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cha-goi
Koi Lover

Nov 1, 2004, 2:38 AM

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Hi,

I live in England and would like to know where to get a couple of plastic barrel drums for making a DIY filter? B & Q doesn't sell them...

Any ideas?

Cheers...


koiguyoz
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Nov 4, 2004, 8:37 PM

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I'm from Australia. I've looked under "drum recycler" and "tanks" to find them. Also "plastic manufacturers'.

The drum recyclers are always cheaper. Ask for "food grade" drums.


cwnchong
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Nov 4, 2004, 10:55 PM

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Hi,
In Malaysia, these kind of drums are found in recycle/second-hand collector shops. However, these drums are used to hole chemical and detergent before and need to be properly cleaned before use.

cheers


cha-goi
Koi Lover

Nov 5, 2004, 4:21 AM

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Thanks for your help guys... I've had second about building a barrel filter as apparently they require a lot of maintenance. I now plan to build a skippy filter... have a look at http://www.skippysstuff.com/biofiltr.htm...

Now I need a 150 gallon rubbermaid stock tank to make this filter and I can't find it anywhere... though thanks for the search terms - I'll try them out now and see if I can find one on the web...

Do you have an opinion on the barrel vs skippy filter design??? I already have a filter on my pond it just isn't big enough and only filters my entire water volume every 3.5 hours. Consequently this one will have a seperate pump and in conjunction with the existing unit cycle the pond volume every 1.45 hours.

I'd be glad to hear any suggestions?


koiguyoz
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Nov 5, 2004, 2:09 PM

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SmileTry "agricultural supplies" for your stock tanks :D, or ask the local farmers ?Shocked


koifishgirl
Koi Kichi


Nov 20, 2004, 1:21 AM

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Hi cha-goi,, Heavy duty Rubber Maid Trash Cans are good for DIY filters and can be found easy. How about trying this if you cant find a barrelWink
Judy


cha-goi
Koi Lover

Jan 8, 2005, 1:23 AM

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yes cheers for the reply koifishgirl but can't get hold of Rubber Maid Trash Cans my side of the pond (no pun intended). I wanted one to build a skippy filter and did a fair bit of research but can't find them anywhere.

I have a large (4ft) holding tank that I now plan to use and have designed my own plans...

Thanks again


poobs
Koi Lover

Jan 29, 2005, 11:08 PM

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Cha-goi

How did your skippy filter work out?

I have one too ...waiting forSmile green water to go away

 
 
 



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