I'm thinking of trying a craigslist, or new, above-ground pool filter for our pond. The so-called plan would be to wheel it over to the pond, run it for a few days, then put it away until the water gets greenish again.
We've got a 300 gallon tote full of strapping, but no mechanical filtering. Plus our pump is on the smallish side. In the summer the water starts going pea soup on us unless I shade the pond with shade cloth. That slows it down but I'd still like it clearer.
One potential problem I can see right off the bat is your typical above-ground pool sand filter sits on the ground beside the pool. So the pump is full of water all the time. If I set one of these at the edge of our pond the pump would be above the water line. It would run dry until it pulled water up to itself. Some pumps can run dry until they prime themselves, others will self-destruct.
It would be simple to "T" in a garden hose and fill the pump with water, then torch it off. That should work. But I was hoping to hear from some people who have tried this before I go spending a bunch of time & money only to find out the sand plugs too quickly, the pump burns itself up, etc. etc.
We've got a 300 gallon tote full of strapping, but no mechanical filtering. Plus our pump is on the smallish side. In the summer the water starts going pea soup on us unless I shade the pond with shade cloth. That slows it down but I'd still like it clearer.
One potential problem I can see right off the bat is your typical above-ground pool sand filter sits on the ground beside the pool. So the pump is full of water all the time. If I set one of these at the edge of our pond the pump would be above the water line. It would run dry until it pulled water up to itself. Some pumps can run dry until they prime themselves, others will self-destruct.
It would be simple to "T" in a garden hose and fill the pump with water, then torch it off. That should work. But I was hoping to hear from some people who have tried this before I go spending a bunch of time & money only to find out the sand plugs too quickly, the pump burns itself up, etc. etc.
