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Well having now run this for over 4 months i have to say that i am really please with the filter.
When i was building my pond i looked into alot of filter systems and every time i just kept coming back to the bead filter system.
I had seen many ponds with other filter systems on and myself 9yrs ago had a 6 bay filter system on a 4000 gallon pond but to say the water was not 100% clear was true.
I wanted this time to have gin clear water and to have a filter that would cope with what ever amount of food i was going to feed my fish.
These filters really do keep your water clean and with good tests.
Cleaning the filter really only takes minutes with a matter of turning the pump off and turning the valve on the top to rinse and then turning the air blower on for 1 or 2 mins. then you turn the top valve back to back wash turn pump back on and it clears all the filter of all the build up of waste to a drain.
once this is done you just turn the valve back to rinse for about 1 min then back to filter and the job is done.
its a matter of about 4 or 5 mins per week and thats it.
the econo bead 60 will filter upto around 6000 gallons so by being on a pond of 2400 gallons i am sure i have enough filter to cope with what ever i what to do with feeding or adding fish.
so all round i have got to rate this system and filter 10/10
mark
any questions please ask
__________________ 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
Last edited by markf1fan : 17-03-2011 at 12:29 PM.
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yeah , I WANT ONE.....any silly deals on ebay mark ???.
Seriously after all that effort in building a pond it's good to hear you have not come across the old dilemma of 'i wish i'd bought ' , unlike myself who was dictated into using the brand new equipment given to me i just know its not going to be easy building trickykoipond 2 due to size of koi i now have i am going to need a very large paddling pool to house them whilst the build is in progress
Hi ya mate well being that this is my 2nd pond i must admit i did learn alot from the first one but the only thing i would of liked was it bigger as my first was 4000 gallons and this one is 2400 so its abit smaller but the workings of it will be so much better in the long run and who knows i may go bigger in time or pond another one as i would like about a 1000 gallon pond to grow some small koi on to sell. but lets not think about that just yet and get this one all finished lol. mark
ps been nothing on ebay for months now lol.
__________________ 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
Last edited by markf1fan : 31-12-2010 at 11:15 PM.
Well having now run this for over 4 months i have to say that i am really please with the filter.
When i was building my pond i looked into alot of filter systems and every time i just kept coming back to the bead filter system.
I had seen many ponds with other filter systems on and myself 9yrs ago had a 6 bay filter system on a 4000 gallon pond but to say the water was not 100% clear was true.
I wanted this time to have gin clear water and to have a filter that would cope with what ever amount of food i was going to feed my fish.
These filters really do keep your water clean and with good tests.
Cleaning the filter really only takes minutes with a matter of turning the pump off and turning the valve on the top to rinse and then turning the air blower on for 1 or 2 mins. then you turn the top valve back to back wash turn pump back on and it clears all the filter of all the build up of waste to a drain.
once this is done you just turn the valve back to rinse for about 1 min then back to filter and the job is done.
its a matter of about 4 or 5 mins per week and thats it.
the econo bead 60 will filter upto around 6000 gallons so by being on a pond of 2400 gallons i am sure i have enough filter to cope with what ever i what to do with feeding or adding fish.
so all round i have got to rate this system and filter 10/10
Well to be honest my last 4000 gallon was hard work to keep clear so with this
I'm so much more happier it stays clear. I should have gone twice the size when building it but we all say this after lol
__________________ 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
Mark, as you know I'm trying to get that "gin clear water". I have a 4 bay filter. A bottom drain, 4" piping brings the water to the first bay. The last bay has a Hozelock Vorton 5500 submersable pumping the water through a Hozelock 22watt UV back into the pond. Would I be able to convert to the filter like you have. I see that getting rid of the bay would not be the problem. Its can I make use of the 4" piping that comes up to my first bay and how would I get the water back into the pond. If I could solve this I think I'll be on a winner. THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR HELP. Michael
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