need help designing bio filter"skippy, doc" etc

[bjc541]

Okay i have a 5000 gallon pond with a double waterfall koi, goldfish. The waterfall pump sits in a pondsweep skimmer box. With a leafbasket, 2 pads and water gets shot up the hill with a ebara dominator pump rated at 10000 gph, to a savio filtet falls box with another filter pad down the stream to another drop off into the pond. We also have a pressurized tetra filter at 4000gph which is not true. The pump sits in a diy prefilter ( trashcan) with hole in the bottom. So since the pond was built we have been through 2 pressurized store bought filters. The sun just tears them up. The current one is leaking out the top and sides. It was dug down in the ground. Right now i just stuck it in the pond so the pond doeant leak out. So my question is how can i build one large enough for the size. And since the whole pond is rocks, i dont want it to be a eyesoar either. I can post pics if that helps.

 

[bjc541]

http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/bjc451/IMAG0143.jpg


Pics of pond were just uploaded

 

[addy1]

That looks like a very nice reef, not a pond lol

 

[bjc541]

Sorry how about this one
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/bjc451/IMAG0052.jpg

 

[addy1]

Still a tank

 

[bjc541]

I am trying.

 

[bjc541]

I will have to do it later

 

[addy1]

Nice salt water tank though

 

[bjc541]

http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/bjc451/IMAG0159.jpg

 

[bjc541]

 

[addy1]

Very nice! and welcome to the group

Take a look at the diy section, there are some good ideas on home made filters that work well

 

[bjc541]

I was just wondwring how to incorporate a diy filter in the rocks or next too the pond

 

[addy1]

Some have buried them, some have them above ground, but covered with rocks etc. Your rocks are beautiful

 

[bjc541]

Thanks for the comments

 

[addy1]

You will get some more feedback as time goes on, I use bogs, not filters. But a lot have used filters and been able to hide them.