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When to clean filter?
I've got an Oase Filtoclear 800 for my small (400 gallon) pond. It has
a lever to backwash the filter and send the dirty water out a different tube. I'm to turn the lever, then pull on a handle that apparently compresses the foam elements in the filter, helping to clean the filter. The question: When should I do this, and how often? Isn't the filter supposed to build up beneficial bacteria? Won't the backwashing process just wash away this good stuff? Also, do I need to do a more thorough cleaning of the filter than this? Many thanks. |
On 10 Oct 2004 22:13:48 -0700, (Rob) wrote:
I've got an Oase Filtoclear 800 for my small (400 gallon) pond. It has a lever to backwash the filter and send the dirty water out a different tube. I'm to turn the lever, then pull on a handle that apparently compresses the foam elements in the filter, helping to clean the filter. The question: When should I do this, and how often? Isn't the filter supposed to build up beneficial bacteria? Won't the backwashing process just wash away this good stuff? Also, do I need to do a more thorough cleaning of the filter than this? I think Crash mentioned flow, as it lowers time to backwash. When you backwash it removes the guk off the bacteria so it works more effectively. Depending on where you are located, how heavily stocked your pond is, you'll probably need to do a complete cleaning yearly. The manual should mention this. I do my cleanings in fall, but have a dyi filter. ~ 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 |
What is a dyi filter?
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it's a do-it-yourself filter. I'll let Jan explain...
Nedra "Rob" wrote in message om... What is a dyi filter? |
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Rob wrote:
What is a dyi filter? Do It Yourself. Or in my case, Husband Builds It Himself. HBIH. We decided to go that route as we didn't like the looks or capcity of any of the commercial ones available. Building it allowed us to build a waterfall around it and hide it from view. We've tinkered with it over the years. Started out as a strictly mech/bio filter and is now just a plant filter with no mech filtering at all except what is swept up by the roots of the water hyancinth or trapped in the roots of the watercress in the waterfall. (This development is just sheer laziness on our part, or maybe the product of having three teenagers and no life or money ;-) kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
Ka30P wrote:
Rob wrote: What is a dyi filter? Do It Yourself. I'm pretty sure 'dyi' is an acronym for "Do yourself in" :-) Or in my case, Husband Builds It Himself. HBIH. We decided to go that route as we didn't like the looks or capcity of any of the commercial ones available. Building it allowed us to build a waterfall around it and hide it from view. We've tinkered with it over the years. Started out as a strictly mech/bio filter and is now just a plant filter with no mech filtering at all except what is swept up by the roots of the water hyancinth or trapped in the roots of the watercress in the waterfall. (This development is just sheer laziness on our part, or maybe the product of having three teenagers and no life or money ;-) No, no, no. It's _not_ laziness. You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. It's just a public service on your part :-) Anyway, why on earth would anyone want a high-maintenance setup? - you spend so much time keeping the pond working, you don't get to enjoy the pond. -- derek |
Derek wrote
You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. Will that work for the lawn, the garage and the molding that was supposed to go up ten years ago?? kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
Ka30P wrote:
Derek wrote You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. Will that work for the lawn, the garage and the molding that was supposed to go up ten years ago?? You bet! -- derek |
Ka30P wrote:
Derek wrote You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. Will that work for the lawn, the garage and the molding that was supposed to go up ten years ago?? You bet! -- derek |
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Rob wrote:
What is a dyi filter? I'm pretty sure 'dyi' is an acronym for "Do yourself in" :-) Derek, no dyslexic you. I sure didn't catch that. :o) And you may very well be right in the long run, if I do any more headers into the pond. K30 wrote. (This development is just sheer laziness on our part, or maybe the product of having three teenagers and no life or money ;-) Derek replied: No, no, no. It's _not_ laziness. You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. It's just a public service on your part :-) Finally the voice of reason. In simple form: Stop the Guilt. Now let's talk about how K30 culls the herd when she gets too many fish. ;o) ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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