New Filtration system for spring?

[micaaronfl76]

Hi All,

Thinking about spring and changing a few things in my aquascape waterfall in regards to filtration.

i was thinking starting at the bottom to add this

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23572

on top of that two filter pads and on top of tat a mesh bad with the plastic bio balls.

 

[addy1]

Bet it would help, never used it myself, but looks like it should work.

 

[JohnHuff]

I only recommend moving media!

 

[micaaronfl76]

can u guys let me know what you guys have in your waterfall, i just want to compare notes.

 

[sissy]

I use lava rock

 

[micaaronfl76]

are the lava rocks used like bio balls or filter media?

 

[micaaronfl76]

does anyone use a mesh bag of activated carbon?

 

[addy1]

does anyone use a mesh bag of activated carbon?

I do in my fish tank, not in the pond

 

[sissy]

*I do in my pond filters and in the waterfall area .I use dollar store laundry bags and i get acurel from pet mountain as it so far is the cheapest and i am cheap

 

[micaaronfl76]

hmmm dollar store laundry bags huh do they hold up well? and i never heard of acureal?

 

[sissy]

I buy acurel at pet mountain every time it is on sale .I usually buy 6 bags and it comes in a a bag .The laundry bags come 4 in a box and mine are over a year old /I also use crushed oyster shells to stabilize ph

 

[micaaronfl76]

do u just buy oyster shells at the grocery store and crush them yourself?

 

[sissy]

The ones in the last pic is what i buy at tractor supply it is used to help make chicken eggs harder .They feed it to chickens .I also use peroxide to clean everything around my pond and soak my furnace filter and quilt batting in peroxide and water .It is harmless to fish .Barley breaks down into peroxide

 

[addy1]

peroxide is great for getting rid of algae, I used to toss 14 liters of it in my arizona pond (14000 gallons) to wipe out the string algae in the spring. It grew like weeds in that pond, luckily none in my maryland pond.

 

[sissy]

I had a little string algae in the fall on my pond but I think that came from neglect of my pond when hubby was in the hospital .I had to drive down to Duke hospital in NC and that is over an hour ride each way .He got out and then 5 days later back in Danville hospital .