Help Needed

[m2evs]

:beerchug:

I dug my pond out last summer and all seemed ok(ish) the water was a bit green but I thought for a new pond not too bad, well in early Feb we had a bit of sunshine and all went very green and algi was everywhere all little bits floating under the surface. So I purchased another filter but again the algi is still there.

My set up !!!!

10000 Litres of water - a 12000 litre pump splitting off to 2 x 10000 litre filters each with a 9 UV.

Fish stock is of about 40 fish, largest ones about 12 inches x about 7 all the others about 4 inches upto 6 inches but the pond is big.

Do I need a bigger filter system ???

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP :bowdown: I want a clear pond :banghead3:

Thanks x

 

[DoDad]

A 40 watt UV lamp will do the trick.

:beerchug:

I dug my pond out last summer and all seemed ok(ish) the water was a bit green but I thought for a new pond not too bad, well in early Feb we had a bit of sunshine and all went very green and algi was everywhere all little bits floating under the surface. So I purchased another filter but again the algi is still there.

My set up !!!!

10000 Litres of water - a 12000 litre pump splitting off to 2 x 10000 litre filters each with a 9 UV.

Fish stock is of about 40 fish, largest ones about 12 inches x about 7 all the others about 4 inches upto 6 inches but the pond is big.

Do I need a bigger filter system ???

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP :bowdown: I want a clear pond :banghead3:

Thanks x

 

[m2evs]

Can you put a 40w UV lamp in a filter system which is only supposed to have a 9w one ine it?? or will I need to buy a seperate uv system, if so where is the best place to connect it ? before the filter or after ???

Thanks

 

[DoDad]

Connect it after the filter and yes you will have to buy a new unit.

 

[Oldhead]

so i take it your pond is about 5000gal US?. I'm not too good on the conversion. But a 9 watt uv is way too small for that size. and the pump is way too big for it. the water is going through it too fast to kill any algi.

 

[Robyn]

Do you have a waterfall? I have heard that a basket (from dollar store, laundry basket, or milk crate) full of quilt batting (the fluffy stuff) set underneath a waterfall will get the green gone pretty darn quick! Even better if you use a "sludge remover" along with it.

 

[Hinezy]

40 fish is simply way to much! And previous poster that mentioned the water going through the uv was correct. You need to put a t connected with a regulator on it to slow the flow. I would say it's debatable as to whether the uv is too small because in all reality it isn't needed. Less fish and lots of plants will = success! More plants than you can imagine!