ogawa only

ive gone all old skool on the bakki now , when you work out how much the crystal bio cost's , it's quite expensive when required in large amounts .

what ive done now , or should i say , what ive added now , is alfa grog !!

in my bakki i'm running , 300lts of bio pore , 200lts of crystal bio , and 250kg of alfa .


now i'm adding another 3 ponds to the mix , i'l stick with the bakki system , but this time only use alfa grog in each system , it is heavy stuff , so i'l be useing the large water troughs from ebay at £30 each , 4 tiers high like i always do , and this time 3 sacks of alfa per tray .

there is another reason why ive gone to alfa , instead of sticking to either crystal boi or bio pore , as i run soft water , both dissolve or start to , at low gh and ph levels , where as alfa wont being a ceramic (ish) media .

also when it gets dirty it can be jet washed clean , where as you cant do that with either bio pore or crystal bio , as it will disintegrate under the pressure .

mark , if was you , go the full hog straight off , on a bakki , go the four trays , and use alfa , without looking round at cost's and getting good deals ect , a 4 tier bakki useing the water troughs from ebay and alfa from a local shop , it will cost around £230 , then its just the pump , go for the biggest you can buy or even two !!

steve

steve

markf1fan

steve i have already brought the bakki shower, i brought the plastic one off ebay i said i was going to buy for £200. its a 3 tier but i do have a 4th tier for it but the 4th tier would need fixing as when the guy sent me it the top tier was broke so he sent me a new top tier and told me to keep the old one but it can be fixed easy. the only thing about alfa grog is have i not seen its can also hold bad bacteria as well as good or i am wrong here. also the pump i will be running is a sequence 15000 from my skimmer.

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1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi

ogawa only

fix the fourth tray you have , as for alfa housing bad bacteria , all medias house them , to a certain degree , the only difference in how much bad bacteria they hold, is how there used in any given system .

the good thing with the bakki system , is its high aeration , making them the filter system with the lowest dead spots which can house bad bacteria .

no , or extremely low dead spots and high aeration , means very little bad bacteria can manifest , also with the bakki system , its also the biggest shedder of filter bacteria , back into the pond, with a high amount of good filter bacteria going back into the pond , it means they out compete the bad bacteria in the pond aswell , its a win win on both fronts !!