iam going to build my own bio filter skippy style

[koikeepr]

beautiful work! Very nice!

 

[DrCase]

It looks real good !!! PS3

 

[PS3]

thanks for the kind words if it was not for u guys. i would have wasted my money
on a pressure filter that dont work and plus after reading its easy makeing your own
filter. and i have a question the 2 pipes comeing off the tee at the bottom leading to
the elbow how long are they??

 

[koiguy1969]

the elows on the ends should be just shy of the wall.

 

[PS3]

ok thanks . i hope by the end of the week i will have it together
and tested i think tomorrow i will order the media and i have to go to the home
depot and get the filters for the bottom i think i will keep the pump i have
allready its a 1000 ghp terta its allmost brand new. is it safe to get one
of them fine mesh bags they sell and put the pump in the bag i really
dont wanna put a prefiler on it lol iam sick of cleaning it
and i went to the site the pond calcutor and its telling me my pond is
938 gallons so i will see how this pump works out for me

 

[PS3]

went to home depot to day and i picked up the filters for the bottom
are these the right ones

 

[koiguy1969]

i use the blue ones(flanders brand i beleive)..but those should work..

 

[PS3]

yikes they did not have the blue ones and either did lowes.
but these are kinda like plastic. even if i get a season out of them it will be ok.
so should i try them or find the blue falnders one's

 

[PS3]

i went online and i found out that flanders makes the one
i got today at home depot

 

[PS3]

right now i have a 1000 pgh terta pump is kinda brand new
so i will keep this for now and iam thinking about geting this
pre-filter it seems ok so i can clean it once a month or so lol

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=15801

 

[koiguy1969]

pix of it working please

 

[PS3]

its not even ready yet LOL the holes are allready in place for the discharge
and the dump when i put in the drains do i put the silicone on the out side
of teh drain where the back screws on to make sure it dont leak
and should i also put silicone with the O ring the drain comes with??
my car broke now tomorrow i have to fix it and get side tracked

 

[PS3]

how can i make a cheap pre-filter iam keepint my pump i have
i do have a pre-filter but i think its to small its a like
a round one with the filter going over it

 

[koiguy1969]

go to the dollar store and get 2 small mesh baskets (but big enough to hold your pump) put you pump inside and ziptie them together.. cut a hole in one of the baskets for you hose to line up and exit the enclosure. this will be a cage keeping larger debris out.

 

[PS3]

ok thanks koi guy, i think i messed up i glued the 2 elblows to the tee
and now when i put the stright pipe on the tee its off about a half of inch