iam going to build my own bio filter skippy style

[PS3]

thats what i though thanks so much for all the help
are u guys sick if me yet lol and koiguy u use the oil burner filter
for the bottom grate how many inches did u put i was thinking 5 inchs
of filter for the bottom grate when i start building i will post pics
there should be a sticky for people here to post the filters they are building

 

[koiguy1969]

o.k.. its an oil drain pan for doing oil changes and look at my thread i made a frame and bottom grid that sits 9" above the bottom.of barrel or a few inches above oil pan.

 

[PS3]

koiguy 1969 is this the kind of FURNACE FILTER you used in the bottom
of your filter??

http://cgi.ebay.com/CASE-OF-12-14x2...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b81e80b2

 

[DrCase]

PS3 make sure your out let is 2" you want the water to get out of the filter

 

[koiguy1969]

no!! they are framless and 1" thick lowes has them at 20" x 25"x 1" ..home depot has them too they are 25" x 30" x 1"

 

[PS3]

I got 2 books on fish ponds from the libary the other day
and they said with bio-filters the water must run slow though them
does this also count for the big 55 gallon drums we have
so i might get the 1500 GPH pump in stead of the 2000.
and for my discharge i have the 2 inch stright thur drain (do i have to use the off set)
recduing to a 1&1/2 inch pipe which i will use for my water fall
i think the 1&1/2 inch pipe would be big enough for the water geting back to the pond. if not i will use the 2 inch pipe or flex pipe
thanks all

 

[koiguy1969]

a 1500 gph pump will be fine.

 

[koikeepr]

you need to account for all those reductions, elbows, length of pipe, height pipe travels etc. to calcuate your head/friction against the pump. So, if you buy a 2000 gph pump, it really isn't flowing 2000 gph after you've figured all the head.

 

[koikeepr]

no!! they are framless and 1" thick lowes has them at 20" x 25"x 1" ..home depot has them too they are 25" x 30" x 1"

ah, I'm finally realizing what you mean by these "furnace" filters. It's them air return filters. Since I don't have a furnace, I wasn't sure it was the same thing.

Interesting choice for a media. How quickly does that get clogged up? Do you just dump 'em or clean 'em a few times?

 

[PS3]

koiguy1969 said these filters last a long time and dont clog up.
so thats why i will be useing them iam going to pile them up
at least 6 inches or so

 

[koiguy1969]

PS3 i have had my media mix going nonstop since May 2008 its never been rinsed washed cleaned in any way except what happens when i do filter flushes..it goes between my 70 gal filter outside and my 55 gal filter for the basement wintering pond... non stop 24/365.

 

[koikeepr]

I've never seen these filters without that paper trim around the edges. Are you using the same ones and removing the trim? Or is there some other product altogether?

 

[PS3]

hey all my brother and i cut the top off the drum and we made the holes
for the water fall and the bottom drain. its about 3 inches from the top..
so over the weekend we will be puting the pvc pipeing together
and then i have to get the media and a few other things
and i think i will be done. lol

 

[koikeepr]

that looks good. Yes, 3" under the top is good.

 

[PS3]

i did a little more work on my skippy drum to day. i drilled many many holes in the top of the drum. are these enough holes lol. iam still not sure if i will use this for the bottom
grate or the top grate. my brother went to home depot to get me a grate but its a little to thin. so i think i will take it back while i was diveing to my friends house
the guy acroos the st was throwing out gate for the babys to keep them
from leaving the room and it has a grete on that so i took it and i iwll cut it tomorrw