How Would You Filter It?

[sissy]

options are always good and everyone likes to try different things and I think that makes ponding interesting all the ways you can do things and sometimes you find something you can do other times not .You fail with one thing you try another

 

[clemsonguy1125]

I've looked at your page many times my filters like yours except 20 gallons, my pump just doesn't move enough water to get a powerful swirl. You said earlier the swirl eliminates tue need for the prefilter.

 

[koiguy1969]

prefilters catch the fish waste and other solid organics organics before the pumps impellor purees them into a semi solid / liquid state.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Change that from any to little bacteria.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Sorry for the triple post. I re read my conversation about fencing. I said he changed his story but that was incorrect and I misunderstood him. His experience was that fencing didn't have enough area for bacteria to grow an that it only filter small particles and that a good prefilter is nessacery, so it was not an all in one filter.

 

[DrDave]

I can add more if needed, but even with 16 koi in my ponds, it is keeping the levels at 0.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Ok, The stock is a single 3 inch bullhead but hell be 18 inches in a few years. So 30 feet of fence should be enough, then with a layer of scrubbies at the bottom.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Would this work-
http://www.lowes.com/pd_157766-1311...pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=plastic+fencing
Or is this better
http://www.lowes.com/pd_157764-1311...pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=plastic+fencing

 

[addy1]

I would go with #2 more surface area, imho

 

[DrDave]

I agree, the first one is too light duty.
I used my Radial Arm saw to cut mine in half. Worked great, just keep the roll tight and put tape around the area to be cut.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Unfortunatly Ive got only a hand saw but it should work.

 

[addy1]

Build the muscles clemsonguy...............jig saw? if you held it down tightly that might work with the right tooth blade, small, like for metal

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Ive got a jig saw but I think a a handsaw would do better.

 

[addy1]

Yep it might, fine tooth i would think so it would not snag as much. Besides the jig saw blades are short.

 

[clemsonguy1125]

Yeah, Im still waiting on checking out a couple of other media but I think ill do a layer of scrubber pads, followed by the fence than Maybe a couple pots with elephant ear.