Koi Pond Project
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Check out this website for a stock tank waterfall filter.
http://www.koiclay.com/diy/pg1.htm
Use a 55G skippy as a prefilter and something like this stock tank filter as your waterfall.
With a skimmer, prefilter and waterfall filter, you should be set.
You mentioned earlier about running your plumbing lines inside the pond. I had that setup and one time, I didn't like it. I would keep as much out of the pond as possible. It makes cleaning easier.
Make sure you put an overflow out of the skimmer box as well, that way your pond will not overfill during heavy rains.
Make sure you have an easy method for backflushing the filters.
http://www.koiclay.com/diy/pg1.htm
Use a 55G skippy as a prefilter and something like this stock tank filter as your waterfall.
With a skimmer, prefilter and waterfall filter, you should be set.
You mentioned earlier about running your plumbing lines inside the pond. I had that setup and one time, I didn't like it. I would keep as much out of the pond as possible. It makes cleaning easier.
Make sure you put an overflow out of the skimmer box as well, that way your pond will not overfill during heavy rains.
Make sure you have an easy method for backflushing the filters.
IMO - Isnt the skippy the same as the waterfall filter with some changes?
One flows out of a pipe and the other uses a stainless steel spillway.
One has PVC piped in from the top and the other has pvc piped in from the side.
The Spillway filter has the added clean out feature which is nice!
However.
I just dont see much difference between the two. The Spillway filter does seem a little cleaner and maybe a nicer design, but they both seem like they do the same thing.
I was thinking about a skimmer that was pumped into a large skippy/spillway type filter along with a bottom drain to a settling drum that would also be pumped into the same skippy/spillway filter.
The other idea I had was replacing the Skippy with 2 different Gravel/Sand drum filter's (like the ones mrunlucky07 built), One fed from each pump so you would still get the skimmer/bottom drain combo. Thats just what I was thinking anyway.
Arkangel77
One flows out of a pipe and the other uses a stainless steel spillway.
One has PVC piped in from the top and the other has pvc piped in from the side.
The Spillway filter has the added clean out feature which is nice!
However.
I just dont see much difference between the two. The Spillway filter does seem a little cleaner and maybe a nicer design, but they both seem like they do the same thing.
I was thinking about a skimmer that was pumped into a large skippy/spillway type filter along with a bottom drain to a settling drum that would also be pumped into the same skippy/spillway filter.
The other idea I had was replacing the Skippy with 2 different Gravel/Sand drum filter's (like the ones mrunlucky07 built), One fed from each pump so you would still get the skimmer/bottom drain combo. Thats just what I was thinking anyway.
Arkangel77
