Try looking into getting a pressure filter, super easy and fast to clean. My pressure filter then splits into two large bin filters full of biomedia that I never cleaned. So maintenance for me is once a week, 1 minute twisting the handle and I'm done.
How often to clean my filters?
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I honestly couldn't imagine not having one, they're brilliant.
I wouldnt use it on its own, it works as a great pre-filter.
I notice the UV keeps the water super clear, if i leave it off a week, water gets slightly cloudy.
Thanks!
I'm honestly not a fan of UV in a pond - to me, it's like over-using antibiotics: it kills the stuff you're targeting, but it takes a lot of the good stuff with it. But that's just one opinion, and admittedly not an educated one - I know people use them and swear by them. I'm glad it works for you!
I'm honestly not a fan of UV in a pond - to me, it's like over-using antibiotics: it kills the stuff you're targeting, but it takes a lot of the good stuff with it. But that's just one opinion, and admittedly not an educated one - I know people use them and swear by them. I'm glad it works for you!
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My pond is 1500 gallons and is overstocked with about 30 fish. Koi, goldfish and shubunkin. Six of the koi are quite large at about 20".
I usually clean when the outlet pressure reduces.
One of my setups is a submerged pump feeding a pressure filter with a UV exiting over my waterfall. I remove this setup for the winter because I don't want the water from the falls being pumped on top of a frozen pond.
In the spring it gets reinstalled. There is a period of a month or so where this setup gets clogged quickly until everything gets balanced and caught up. During this time I clean the filter pads and the pump inlet holes when I notice the pressure reducing. Usually once a week. Eventually, with the filter running and all the plants starting to establish, the time between cleanings becomes once every 2-3 weeks or if I see the pressure reduce.
My second filter runs 24-7, 365. It is a bucket with a pump on the inside bottom covered with lava rocks. The outlet of the pump is a piece of 3/4" PVC that protrudes out of the bucket and stops just below the water surface creating my fountain. When I see the height of the fountain reduce, I pull the bucket and rinse everything out.
I also have aeration that runs 24-7, 365.
I usually clean when the outlet pressure reduces.
One of my setups is a submerged pump feeding a pressure filter with a UV exiting over my waterfall. I remove this setup for the winter because I don't want the water from the falls being pumped on top of a frozen pond.
In the spring it gets reinstalled. There is a period of a month or so where this setup gets clogged quickly until everything gets balanced and caught up. During this time I clean the filter pads and the pump inlet holes when I notice the pressure reducing. Usually once a week. Eventually, with the filter running and all the plants starting to establish, the time between cleanings becomes once every 2-3 weeks or if I see the pressure reduce.
My second filter runs 24-7, 365. It is a bucket with a pump on the inside bottom covered with lava rocks. The outlet of the pump is a piece of 3/4" PVC that protrudes out of the bucket and stops just below the water surface creating my fountain. When I see the height of the fountain reduce, I pull the bucket and rinse everything out.
I also have aeration that runs 24-7, 365.
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Every now and then our ponds may need some outside assistance from us.
On my indoor 600g aquarium, I'm using humic substances (the stuff that gives water a tea coloured appearance) to help with water quality, but things got to a point where the bacteria consumed all the humic substances and I couldn't make up for it quick enough so suspended algae took over and degraded water quality to the point where I lost some fish.
I've purchased a basic Laguna pressurized filter with UV to help with water quality until I can get the humic substance level back up to where the water is healthy again.
On my indoor 600g aquarium, I'm using humic substances (the stuff that gives water a tea coloured appearance) to help with water quality, but things got to a point where the bacteria consumed all the humic substances and I couldn't make up for it quick enough so suspended algae took over and degraded water quality to the point where I lost some fish.
I've purchased a basic Laguna pressurized filter with UV to help with water quality until I can get the humic substance level back up to where the water is healthy again.