Hi,
I'm new to this forum, but have had a pond for around 11 years.
I built the pond with zero previous experience, and although I'm pleased with how the pond looks, I'm not so thrilled with the filtration system.
I set up the approximately 1500 gallon pond, with a 1600 GPH, in the pond pump. Before the water arrives at the filter (a gravity tetrapond bio-ball filter above the water fall), the water runs through a 36 watt UV light.
As a preface, I live at the beach, in the Los Angeles area, so the weather here is very mild. Not too many days where the temperature even gets to 80 degrees. The critters in the pond include only 5 koi, 3 of which are yearlings, another that's only around 8", and one that's 20".
I also have a painted turtle, and a young spotted turtle.
It's a rarity for the pond water to be clear. Twice a week, I remove at least a couple of inches of water to water all of my landscape. I have a bunch of papyrus, and other plants, in the water.
Not only would I like to see clearer water, I'd like to enjoy the pond with less time spent on maintenance.
I have been reading about pressurized filters, and that is the reason for this posting. I'm guessing that a pressurized filter will require an external pump. If that's the case, does anyone have any recommendations for a good filter, and a new pump? Ideally, I'd like to purchase the quietest pump available, or somehow I will need to shield it to keep the noise to a bare minimum.
The pond is in my front yard, which is my only yard, and it's not very large. The pump will be less than 30 feet from my patio door.
I've attached a few older photos of the pond. There's currently a large central island with many plants. Not too many in these pics.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.
I'm new to this forum, but have had a pond for around 11 years.
I built the pond with zero previous experience, and although I'm pleased with how the pond looks, I'm not so thrilled with the filtration system.
I set up the approximately 1500 gallon pond, with a 1600 GPH, in the pond pump. Before the water arrives at the filter (a gravity tetrapond bio-ball filter above the water fall), the water runs through a 36 watt UV light.
As a preface, I live at the beach, in the Los Angeles area, so the weather here is very mild. Not too many days where the temperature even gets to 80 degrees. The critters in the pond include only 5 koi, 3 of which are yearlings, another that's only around 8", and one that's 20".
I also have a painted turtle, and a young spotted turtle.
It's a rarity for the pond water to be clear. Twice a week, I remove at least a couple of inches of water to water all of my landscape. I have a bunch of papyrus, and other plants, in the water.
Not only would I like to see clearer water, I'd like to enjoy the pond with less time spent on maintenance.
I have been reading about pressurized filters, and that is the reason for this posting. I'm guessing that a pressurized filter will require an external pump. If that's the case, does anyone have any recommendations for a good filter, and a new pump? Ideally, I'd like to purchase the quietest pump available, or somehow I will need to shield it to keep the noise to a bare minimum.
The pond is in my front yard, which is my only yard, and it's not very large. The pump will be less than 30 feet from my patio door.
I've attached a few older photos of the pond. There's currently a large central island with many plants. Not too many in these pics.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.
