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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
Would a bead filter be the best bet for Oasis biosys ip-200 skimmer ?
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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
Bead filters are the easiest filters to clean, which is what makes them
popular. There are better filters, but none that you can clean in a tux, like the bead filters. I started out with just a skimmer with a bottom drain feeding into the front of it and a bubble bead filter for my larger pond. Due to fish load, the frequency of cleaning increased, due to more solids, so I added a vortex separator, and then increased the size of the bead filter. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Drew Cutter" wrote in message ... Would a bead filter be the best bet for Oasis biosys ip-200 skimmer ? |
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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
Could you go more in detail about vortex separator ?
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The vortex separator is a drum that the water enters at the side, and due to
the slowing velocity, the solids fall out to the bottom, while the water goes around in a slow circle and exits from the center near the top. Most of the manufactured ones have a conical bottom, which allows the sediment to accumulate in a nice low area for easy discharge by opening a bottom drain. If the flow rate gets too high it will tend to mix the solids back into the water and do nothing. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Drew Cutter" wrote in message ... Could you go more in detail about vortex separator ? |
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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
I've decided not have any fish . I do have the option of have 2-4 fish
in the future. I've design the pond so that it can accept fish later on. Trying to do things on the cheap. Home made. I do have two 55 gal. plastic drum just waiting to be modified. One for bead and other for waste material from skimmer. I'm trying find a local dealer of kaldness beads. Do i need some type of aeration (adding a air pump ) to aid the beads in staying clean or just power wash the beads ? |
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I think the vortex would be ideal for a fish pond. Low maintenance is a
desire of mine for the pond. My biggest worry is leaves and cats. I have seen raccoons , but rare. thanks. |
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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
Drew Cutter wrote:
Could you go more in detail about vortex separator ? The system I have has an 18 gal [vortex container], a 12 gal [Pump Chamber/Bio-Media Oxygenator Container]. [vortex container} water flows into vortex via 2- 2" siphons 1 as a bottom drain and the other 1' under in surface. The outflow of the siphons enters the vortex at the bottom of the container through 2-90 degree elbows causing a CW rotation of the water. The water leaves the vortex just below the surface, and flows down to the bottom of the pumpchamber. [PC/BMOC] water is piped down to the middle of the container. the pump is sitting 6" off the bottom of the container (to allow for additional debree settling) 3 air stones attached to a dual output aquarium air pump are placed 120 degrees apart, slightly below the water inlet. Water is returned to the pond via a 1500 GPM pump. I started the system, once everything was running satisfactorly I turned on the air pump and began adding the bio-media until just before it stops "boiling" freely. Chagoi |
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DIY Bead Filter for Skimmer
Drew Cutter wrote:
Could you go more in detail about vortex separator ? The system I have has an 18 gal [vortex container], a 12 gal [Pump Chamber/Bio-Media Oxygenator Container]. [vortex container} water flows into vortex via 2- 2" siphons 1 as a bottom drain and the other 1' under in surface. The outflow of the siphons enters the vortex at the bottom of the container through 2-90 degree elbows causing a CW rotation of the water. The water leaves the vortex just below the surface, and flows down to the bottom of the pumpchamber. [PC/BMOC] water is piped down to the middle of the container. the pump is sitting 6" off the bottom of the container (to allow for additional debree settling) 3 air stones attached to a dual output aquarium air pump are placed 120 degrees apart, slightly below the water inlet. Water is returned to the pond via a 1500 GPM pump. I started the system, once everything was running satisfactorly I turned on the air pump and began adding the bio-media until just before it stops "boiling" freely. Chagoi |
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