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New Pond Stuff?
Jim,
I'm using a bio-falls filter, sized for ponds 4,000 gallons+. It serves dual purposes by providing bio/mechanical filtration and as a water fall. It doesn't provide enough surface area to meet the requirements for use as a veggie filter. JB "Jim and Phyllis" wrote in message ... Have fun with the rites of spring! I was wondering how big your veggie filter is? The rule of thumb is 10% of the surface. We use water celery and hyacinth...lots of roots. They provide good bacterial surface and mechanical filtration. We have some iris in the top of an upflow barrel. It does not have loads of root surface. Our mint was better, but still less than the hyacinth and water celery (want some?). Flow rate is pretty important for us. We have the flow down to be slow enough to allow settling (about 45 minutes). How fast doe yours go through your filter? Jim |
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I haven't seen a biofalls. How does it work?
Jim |
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I couldn't find a good link to information on the biofalls but you can get
an idea of how it's configured here ---- http://truepump.com/bfsp.htm This is not the best picture of the biofalls but you can see how I have it planted with mint and such in this shot. http://www.tinypic.info/files/77xipnu171wa1i57cvma.jpg JB "Jim and Phyllis" wrote in message ... I haven't seen a biofalls. How does it work? Jim |
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New Pond Stuff?
I haven't seen a biofalls. How does it work?
Jim Jim, I think Aquascapes came out with the first biofalls (or perhaps the best marketing of such a set up). http://www.patios4you.com/images/diagram1.gif Or google images of biofalls, lots of pictures. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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New Pond Stuff?
Ah, A tank with a flat exit surface. OK
I understand how it is not a veggie filter! Jim |
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