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Bio Balls in Sand Filter
I have a 1400 gallon pond and
have a 40W UV filter, Pool size sand filter and have a Veggie/bog filter. I have 9 koi that vary in size. 5 are about 11inches, 1 about 10inches, 3 4inches and under. 3 of the fish I need to catch and give away...they are ugly babies that grew up. They are so hard to catch! I am tired of replacing the sand every spring due to the channeling I get. I am now backwashing two to three times a day. But once I change out the sand...which is actually a fine pea gravel (coarse grade red sand), everything is fine for one season. But I would rather not change that every year. My pond is always crystal clear, no problems that I can see, I dump some Microbe lift spring/summer along with some koi clay and the string algae dies off that grew over the winter and that is what starts the problems with the sand filter. I think if I could get the string algae to NOT grow at all I would not have this problem, but that is never going to happen. Can I put bio balls in my pool filter (Triton II)? I like the polished, clear water I have. Would I have the clear water with the bio balls, but give up the crystal clarity as I get with the sand? DY |
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