Any suggestions on a filtration system for two ponds. Would like both to run off one pump if possible, I have a 600 and a 1k next to each other.
Any ideas welcomed.
Thank you
Any ideas welcomed.
Thank you
DIY filter
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In ground or above?
If above put an overflow on them, route overflow to a sump and filter like normal for a sump, return "t'd" to send flow back to both.
In ground? Thats going to be harder but you could get a big external pump and put a t connecting both ponds put the pump on the single end of the t and send it out to a sump or two 55g barrels with filter media out put into both ponds use an intake sponge on both ponds to filter most stuff out of the pump or you'll be replacing pumps alot.
Back in my salt days I had 2 300g Rubbermaid stock tanks that I had in my basement. They were set up for 1 to dump into the other then in to the sump for my main system. For a while one of the returns from one of my reefs fed it . That was not enough flow without using power heads "mp60s" and those the sharks would bump off the sides. So I eventually put them on their own return pump from the sump. Set up remained the same though, pump fed from sump, water returned to sump into filter sock, through biomedia, skimmer, and then return. For a short while I used those 300s as a koi grow out but I never got around to setting up an out door pond and sold the koi. But I used a 100g rubbermaid as an overhead sump on those with one pump tying the 2 together. This is why I say to use intake sponges or a prefilter box before the pump. During maintance shut pump off and pull the prefter off and clean. Make sure you have a union ball valve before the pump to be able to service pump. Depending on size of intake prefilter and bioload you'll probably want to do at least weekly inspections and cleanings.
The sump is so much eaiser if you have ponds that can be overflowed to the sump.
If above put an overflow on them, route overflow to a sump and filter like normal for a sump, return "t'd" to send flow back to both.
In ground? Thats going to be harder but you could get a big external pump and put a t connecting both ponds put the pump on the single end of the t and send it out to a sump or two 55g barrels with filter media out put into both ponds use an intake sponge on both ponds to filter most stuff out of the pump or you'll be replacing pumps alot.
Back in my salt days I had 2 300g Rubbermaid stock tanks that I had in my basement. They were set up for 1 to dump into the other then in to the sump for my main system. For a while one of the returns from one of my reefs fed it . That was not enough flow without using power heads "mp60s" and those the sharks would bump off the sides. So I eventually put them on their own return pump from the sump. Set up remained the same though, pump fed from sump, water returned to sump into filter sock, through biomedia, skimmer, and then return. For a short while I used those 300s as a koi grow out but I never got around to setting up an out door pond and sold the koi. But I used a 100g rubbermaid as an overhead sump on those with one pump tying the 2 together. This is why I say to use intake sponges or a prefilter box before the pump. During maintance shut pump off and pull the prefter off and clean. Make sure you have a union ball valve before the pump to be able to service pump. Depending on size of intake prefilter and bioload you'll probably want to do at least weekly inspections and cleanings.
The sump is so much eaiser if you have ponds that can be overflowed to the sump.
Here is what I use, a DIY bio-fractionator from scaled down plans on koiphen.com.(phoam phractionator)
There is a filter box with sponge media in the pond, next to the pump, water is pumped from the pond into column of the bio-fractionatorr, where lava rock acts as bio--media and waste foam drips on the ground, the filtered and fractionated water flows back into the pond.
Fractioination removes free floating algae, turbidity, proteins, other DOC and metabolism by products.
The video below is an @ 500 gallon pond
koi pond fractionation
There is a filter box with sponge media in the pond, next to the pump, water is pumped from the pond into column of the bio-fractionatorr, where lava rock acts as bio--media and waste foam drips on the ground, the filtered and fractionated water flows back into the pond.
Fractioination removes free floating algae, turbidity, proteins, other DOC and metabolism by products.
The video below is an @ 500 gallon pond
koi pond fractionation
Both are above ground ponds.
The overflow doesn’t sound like a bad idea but to figure out how to make an over flow is the hard part. That concept would be easiest to deal with when comes to cleaning and adding or removing media.
Thanks for the info imma google some diy pond overflows
Its really as simple as a hole and some pvc pipes. You can get all manner of strainer to go on various sized pipes at the hardware or on line. I just got a bulkhead from my lfs and figured out return pump flow. I used 2 2" in each "pond". Got some strainers sometimes they come with the bulkheads and I was done. If you have plants you'll need to make sure the strainers dont get clogged. I didnt have any plants but still gunk can clog them. I cut the top part of the strainers off so if it clogged and the water rose it still had a way out the shouldn't clog. I used an elbow inside the pond with the strainer in it pointing up.
What was the gph rate on that pump? I’ll prolly just do some pvc over the top so I don’t make any permanent adjustments to them right now until I have it all set how I would want it
Reefflo dart. I think 2000gph....? X2 300 gal not really all that much honestly. Just didnt want any water on the floor. I dont trust hang on over the back style overflows at all. Been burned by them before.