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DIY external filter
I plan to buy a new pump next year for my 2000 gallon pond. It has goldfish
in and one koi. I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune and the pond only exists because I rescued the fish last year from someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? |
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someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? Skippy Bio-Filter http://www.skippysstuff.com/ |
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someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? Skippy Bio-Filter http://www.skippysstuff.com/ |
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I suspect that most of us have put together filters of various sorts. Ours
are veggie filters (small ponds with a slow water flow and loads of plants. The muck settles and the plants and bacteria deal with the nitrites. Ours get drained (2" bottom drain) each spring. No filter material to clog. Ours can be seen on our website. Let me or rec.ponds know if you have details to ask. Can you do a veggie filter? We think them the easiest. Others may vehemently disagree. You will get loads of other suggestions. Jim -- ____________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net "ex WGS Hamm" wrote in message ... I plan to buy a new pump next year for my 2000 gallon pond. It has goldfish in and one koi. I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune and the pond only exists because I rescued the fish last year from someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? |
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"ex WGS Hamm" wrote in message ... I plan to buy a new pump next year for my 2000 gallon pond. It has goldfish in and one koi. I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune and the pond only exists because I rescued the fish last year from someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? I have a couple of links to ideas on this page: http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone/pondlink.htm |
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"ex WGS Hamm" wrote in message ... I plan to buy a new pump next year for my 2000 gallon pond. It has goldfish in and one koi. I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune and the pond only exists because I rescued the fish last year from someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? I have a couple of links to ideas on this page: http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone/pondlink.htm |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:28:57 GMT, "ex WGS Hamm" wrote:
I plan to buy a new pump next year for my 2000 gallon pond. It has goldfish in and one koi. I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune and the pond only exists because I rescued the fish last year from someone who was about to dump them in a river I don't want to spend more than I can afford. The pond cost me enough in labour and liner and plants etc. So, has anyone ever built their own filter or does anyone know where I might find a 'how to'? click on "My Filter" and "Demon Pond Filter" ~ jan http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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" I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune " A submersible pump running to a out of pond DIY filter should not cost you a fortune. I like azponds.com. In fact right now they have a 2100 gph Laguna for a $100. A search will give you many DIY filters. The skippy idea is very common = pond water empties into the bottom of a container and the 'dirt' is trapped as it rises to flow out. The material that traps it also serves as a medium for the good biobugs. Many would advise against it, but my filter is similar to a skippy except I use pea gravel instead of scrubbies. The advantage is it cleans great and is really low in initial cost. The disadvantage is it clogs up and must be cleaned much more often than the scrubbies. Jan's demon pond filter is terrific but it aint cheap. Generally the more you invest in your filter, the less maintenance will be required. HTH Bill |
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I have had all kinds of home mades... and the veggie filter is the easiest and least
time consuming for cleaning, and frankly, cheap. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/details.htm Ingrid "Jim and Phyllis Hurley" wrote: I suspect that most of us have put together filters of various sorts. Ours are veggie filters (small ponds with a slow water flow and loads of plants. The muck settles and the plants and bacteria deal with the nitrites. Ours get drained (2" bottom drain) each spring. No filter material to clog. Ours can be seen on our website. Let me or rec.ponds know if you have details to ask. Can you do a veggie filter? We think them the easiest. Others may vehemently disagree. You will get loads of other suggestions. Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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I have had all kinds of home mades... and the veggie filter is the easiest and least
time consuming for cleaning, and frankly, cheap. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/details.htm Ingrid "Jim and Phyllis Hurley" wrote: I suspect that most of us have put together filters of various sorts. Ours are veggie filters (small ponds with a slow water flow and loads of plants. The muck settles and the plants and bacteria deal with the nitrites. Ours get drained (2" bottom drain) each spring. No filter material to clog. Ours can be seen on our website. Let me or rec.ponds know if you have details to ask. Can you do a veggie filter? We think them the easiest. Others may vehemently disagree. You will get loads of other suggestions. Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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"Newbie Bill" wrote in message news " I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune " A submersible pump running to a out of pond DIY filter should not cost you a fortune. I like azponds.com. In fact right now they have a 2100 gph Laguna for a $100. A search will give you many DIY filters. The skippy idea is very common = pond water empties into the bottom of a container and the 'dirt' is trapped as it rises to flow out. The material that traps it also serves as a medium for the good biobugs. Many would advise against it, but my filter is similar to a skippy except I use pea gravel instead of scrubbies. The advantage is it cleans great and is really low in initial cost. The disadvantage is it clogs up and must be cleaned much more often than the scrubbies. Jan's demon pond filter is terrific but it aint cheap. Generally the more you invest in your filter, the less maintenance will be required. Thanks all for the advice. I will take a look at everything suggested. |
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"Newbie Bill" wrote in message news " I would like an external filter but as the pump will cost a fortune " A submersible pump running to a out of pond DIY filter should not cost you a fortune. I like azponds.com. In fact right now they have a 2100 gph Laguna for a $100. A search will give you many DIY filters. The skippy idea is very common = pond water empties into the bottom of a container and the 'dirt' is trapped as it rises to flow out. The material that traps it also serves as a medium for the good biobugs. Many would advise against it, but my filter is similar to a skippy except I use pea gravel instead of scrubbies. The advantage is it cleans great and is really low in initial cost. The disadvantage is it clogs up and must be cleaned much more often than the scrubbies. Jan's demon pond filter is terrific but it aint cheap. Generally the more you invest in your filter, the less maintenance will be required. Thanks all for the advice. I will take a look at everything suggested. |
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