my 70 gallon skippy filter

[koiguy1969]

i use a u.v for a week to 10 days in the spring i intentionaly let the water green up a bit. turn on the uv let it clear up and let it run a few extra days turn it off and its done for the season. the filter keeps things clear.

 

[jason081180]

ok thank you

 

[seaweed88]

Do you have a drawing or a picture of the plumping. I am having a hard time picturing how you have it plumbed?
Thanks
Mark

 

[koiguy1969]

its plumbed just like the one in the 55 gallon drum model except no oilpan. look at the pieces layed out in the 55 gallon thread ..... the way i ran the plumbing thru the 2" tees and lifter pipes make it hard to tell in this thread. its just like in the video too.. i just lifted the pipes in this one...most people let them sit on the floor of tank.

 

[jameskoi]

If you need more info... look at my 55G setup.. Pics are somewhere here... https://www.gardenpondforum.com/my-basement-pond-project-t3120p7.html

If you need to see bottom section I may have it in earlier pages.

I made 1 huge change to the plumbing b/c first setup was in adequate. The linky above shows final setup. Almost 1 year after change, i wouldn't change my setup at all... it's iron clad to me.

 

[koiguy1969]

heres a couple pictures the third pic is the riser setups they just elevate the plumbing...not neccessary !! like i said most people probably let the plumbing rest on the bottom...

 

[sachinsoni]

Koiguy, I followed your advice on the filter and did it exactly the same, except I have a smaller drain pipe. I hope my filter can he half as good as yours.

 

[sachinsoni]

I shoudl have added, I usedd 400 of the small plastic scrubbies from 'doitbest.com' and then a top layer of 3M 96 pads. I have just oreder anohter 400 scrubbies to add to the filter. Hopefully, with 800 scrubbies and 1 layer of covering of 3M, I should have a good filter.

Never drained the water once yet.

 

[koisRus]

What is a small plastic scrubbie? Can you post a link to it?

 

[sachinsoni]

It was posted by wolfie in this thread. I have provided a link below that he provided.

http://doitbest.com/Scouring+Pads-Do...sku-632989.dib

 

[sachinsoni]

Sorry, i just cheked and I think the link is not working. here is the correct link.

http://doitbest.com/Scouring+pads-Do+It+Best+Imports-model-10044-doitbest-sku-632989.dib

 

[koisRus]

Cool thanks, if after I cut my scrubbies I need to get more, I might have to see if the dollar store has these.

 

[hewhoisatpeace]

Those doitbest scrub pads will work to a limited extent, but lack the surface area to effectively utilize the limited space in your filter. Dollar stores sell an 8-pack of scotch-brite style scrubbies, which are usually green and have much more available surface area for bacteria colonization.

 

[koiguy1969]

https://www.gardenpondforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2235&d=1270244354 Flanders naturalaire 20" x 30' x 1" these are very similiar to a fine matala pad and supply good surface area...i use them combined with the selections of scrubbies and they have proven to perform well!...they go as the bottom layer(s)
they are about $5.00 at Lowes or Home Depot

 

[hewhoisatpeace]

Yeah, I did the same thing. Great minds, you know... Cheaper at Wally World, though