It is a simple matter of plumbing it. Keep in mind, the return is gravity feed, so it must be higher than the water level and slope downhill all the way. 3/4" feed from the pump to the filter and 2" return lines.
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jrladd said:
Not to bad, heck that rock would cost me $400 or more here. Nice job on everything.
I have been toying with the retaining wall idea and will probably do something like that on my future build.
On one of my remote filters ..
I come out of it with 2" - then turn down 4' - then i turn horizontal and i go 30' to the other end of my pond , i turn back up at my water fall...
as long as you keep the filter out let a few inches higher than the water fall it will work
All my horizontal pipe runs slightly up hill.... because i drain it bye my filter when i need too
I come out of it with 2" - then turn down 4' - then i turn horizontal and i go 30' to the other end of my pond , i turn back up at my water fall...
as long as you keep the filter out let a few inches higher than the water fall it will work
All my horizontal pipe runs slightly up hill.... because i drain it bye my filter when i need too
Doc C brings up a good point. If you live where it freezes, you want to be able to completley drain the lines.
DrDave said:
Yes, it definitely freezes here. On that note... Has anyone here ever tried to run an aquarium heater or something similar inside of their filter during the winter months in order to keep the water just above freezing? Last winter I built a temporary greenhouse thing over the pond which worked very well but if all I need to do is run a small heater in the filter that would be much much easier.
DrCase said:
Thanks! I am hoping to run out with 2" pipe, then turn down about 3', then a horizontal run of about 6 feet. Then up about 1' and right into the pond. Hope it works! Too bad its raining today...
I tested out my filter today it went well. the drum took a while to fill but once it got full
it pumped well the water fall pipe was flowing nice then when the drum full
i hooked up the hose to the down pipe and it came out the top and it did not stop.
so i guess it was my falut tomorrow i will run it agin by next weekend i hope
to have it runing full time i still have to do a huge water change
it pumped well the water fall pipe was flowing nice then when the drum full
i hooked up the hose to the down pipe and it came out the top and it did not stop.
so i guess it was my falut tomorrow i will run it agin by next weekend i hope
to have it runing full time i still have to do a huge water change
PS3 said:
Was your filter overflowing out of the top? if so you output pipe is probably too small. I had the same problem when I was using a 2 in flattened pipe. A 2 in round pipe worked perfectly fine with my 1000 gph pump.
koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
i run 1000gph thru my 55 gal filter normally and have had another1200gph running thru it with the 2" flattened pipe on the outpipe,