Hi Ladies and gentlemen I have 2 ponds 10ft by 9ft this year I will be joining them together and making them deeper so and bit bigger so pond is planned to be 25ft by 10ft by 7ft deep I am looking for a hassle free filter system what is the general consensus on the best filtration system to use ?
I am currently running a 6 bay vortex system
many thanks in advance
Dave
Shalom, might consider 2-3 each 55 gallon plastic drums - parallel or in series filled filter media - I use small pond pebbles, pea gravel, chicken grit for fine filtering - disadvantage is the stone in a drum gets heavy . I've been looking, though not seriously, for some other light weight media. What ever you decide the cost of adequate valving, quick connections, room/space for accessing may be a bit costly up front but value for easy maintenance is WELL worth some expense - at 77 it's nice to only have to clean a filter 2-3 times a year( learning to do things smarter). I live in Atlanta and keep my pumps running year around. I'm not familar with your filter system. I just like to build my own stuff when I can; to me, that's part of the fun and challenge. Good from the pond bottom suction stub or bottom drain to me id critical , learned the hardway.. Like the old sayng" pay me now or pay me later" here "pay" means money but more in time and effort to maintain. So consider unions and cam lock type connections.