Garden pond filter material.

[BrianR]

Hi,
Does anyone know of a cheap but effective substitute for the extremely expensive Polymer Wool Pad required in Blagdon/Aquagarden pond filters.
Many thanks, Brian.

 

[j.w]

@sissy uses some kind of furnace filters or something like that in her filters but I don't know if they are the right size for what you have. Maybe cut the furnace filters and stack them?

 

[sissy]

the blue filters I cut them to the size I need . I buy them at lowes

 

[sissy]

I took pics of it so you can see thickness and name of product . Not sure where all you can get it . I know lowes , home depot and rural king has it here . Rural king is the cheapest . You may even be able to get it on e-bay or amazon I think size is 18x24 or 20x24 but forgot to measure it . About inch thick or a little more than that

 

[Bluerooster]

Hi,
Does anyone know of a cheap but effective substitute for the extremely expensive Polymer Wool Pad required in Blagdon/Aquagarden pond filters.
Many thanks, Brian.

Pea gravel and plants? (insert sarcastic smiley here)

 

[Bluerooster]

Actually I've used that polyester batting sold at wally world with some success. But it's a pain to clean. I found some plastic type "excelsior" type stuff in sheets for use in "swamp coolers" that works ok as well.

 

[GBBUDD]

matala plastic filters or Japanese matting it too is not cheap but they last for ever.