Small pond filters

[Dreamspirit12302]

Hi, I have a 50 gallon pond and was wondering what would be the best filter to get for it?
It would be nice to have a external one but all I'm seeing is a submersible ones for smaller ponds..
Any suggestions would be appreciated ..
Thanks

 

[sissy]

I would get a tetra in pond filter box it is small and pump fits inside the box and it has bio balls and a foam pad and comes as a whole kit .Or you could make your own from a small bin that you put a pump inside and drill wholes in it .Even a pump with a built in foam filter would work for that size ,most come that way

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

http://www.petmountain.com/product/...ration-fountain-kit-with-flat-box-filter.html

Is this the one your talking about?

 

[sissy]

They have a smaller rectangular one that the pump fits inside the box .But for 50 gallons the prefilter pump should work

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

They have a smaller rectangular one that the pump fits inside the box .But for 50 gallons the prefilter pump should work

And it's made by Tetra?

 

[sissy]

this sorry it is fuzzy you can get them on ebay and amazon

 

[sissy]

there are several kinds pond boss, calpump ,little giant and tetra usually around 30 dollars

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

Hmm some of those are discountinued.. I guess I'll just get the the one I posted above unless I can find a different one..
Thanks so much for your responses!

 

[Meyer Jordan]

There is no reason, if you so desire, that you can not use a larger external filter. There is no such thing as over-filtration.

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

Thank you! What is the best tubing to get.. Corrugated or ??

 

[sissy]

corrugated is hard to get a clamp on and if it is the spiral kind like they sell at lowes it is worse .I use sump pump hose .If you only need a small piece you can probably buy it buy the foot in the plumbing department .They also sell a smaller sized rubber hose that is good and i still use some of it after 11 years for my UV's .You can see the sump pump hose in the filter and along side of that at the bottom you can see the rubber hose and it is over 11 years old

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

Does the UV light really help to clear the water?

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

corrugated is hard to get a clamp on and if it is the spiral kind like they sell at lowes it is worse .I use sump pump hose .If you only need a small piece you can probably buy it buy the foot in the plumbing department .They also sell a smaller sized rubber hose that is good and i still use some of it after 11 years for my UV's .You can see the sump pump hose in the filter and along side of that at the bottom you can see the rubber hose and it is over 11 years old

wow! That fish coming to the top is huge lol

 

[sissy]

That is my aggie and she and bert are over 2 feet long and are koi almost 12 years old

 

[Dreamspirit12302]

I'm thinking about getting this filter.. I hope it's not going to be a overkill for my 50 gallon pond?
I'll have a spitter attached too and didn't want it to be too strong of a filter but I think you can adjust the flow

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/261976712763