Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Bottom Drains and Empty Ponds
Check with a good plumbing supply store for a product called spaflex.
It is a sturdy by flexiable hose that you can use between the rigid pipe and the pump. "Dan" wrote in message ... Bonnie, thanks for your suggestion. I have an external pump that is connected thru the side of my Veggie Filter by a 2 inch PVC pipe. I may be able to run the pipe into a basket type set-up like you mention. "Bonnie Espenshade" wrote in message ... Dan wrote: My bottom drain and surface skimmer are gravity fed into the VF and then pumped from the VF into a bio-filter where it then falls back into the main pond. The only problem I have, is my make-shift prefilter on my pump gets clogged and needs to be cleaned about once a week. However, the prefilter is necessary on the pump intake so that the pump doesn't get clogged which is a much bigger job cleaning. Any suggestions for a good pump prefilter? Hi Dan, I use a slotted planting basket filled with bioballs, put in the pump and then put all into a meshed laundry basket (with a slide closure). Then I lower the laundry basket into the pond. It is easy to raise, just get a pole and hook the rope closure. I rarely have to clean this filter. Others have filled the basket with lava rocks, but I found them too heavy. -- Bonnie NJ |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Bottom Drains - Nice Article From a Website | Ponds | |||
Bottom Drains and Vortexes | Ponds | |||
Bottom Drains, A Design Question | Ponds | |||
Bottom Drains and Empty Ponds | Ponds (alternative) | |||
Skimmers and Bottom Drains | Ponds |