How Would You Filter It?

[clemsonguy1125]

All Ive got lift to do is had a 1/2 inch flush valve, the media, and the bottom grate.

 

[DrDave]

You will need a larger flush (ball) valve to get a good clean when you open it. Think of it like your toilet. It takes a rapid discharge to get stuff to go down and out.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Problem is I dont have a good place to install a large valve I may just use a shop vac to suck out the crud. I came up with how Im going to install my media grate thing. Im not. Im going to hang a mesh bad around the rim and down. There will be a hole in the middle for the input, then I can just toss bags of media in it. The greens the media bag

 

[sissy]

Since it's not so big it should be easy to clean because you put media in bags.I have mine in laundry bags just pull and flush them out or I have one of those big tubs I fill with some of the pond water swirl it around and clean it .Sometimes I just soak a couple of extra bags of stuff in pond water with some salt and liquid barley and just toss them in and check the old bags to make sure they are fine .I have clean out and sometimes use hose to flush it out and sometimes I use the power washer on with low flow tip on it .It all depends on how I feel like cleaning it that day .Gave myself choices of ways to clean it .

 

[koiguy1969]

the problem with media bags is that the water can channel around them, allowing it to be less filtered mechanically and some may pass with no bio filtration at all. i started with my media in bags and ended up taking it out.. i havent cleaned my media yet, i do filter flushes, thats all and my media goes between my outdoor pond and my basement pond. so its in use 24/7/365. and its been in use since May 2008.....its all in good filtration design

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Thanks, My issue is I cant get light grating and I cant see spending 30 bucks to build a bottom grate thing, I plant to use scrubbies as well as fencing or strapping. I may skip the flush valve and just use a shop vac every couple or weeks to clean it out.

 

[sissy]

I have checked that light grating around here and you can find some old stock here and there but it is not in good condition .Even the few they have at lowes are damaged

 

[koiguy1969]

ok...if your gonna use fencing anyways build your top and bottom grates like i did in my barrel filter..... the light grates are in the ceiling tile section of Lowes,Home Depot, etc....
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/koiguys-55-gallon-bio-filter-skippy-style-t4339.html 2/3 down the page

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Thanks, is that just fencing you used? And is irrigating tubing just with the plumbing tube at Lowes.

 

[DrDave]

You are talking about the Doc Filter IE. tubing or fencing.
The fencing just sits on the pvc frame. About $5 to build it plus the fencing.

 

[DrDave]

Here are some of the photos from my web page. Simple, efficient and inexpensive.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Problem is I cant get the egg crate. I was think a irrigating tube frame like kioguys with a piece of fence across. Ive got bird netting so I wonder if that would work instead.

 

[DrDave]

You don't have a store nearby that sells florescent lighting? This is a standard 2 x 4 grate that can be bought at any HD or Lowes.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Guy at lowes said they dont use it any more so they dont sell it.

 

[DrDave]

Go to Home Depot and ask for fluorescent light ceiling panels 2x4 egg crate. It is about $6.00.