what kind of filter should i get Laguna or tetra

[PS3]

hello iam new here and i have a fish pond that is over 1000 gallons or so.
i dont have a bio filter right now i been just useing a in pond filter
to a pump that goes to a uv light lol. but i do have a power vac that i use to clean
and right now i wanna upgrade to a pressure bio filter with uv light.
iam sick and tired of takeing the filter out of the water and cleaning it.
so i found the laguna pressure flo filter or the tetra bio filter.
and i will need a pump also. so i need help thanks spring is comeing
and i wanna buy one i dont wanna make one lol

 

[PS3]

so can any body tell me what is the better filter

 

[koikeepr]

I have used both, and I'm a fan of the Laguna. In fact, I still have it attached to my system at the very end to catch fines. They both function on the very same idea, so you can't go wrong with either one. Just make sure you have the right amount of water pressure GPH to use the backwash--some filter require more than others to do the job. You can read what they require for backwashing on their instruction manuals on their respective websites. For your size pond, you should do the 2100 if you use the laguna.

 

[Ponderthis]

After reading about 50 older posts on here last night, I decided to go ahead and purchase a Laguna 4200 pond pump for the pond I'm starting to rebuild. Found a place online (think I get this off of Pondliner.com) that sold it for only $229 including shipping. That was about $100 bucks cheaper than I found at most places online.

From what I saw on multiple posts last night, the Laguna pumps seem to be pretty good quality so my guess is the filters would be just as good.

 

[koikeepr]

yes! you've made a wise choice. You will be happy with this combo. Not sure if DoDad sells these, but PM him to see if he can do better for you or not.

 

[PS3]

thanks guys i will chose the Laguna pressue filter and 2100 pump.
somebody here said the tetra leaks and its hard to get the top off.
they guy where i buy my bird seed from will be geting this for me
and my pond is bove the ground its like 3 feet high so i should have no
problem with this filter and pump combo

 

[27goldfish]

Are you talking about tetra pf's? I have a pf1, and yes it does leak. The trick to getting the top off is actually to drain it a little.

 

[koiguy1969]

i have a pf1 and its never leaked... then again they are talking pressure filters not gravity fed (downflow) filters ..their pressure filter are BP series

 

[27goldfish]

Mine leaks at the bottom outlet

 

[PS3]

well guys i wanna thank u gusy for telling me to build my own filter
i will save a ton of money and the home made one is better then
any store brought presure washer