Cleaning prefilter

[bmach]

I have to clean my prefilter every other day is this normal? It is just the foam filter that sits at the intake of the 1100gal pump.

Thanks
Brian

 

[koiguy1969]

remove the foam insert and your filter can catch the debris or elevate the pump and pefilter a few inches off bottom.

 

[DrDave]

I'm doing the same every 24 hours. But I want the prefilter foam to catch stuff before it is passed through the pump impellers. I found myself dissassembling the pump every few days to clear the impeller otherwise.
It all depends on how much stuff you have in solution and the amount of string algae you might still have. Most of it is gone in my case.

I should mention this pump is circulating water through my new Nursery pond, so I want the water as pristine as possible.

 

[DrCase]

both my pumps have a cage around them,,when i fed the fish tonight,, there were 5 fry eating green off the cages, they do look clean down there

 

[bmach]

So it is normal then to have to clean it that much?

Thanks for the replys

 

[DrCase]

It may be normal with the foam..
mine have 1/8 to 1/4 "openings and other than a few leaves being caught on the cage every thing goes to the filter...dont remember the last time i cleaned it

 

[Oldhead]

I have an 1100 gph pondmaster pump with the foam filter. I used to clean it everyday then i decided to take it off and just leave the plastic cage on the pump.

 

[stroppy]

do you by any chance have a titan pump drcase ?

 

[DrCase]

1 titan and 1 laguna they both look the same

 

[stroppy]

good pumps ...i have two