applemuncher
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Jul 28, 2004, 10:05 PM
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Re: [dttk] Which is important to you in descending order?
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Hi dttk - i am a fan of your koi web site. Now i think size of filter may not exactly equate to a good filter. i have a 15 ton pond but the filter size is only about 13% - although most "experts" recommend 30%. I find its more important to have an effective filter with at least 2 settlements chambers - the first chamber been maintained most often, say once a month. I got by with such a small filter because the first settlement chamber took out over 90% of the waste, most hobbist made the mistake of using brushes and rings which does not stop small bits of debris from going to the other chambers - also you got to really give the settlement chambers a throrough wash, not just flush it - and finally you got to seed the pond again after each wash with bacteria powder.
(This post was edited by applemuncher on Jul 28, 2004, 10:06 PM)
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