Mmathis
TurtleMommy
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For bogs, what's better for the bog to function as a filter as far as water flow goes?
A Subjective answer instead of an Objective answer.
fast.....
medium.....
slow....
(IOW, not in GPH, but "what it looks like to you" as the water returns to the pond.)
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Where this is coming from: I have a 3600 GPH pump [Home Depot "brand"] servicing my 100 gal. skippy and my little turtle bog. I'll soon be adding a larger bog and doing away with the skippy. I have the water split to bog & skippy, but I really have to keep the flow turned way down to both as even going up a little bit causes a lot of disturbance within the skippy [and all the crud at the bottom flows up & out. And the water comes out into the pond with great force instead of a flow. Same for the little bog [which was never intended to be a primary filter], but it will also cause the bog to overflow. Wondering if I could get by with a smaller pump if it's not necessary to "blow" the water out, LOL.
PLEASE, this is NOT a time to say why you do or don't like skippys or other filters. I have what I have....
A Subjective answer instead of an Objective answer.
fast.....
medium.....
slow....
(IOW, not in GPH, but "what it looks like to you" as the water returns to the pond.)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Where this is coming from: I have a 3600 GPH pump [Home Depot "brand"] servicing my 100 gal. skippy and my little turtle bog. I'll soon be adding a larger bog and doing away with the skippy. I have the water split to bog & skippy, but I really have to keep the flow turned way down to both as even going up a little bit causes a lot of disturbance within the skippy [and all the crud at the bottom flows up & out. And the water comes out into the pond with great force instead of a flow. Same for the little bog [which was never intended to be a primary filter], but it will also cause the bog to overflow. Wondering if I could get by with a smaller pump if it's not necessary to "blow" the water out, LOL.
PLEASE, this is NOT a time to say why you do or don't like skippys or other filters. I have what I have....