SMW1
Koi Kichi
Dec 8, 2001, 8:55 AM
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Originally posted by SMW1:
Hi,
A solution I can think of is what I suggested to a friend recently. It sounds like he has the same sort of filter set up as you.
In his pond the bottom drain feeds into a settlement chamber from the top. This chamber has a shelf in it where the pump sits. Like the poor diagram below.
::::::::::::::::::: - To filter
::
| :: |___________ - Pond surface level
|..:: |
|__::__ :::::: From Bottom Drain
| |PUMP| |
|_____ |
| |
\ 1 /
\ /
\ /
\_/
:: - Drain Tap
Note : The top of this 1st chamber must be slighty higher than the water surface in the pond. This will prevent overflowing.
The pump on the shelf will feed the rest of the filter with the water in the chamber. but also let the waste build up in the bottom of the first chamber without clogging the pump.
The pump will need to pump in to the top of the 2nd section of the filter (the 1st section being the settlement chamber fed by the bottom drain). The flow should be something like the next diagram below.
1st chamber-> To Pond ->
:::: | | :::::
| :: | | | |
| | | | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|____________|___________|
2nd chamber you will have your brushes
3rd will have flocor (bio media)
4th will have matting
5th will have oyster shells
The media that you put in your filter does not have to follow the rule above. This is just the advice I gave to a friend.
He built it to the specification I gave him, and is more than happy with the results.
I have also installed a trickle tower as part of this set up but have not included it in my diagrams.
Hope this helps (really, it took me ages to type this [biggrin])
Stuart
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