Sound off: How many gallons is your pond?

[DoDad]

You can't harm anything with a UV clarifier except algae but you can with a UV sterilizer.
Which IMHA is better. It kills the bad bacteria that goes past it.

 

[DrDave]

I had pea soup until I built the "Doc Filter". I could not see 1" into the water. See my web page for details on it's construction...
48 hours after putting it into service, my pond started to clear up and the past 3 years has been crystal clear.
The Skippy folks say right on their web site that 55 gallon drums don't work. Either they don't know what they are doing or they are getting a kickback from rubbermade because mine works awesum.
Build a good bio filter, either my design (55 gallon drum) or skippy (rubbermade) and save your money on the UV. You will find I am right.
Back in 1968 I built one of the first UV filters. You could not buy one anywhere. If you had a saltwater aquarium they were a blessing. They are not needed in a pond, it is a lazy persons way out of getting clear water.

My ponds are open for anyone who want to see for themselves, I also have several youtube videos.

Someone else hyjacked this thread, sorry for my participation.

 

[DrDave]

I had pea soup until I built the "Doc Filter". I could not see 1" into the water. See my web page for details on it's construction...
48 hours after putting it into service, my pond started to clear up and the past 3 years has been crystal clear.
The Skippy folks say right on their web site that 55 gallon drums don't work. Either they don't know what they are doing or they are getting a kickback from rubbermade because mine works awesum.
Build a good bio filter, either my design (55 gallon drum) or skippy (rubbermade) and save your money on the UV. You will find I am right.
Back in 1968 I built one of the first UV filters. You could not buy one anywhere. If you had a saltwater aquarium they were a blessing. They are not needed in a pond, it is a lazy persons way out of getting clear water.

My ponds are open for anyone who want to see for themselves, I also have several youtube videos.

Someone else hyjacked this thread, sorry for my participation.

 

[jethro13]

whoa, easy DrDave. I 'm far from lazy. I have no way of hiding a Skippy filter. Like most thing's you learn through trial and error. Had I done through research when constructing my pond I would have figured out a way to hide a Skippy filter. And I still had to deal with plumbing in a u.v. filter after the fact. The u.v. light happened to be the easier to hide. Easier than a big ass 55 gal drum.

 

[jethro13]

whoa, easy DrDave. I 'm far from lazy. I have no way of hiding a Skippy filter. Like most thing's you learn through trial and error. Had I done through research when constructing my pond I would have figured out a way to hide a Skippy filter. And I still had to deal with plumbing in a u.v. filter after the fact. The u.v. light happened to be the easier to hide. Easier than a big ass 55 gal drum.

 

[jethro13]

You can't harm anything with a UV clarifier except algae but you can with a UV sterilizer.
Which IMHA is better. It kills the bad bacteria that goes past it.

From what I have been told a u.v. light do not discriminate it kill's both good and bad bacteria

 

[jethro13]

You can't harm anything with a UV clarifier except algae but you can with a UV sterilizer.
Which IMHA is better. It kills the bad bacteria that goes past it.

From what I have been told a u.v. light do not discriminate it kill's both good and bad bacteria

 

[Pondmaster]

That's true and Microbe Lift gel directions tell you to turn your UV off for a few days after innoculation. I belive flow rate determines whether your UV is acting as a clarifier or a clarifier/sterilizer. The slower flow rate thru the UV producing the sterlizer effect. Having said that if biological filtration by itself would keep my pond clear I would not use a UV. I do notice in DrDave's video that even though his ponds are in full sun it appears that he has a very lush & heavy coverage of water plants.

 

[Pondmaster]

That's true and Microbe Lift gel directions tell you to turn your UV off for a few days after innoculation. I belive flow rate determines whether your UV is acting as a clarifier or a clarifier/sterilizer. The slower flow rate thru the UV producing the sterlizer effect. Having said that if biological filtration by itself would keep my pond clear I would not use a UV. I do notice in DrDave's video that even though his ponds are in full sun it appears that he has a very lush & heavy coverage of water plants.

 

[DoDad]

Ditto!

Jethro, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one taking exception to being called "lazy." Your response is justified and exhibits that pond making and care is not one size fits all as some would like to have us believe.

If that UV works for your situation and your fish are happy and healthy, please continue to do what is a success for you.

 

[DoDad]

Ditto!

Jethro, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one taking exception to being called "lazy." Your response is justified and exhibits that pond making and care is not one size fits all as some would like to have us believe.

If that UV works for your situation and your fish are happy and healthy, please continue to do what is a success for you.

 

[digginponds]

I just wanted to get an idea of how many gallons most people's ponds are. I just upgraded from 400 gallons, to 2000 gallons. So for me:


2000 gallons.

isn't the info in our sig:surfing:

 

[digginponds]

I just wanted to get an idea of how many gallons most people's ponds are. I just upgraded from 400 gallons, to 2000 gallons. So for me:


2000 gallons.

isn't the info in our sig:surfing:

 

[jethro13]

isn't the info in our sig:surfing:

not necessarily. My info just gives the measurements of the ponds not the gallons

 

[jethro13]

isn't the info in our sig:surfing:

not necessarily. My info just gives the measurements of the ponds not the gallons