View Full Version : whats a good pond filter?
viciouspisces
08-20-2005, 12:38 AM
my indoor pond filter sux! Have to daily vacuum and I only have 2 fish in a 360g .The one i have i got from Lowes "garden treasures' or something equally lame (supposedly up to 800g ...lol).Anysuggestions of a good one that can be bought online ? thanks for any advice :)
DeLgAdO
08-20-2005, 12:43 AM
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5328&N=62728+113344 :grinno:
viciouspisces
08-20-2005, 12:57 AM
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5328&N=62728+113344 :grinno:
:eek: OMG now thats a monster filter!!!! LOL i said its for a 360g not 360,000g tho ...jk (hmmm that might work -but maybe a bit too well)
sohfatfish
08-20-2005, 1:21 PM
I think ehiem has a range of pond filters.. maybe you like to go look them up?
DeLgAdO
08-20-2005, 1:58 PM
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5328&N=62728+113344 :grinno:
ok ok ok how about one of these
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5285&N=62728+22768
That is cheaper than I could make one.
viciouspisces
08-21-2005, 5:09 AM
Thanks but does anyone know a good one theyve actually used ? Dont mean to sound sacastic but Im supicious about 'cheap/reasonably priced ones' (made that mistake already) .Looking for something dependable,easy to maintain but does a 'kick -butt' job at the same time.Looking at a $200-$300 price range - I dunno I just hate buying equiptment that dissapoints :(.Any product reviews? (whats good and not good?)Ehiem makes good stuff maybe i'll look into that.
sohfatfish
08-21-2005, 1:23 PM
Why dont you try making your own from a barrel or something it looks pretty simple. Ive seen them being sold in Chatuchak market in thailand, they ranged from small 5 litre barrels to huge ass chemical ones, like twice the size of an oil drum.
I have used 33g pickle barrels that are made from food grade plastic
viciouspisces
08-22-2005, 2:55 AM
well i was frustrated so todday i bought a 1,300 ghh pump to fit that filter I had -Holy **** if it didnt blow the hose off the filter (fire hose action -water everywhere).Needless to say ,was a bad day.I would try a DIY but would rather not at this point deal w/ the hassle- just wanna buy something that works
oscar1
08-23-2005, 9:28 PM
check the local pet stores screw lowes
viciouspisces
08-23-2005, 9:35 PM
check the local pet stores screw lowes
unfortunetly on the island I live thiers only 2 fish stores and one is a 6hr drive.The other one has very ,very limited supplies (no pond stuff at all ) and even if i did magange to talk the guy into speacial ordering for me -it probably be the wrong thing at an outrageous price (done that before).You know how much my closest lfs sells acuaclear 110's? $159!!!! I could buy 3 on the internet for that price :eek: .Anyways I bought some plumbing stuff and am going to rig this big pump up temporary ,till i can find something better.