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how much is too much...?!
hey everyone. ive been working on my pumps and filtration methods. i used
to pump about 8 gallons a minute through a somewhat thick filter material and within a week my pond was pretty clear. at the time the filtered water went directly into the pond from the filter material. now, i have about 10-15 gallons per minute cascading down a waterfall and the top is filled with hyacinth. there is no filter material now... when i use filter material (even with the old set up) i was cleaning the material almost everyday. i havnt had to change it all now with the hyacinth as my filters, but the pond is completely green now. what should i be doing in order to not be cleaning my filters everyday and get my pond back to being clean. The filer is about 1 foot off the bottom of the pond so it doesnt pick up any muck.. is this correct? any help is appreciated thanx! John |
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how much is too much...?!
Probably not what you want to hear, but I'd get the filter and the pump out
of the pond, per my filter on my website, of course. ;o) ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 19:25:07 GMT, "John" wrote: hey everyone. ive been working on my pumps and filtration methods. i used to pump about 8 gallons a minute through a somewhat thick filter material and within a week my pond was pretty clear. at the time the filtered water went directly into the pond from the filter material. now, i have about 10-15 gallons per minute cascading down a waterfall and the top is filled with hyacinth. there is no filter material now... when i use filter material (even with the old set up) i was cleaning the material almost everyday. i havnt had to change it all now with the hyacinth as my filters, but the pond is completely green now. what should i be doing in order to not be cleaning my filters everyday and get my pond back to being clean. The filer is about 1 foot off the bottom of the pond so it doesnt pick up any muck.. is this correct? any help is appreciated thanx! John |
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