I think Hozelock Cyprio products are distributed in the USA - in which
case you might check out their new Saturn Booster pre-filter which is
claimed to reduce filter cleaning dramatically and also increases fish
stocking levels:

http://www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk/Bra...t/HZSATURN.htm

Stan

In article .com,
chereena wrote:

Thank you. Any suggestions on type of filter? It's actually not the
grossness that's the problem. It's the fact that I could barely lift
them and had a back ache for days.


On Apr 12, 6:14 pm, "Reel McKoi" wrote:


ups.com...I was so happy
to find this group and read some of your past posts.
Thanks for being here!

I bought a house with a koi pond in Seattle and the owner left me two
adult fish
and some very rudimentary instructions. Today I put some algae
chemicals in the pond and attempted to clean the giant filters in the
barrel. Wondering .....

Is there any less disgusting way to clean out the filters? I had
pond scum all over me by the time I was finished. He put the barrel
in a place that I have to drag or carry the filters quite a ways and
when they are full of scum they are very heavy.
Any suggestions or help offered is greatly appreciated!

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Maybe clean them more often, before they get so bad they gross you out. The
last people may not have cleaned them for ages knowing they were moving.
You also have to option of switching to a different type of filter.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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