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Micron/polishing filter for ponds
Is there a micron/polishing filter for ponds? I had one for my aquarium
but I would not think it would work for a pond. I had a magnum 350 for my 55 gallon and it did clear the water quick but the filter had to be changed weekly and very expensive. So can I polish my 300 gallon pond? And Ideas? Thank you |
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"DD DDD" wrote in message ... Is there a micron/polishing filter for ponds? I had one for my aquarium but I would not think it would work for a pond. I had a magnum 350 for my 55 gallon and it did clear the water quick but the filter had to be changed weekly and very expensive. So can I polish my 300 gallon pond? And Ideas? Thank you It would be more trouble and cost than it would be worth, since you would end up changing the filter about 5 times more often than you did in your aquarium. Why do you want to provide such filtration for a pond anyway? It is, after all, a pond. |
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Well I just like to keep the water crystal clear. I love it when the
water is clear and I see all my fish/turtle frogs.. |
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"DD DDD" wrote in message ... Well I just like to keep the water crystal clear. I love it when the water is clear and I see all my fish/turtle frogs.. Here is a link to a description of my pond filter. As you can see from the last picture, the water is very clear. http://home.insightbb.com/~jryates/filter.htm |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:07:02 -0500, (DD DDD) wrote:
Well I just like to keep the water crystal clear. I love it when the water is clear and I see all my fish/turtle frogs.. Mine's clear. I think the main reason is good sieve action of the open cell foam. Unfortunately I guess Aquatic EcoSystems no longer carries it. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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I would think it would be impracticle for a larger pond or water feature, but my wifes two half barrel setup uses a home brew filter. The water has always been pretty darn clean........HOwever being the type individual that I am, likes to experiment and make things, I found a pleated paper type filter element that is used in a hot tub system or perhaps from a inhousae water filterration setup, and it fits perfectly inside the old fashioned cast iron hand pump that is used to discharge water back into the one barrel. The water has never been cleaner or clearer, its gin clear.......easy to clean as well......Filter fits right down inside the cast iron pumps body. I also obtained a large supply of new but obsolite filters from a defunct hot tub company which are supposed to last 2 to 4 years of continous use with weekly cleanings. I am making up a large filter assembly to filter a portion of my natural ponds water that is pumped through a series of preforms utilizing flow through circulaton. I have some settle ment chambers made from 55 gal drums, a vortex chamber, and now adding these filters downsteam of the previously installed items, in hopes to give water clarity a bit more edge in the preforms. I know it will again become natural pond water look once it flows back into the main pond but I am just hoping it will improve visibility and reduce sediment and suspended materials in the preforms so I can see the fish in them better...... On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:07:02 -0500, (DD DDD) wrote: ===Well I just like to keep the water crystal clear. I love it when the ===water is clear and I see all my fish/turtle frogs.. ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! |
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Swimming pool filter uses DE or sand to polish water. If
you're extravagant, that filter could be used on your pond. DD DDD wrote: Is there a micron/polishing filter for ponds? I had one for my aquarium but I would not think it would work for a pond. I had a magnum 350 for my 55 gallon and it did clear the water quick but the filter had to be changed weekly and very expensive. So can I polish my 300 gallon pond? And Ideas? Thank you |
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