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ja10son
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Dec 14, 2005, 11:51 PM

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Thanks anyway for those who tried to help me with buying pp beads. I got them last friday from Kuantan Plastik Sdn. Bhd. in Semambu industrial area. They use it as raw material. Bought it at RM5 a kg.

SOme questions for the koi lovers out there
How much do you normally buy it ?
What's the usual price?

I'm new here, so can you give some opinions on this mechanical filter system i'm building?

DOn't know where to get barrels so i am using 20 litres plastic paint pails.
i am using two of them ( more surface area, i think) connected parallel.
for each of the pails
1" inlet at bottem with elbow to give a bit of vortex effect.
Next is plastic netting which beads can't pass through.
10cm of pp beads
ANother plastic netting which beads can't pass through.
1" outlet at the top to biofilter with japanese mats.
1" drain outlet at center of pail bottom ( lower than inlet) as drainage with a valve.
When backwash, open the drainage valve and spray from above, through the top netting until clean.

The PP bead filter diagram above shows that a net is fitted on a inlet pipe, but i plan to put a net above the inlet, not around the inlet. Same goes to the netting before the outlet. i thought that like this it will be easier to remove the dirt stuck on the netting while backwashing. Am i right?

And why do you put so much pp beads into it? i plan to put only 10cm in thickness of those beads between the nettings. Did you put that much to make it a biofilter too? Does it work as a standalone filter?

Thank you in advance.

neutokoi
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Dec 16, 2005, 3:30 PM

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Hi,
I am having the PP beads around 40 - 60 cm, the reason is to have more surface area for the bacteria to grow, but my filter design is different from yours, I use a modified version of sand filter.

Rgds,
Edo

ja10son
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Dec 16, 2005, 11:16 PM

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some help here. so does the beads work as an effective mechanical filter that is easy to wash?
currently my pond is very dirty, full of filth. the water is very green, when it gets hot during
daytime the water will be full of dirt particles at least 1mm and larger and visibility less than a foot.
but i don't worry much as there are only malaysian carps in it. anyway the japanese mats in the filter will
always clog up with dirt and i wash it weekly ( that's why i think it is uneffective).Today, i just only finished the bead
filter system i described. ran it for a few hours. quite dissapointed with results. from far the filteres water is clear but from near i can see small particles, very small. these green unfiltered particles gathers near the outlet ( i mean some of it, most of it went to the outlet), clumped together and guess what, later i found bubles around them. correct me if i am wrong but i think that is pure oxygen made from photosynthesis of the algae which clumped together. so is this good or bad? i am still afraid this small particles will clog up the jap mats like before. thank you for answers in advance

k_rul98119
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Apr 13, 2006, 9:14 AM

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Hi, do you all know where can i find pp beads in KL or Seremban area? The filter has been constructed. Only searching for the medium

aquasystech
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Aug 14, 2006, 11:10 PM

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You can find the beads you're interested in at Aquaculture Systems Technologies. Please Cal 5048375575 or visit http://www.beadfilters.com .. my name is Scott. Please let them know I refered you.

fishteacher
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Aug 29, 2006, 7:50 AM

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Hi Frank,

I am a science teacher and through the grace of networking between friends, I have come across you design for the PP bead filters. You have used a drum with a lid, but I only have access to drums with closed head that you have to cut off. What kind of pressure is the filter under and do you have to have a lid that snaps or screws on? Please advise as this could be a welcome addition to out high school aquaculture program. You also said that you increased the pipe diameter for the in/outlets, what size did you move up to? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Smile

stoneone25
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Sep 1, 2006, 2:37 AM

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do you have the drum with two holes in the top one being for a 2" threaded and the other a 2" bung
plug. you could use 3" uniseal. Then for the inside you could get a 3" to 2" bushing going to a 2" pipe.
that way you could still drill the hole and put your screen around your pipe and it would be able to go
into the 3" uniseal. then on the outside of the barrel you could go with either another 3" to 2" bushing
or reducer. a pvc reducer fits over a 3" pipe while a bushing fits inside of the pipe after you fill with
beads put the two plugs in the top of the barrel. the only differance would be you would have a short
piece of 3" pipe goin thur the barrels then changing to 2" on both sides. a uniseal is a rubber gasket that
don't need any glue. you just push it in and it will seal itself.

fishteacher
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Sep 1, 2006, 3:14 AM

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Does this version of the filter lay on it's side? I have seen that version, but as I am in a school, I am very concerned about the possibility of a leak. The vertical version would be best for our application. Can this idea work vertically?

stoneone25
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Sep 1, 2006, 11:27 PM

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it can be used for either one. where you see the bulkhead fittings in the pics you would use
3" uniseal fitting. to install the 3" uniseal you would have to use a 4" holesaw. put the seal in
and push the pipe thur. you would have to use a 3" to 2" bushing. it will fit inside the 3" pipe
and the 2" pipe will go into it and should give you enough space to be able to put the screen on
then push it thur the uniseal.

georgeemang
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Nov 7, 2008, 4:26 PM

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Mr Chong,
My name is george. I am a new member of this forum. I have been searching the internet on how to build a biological filter for my pond. Now i roughly know how to do it. My question is where can we buy these "good" bacteria in Malaysia? I have asked few Aquarium shops in Miri Sarawak, and none have it. Is it really necessary to buy these special bacteria or our pond will naturallyand eventually supplies its own bacteria?

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