Garden Pond Filtration Query

[demonknight]

So my friend calls up the other day and says "dude i built this pond but the water is green all the time"

so well yea he does not have any filtration setup and he is kind of a newbie to the wonderful world of fishes in general

Anyways here is a snap of the pond.

Its roughly 8ft x 6ft x 4ft at the maximum.

Planning on getting this:
Claritec 3000UV Pressure Filter
http://www.pondone.co.uk/filtration.php

It has a 9W UV with four layers of sponge and a layer of bioceramics with backwash option as well.

Also planning to add another 12W of UV separately.


Will that suffice to keep the water marginally clear at least?

Oh and seeing where we are from Sunlight is direct and hot But no need of a heater setup! Gotta love living in India lol

So please do let me know as i sure aint an expert on ponds and the level of filtration they need.

Oh and also suggest some fishes for this pond as well please

thnanks

 

[Racersk]

Just the one UV setup should work on that small of a pond. I just recently installed a undergravel filter using lava rock as the 'substrate' on my 100gallon (maybe) pond. With the x2 16" x 16" panels and a smallish air pump, this cleared the water in 2 days. Crystal clear. There are currently no fish in this pond, the raccoons took care of that..., but I routinely dump tank water into the pond to restock beneficial bacteria. I think this helps alot in clearing out the algae and such...

Now if I can find a way to cheaply remove pine needles after the recent wind storm, that would be VERY helpful!

 

[demonknight]

cool saves some money then

 

[demonknight]

any opinions on the claritec filter?