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bottom drain but filter not gravity fed??

 





 


marcus1975
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Sep 18, 2007, 6:10 AM

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hi

is there any way to incorporate a bottom drain to an above the ground filtration set up ?i am struggling for space to build a gravity filled filter but do have room on decking near the pond for above the ground filtration ,i just cant figure out how i would get the water to it or where a pump would fit in .


regards

Mark


etano
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Sep 19, 2007, 4:38 PM

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Re: [marcus1975] bottom drain but filter not gravity fed?? [In reply to] Can't Post
I am using an inverted bottom drain connecting my pond to a barrel filter sitting next to my pond. The water is the same between the pond and the filter, hence I don't need a pump. You can put a submersible pump that handle large waste if your filter is on higher ground.


marcus1975
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Sep 19, 2007, 5:34 PM

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Re: [etano] bottom drain but filter not gravity fed?? [In reply to] Can't Post
i think i get it , so i would have to add a pump which would have to sit under the water line ,even outside the pond as long as it was below the level of the water .if i bought one of those ampibious pumps i could just turn it around so that the flow was going back down the bottom drain to flush it as well .there must be a way to do the plumbing using ball valves or something so i wouldnt have to turn the pump around to back flush it ?? i need to do a bit more research on that i think .

thanks


Mark

 
 
 



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