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Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?

(brevity snip)

Two of my filters are the Tetra barrel type. Blocks on the bottom and filter
pad on top. Water enters at the top and runs through the filter and out the
bottom. The other three are home made but boxier. They work on the same
principal.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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I am the token lazy ponder.
We filter by
- having lots of water
- few fish
- lots of underwater plants
- lots of rocks in the waterfall.

*Somebody* has to be the lazy ponder!

k :-)

"k" wrote in message
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I am the token lazy ponder.
We filter by
- having lots of water
- few fish
- lots of underwater plants
- lots of rocks in the waterfall.

*Somebody* has to be the lazy ponder!

k :-)
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You have the right idea! :-))) I have too many fish and will never deny
that little fact. But I'm getting lazy myself and have discussed cutting
back drastically now that my husband is about to retire.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Our system is now entirely veggie filer based. Our water is pulled
from the bottom of the pond by a submerged pump. It goes through an
upflow barrel and through veggie filters. On one side, it goes
through a 4 x 4 filter and then a 4 x 8 filter and then returns via a
water fall. The other side is an 8 x 8 veggie filter.

We are thinking about putting screen in the barrels next year to
collect some more of the small particles.

Seems to work well.

Cleaning is just drain and flush the veggie filters once a year.

We run a UV in the spring when the algae starts. Once the plants are
working, we cut the UV off.

Jim

~ jan wrote, On 10/11/2007 22:22:
Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?

Here's mine.

Based in the South East of England. We have a 800ish gallon pond with 5
koi varying in size from 9-17", hand dug and lined with PVC.
Water is moved from the deepest part of the pond by an Oase in-pond pump
to the bio filter. This is the square tank from an old Oase
off-the-shelf filter system, but very modified. Water is fed in via hose
to the bottom of the tank where it enters a 2' diameter ring of 4"
perforated drainage pipe, this also incorporates aeration. Piled ontop
of this is the filter media, industrial floor cleaning pads cut into 1"
squares to a depth of about 12". Water rises through the filter media,
leaving all solids at the bottom, then cascades into a vertical exit pipe.
At this point it enters a small veggie filter (a 2x4' tank, with 6" of
water) filled with water cress.

Good points;
The main filter is only cleaned twice a year. Anything not broken down
by bacteria settles as a silt in the bottom. The bacteria is very
active, which I judge by it's high demands for oxygen when not aerated.
The veggie filter collects fine silt very quickly and provides a
plentiful supply of taste cress.

Bad points;
There is no fine filtering/polishing step. Little accidents that
introduce dissolved solids (plants being disturbed, too much messing
about) leave the water cloudy for a long time. The amount of fine debris
settling in the veggie filter indicates how much is in suspension.
Water cress has a fine root structure, but does not provide the dense
mat of filtration described by other people. We probably need a mix of
plants (?).

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DavidM
www.djmorgan.org.uk

me tooooooo. If it doesnt take care of itself the fish are at risk. if the fish are
at risk I am afraid to go out in the morning to see the pond. Ingrid

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:01:47 CST, k wrote:

I am the token lazy ponder.
We filter by
- having lots of water
- few fish
- lots of underwater plants
- lots of rocks in the waterfall.

*Somebody* has to be the lazy ponder!

k :-)

"k" wrote
I am the token lazy ponder.
We filter by
- having lots of water
- few fish
- lots of underwater plants
- lots of rocks in the waterfall.

Same here,
I use an air pump for aeration, lots of plants but no water pump and no
filter. I only have golden shiner minnows which just build up to a
sustainable population and size.

No filter, no UV, no water pump, no Koi, no feeding, no problem.
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18,000 gallon (17'x 47'x 2-4') lily pond garden in Zone 6
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA

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DavidM wrote:

~ jan wrote, On 10/11/2007 22:22:
Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?

Here's mine.

Based in the South East of England. We have a 800ish gallon pond with 5
koi varying in size from 9-17", hand dug and lined with PVC.
Water is moved from the deepest part of the pond by an Oase in-pond pump
to the bio filter. This is the square tank from an old Oase

How big is your pump?

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"Phyllis and Jim" wrote in message
ups.com...
Our system is now entirely veggie filer based. Our water is pulled
from the bottom of the pond by a submerged pump. It goes through an
upflow barrel and through veggie filters. On one side, it goes
through a 4 x 4 filter and then a 4 x 8 filter and then returns via a
water fall. The other side is an 8 x 8 veggie filter.

We are thinking about putting screen in the barrels next year to
collect some more of the small particles.

Seems to work well.

Cleaning is just drain and flush the veggie filters once a year.

We run a UV in the spring when the algae starts. Once the plants are
working, we cut the UV off.
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Do you have a website with pics of this system?
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Kurt wrote, On 12/11/2007 23:59:
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DavidM wrote:

~ jan wrote, On 10/11/2007 22:22:
Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?
Here's mine.

Based in the South East of England. We have a 800ish gallon pond with 5
koi varying in size from 9-17", hand dug and lined with PVC.
Water is moved from the deepest part of the pond by an Oase in-pond pump
to the bio filter. This is the square tank from an old Oase

How big is your pump?

It's probably this one;

"Aquamax 3500

Oase Aquamax 6000 Waterfall & Filter Pond Pump
Ideal for: For water features, waterfalls and filtration.
Max Flow: 3392 litres / 739 gallons
Flow @ 0.5m: 2428 litres / 529 gallons
Flow @ 1.0m: 1336 litres / 291gallons
Flow @ 1.5m: 60 litres / 13 gallons
Wattage: 53 watts
Auxiliary Outlet Size: 20mm (3/4'), 25mm (1'), 32mm (1 1/4'), 40mm (1 1/2')"

They are good pumps, very resistant to blockage and easy to clean.

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DavidM
www.djmorgan.org.uk

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DavidM wrote:

Kurt wrote, On 12/11/2007 23:59:
In article ,
DavidM wrote:

~ jan wrote, On 10/11/2007 22:22:
Recently mjl asked about filters. How about a thread with each ponder
either describing their set up or pointing to their website?
Here's mine.

Based in the South East of England. We have a 800ish gallon pond with 5
koi varying in size from 9-17", hand dug and lined with PVC.
Water is moved from the deepest part of the pond by an Oase in-pond pump
to the bio filter. This is the square tank from an old Oase

How big is your pump?

It's probably this one;

"Aquamax 3500

Oase Aquamax 6000 Waterfall & Filter Pond Pump
Ideal for: For water features, waterfalls and filtration.
Max Flow: 3392 litres / 739 gallons
Flow @ 0.5m: 2428 litres / 529 gallons
Flow @ 1.0m: 1336 litres / 291gallons
Flow @ 1.5m: 60 litres / 13 gallons
Wattage: 53 watts
Auxiliary Outlet Size: 20mm (3/4'), 25mm (1'), 32mm (1 1/4'), 40mm (1 1/2')"

They are good pumps, very resistant to blockage and easy to clean.

I like this pump. Great low profile design, too.

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