dirty/brown water

faz201283 · 26-10-2011, 10:46 PM

hi guys

little advice needed here before i start building my own filter so i know how to combat this

cleaned my filter last night as i always do once a week as well as top 2 tiers on my shower, i changed 10 gallon of water as well at the same time (only had 10 gallon in my drums), i took 10 gallon of pond water out and noticed it was a dirty brown color. the water i took out was straight from the filter so it had just been through the foams and it was still brown, no big particles just brown, now since i put the tarpaulin over the canopy its cleared up to the point i can see right to the bottom without any problem, its that clear i can see the leaves at the bottom which need to be cleaned up

so as im about to build my own filter what do i need to turn this water clear?? i know the saying ' clear water doesn't mean good water' but i really want to see my koi to their full potential

ryhno · 26-10-2011, 11:10 PM

hi mate im just up the road as youve said before and im no expert but i maintain clean water as in clear but ive found if you use filter wool as the first stage of filtration it does get the water really clear only thing is you have to change it every week its not expensive a couple of quid and i can get two refills out of that so a poundish a week but i dont use it all the time only in summer as my sponges take out most of the muck in my pond ...your in st helens is that right i am in widnes ....i have designed my own filter system and up to now its working very well ive maintaned good water quality since start up...you would be welcome to come and check it out if your intending doing your own filter build .

regards
kev

faz201283 · 27-10-2011, 06:02 PM

that would be great pal, yea im in st.helens, ive got alot on this week end but maybe we can sort somthing for next??

ryhno · 28-10-2011, 07:23 PM

hi mate

yea ok that suits me as im quite busy myself got a few things going on ..anyway just let me know when youve got some spare time and we can make the arangement it will have to be weekend thou as i work monday...to fri

faz201283 · 29-10-2011, 01:36 AM

me to pal, working in manchester so after i brave the nightmare M62 its almost dark lol

ryhno · 29-10-2011, 07:57 PM

thats mad i work in manchester too pal carrington at the old shell site do the 62 every day im a mechanical fitter on a chemical plant ...spent most the day today getting pond ready for winter hovering out bottom and repoting lillys and rushes for good results nxt spring .....

faz201283 · 29-10-2011, 08:18 PM

im just up the road atm, working on Lancashire cricket ground doing the new stands, i drive diggers

ive just boarded out the roof on my canopy tday, just gota put the breathable membrane down tmoro and the tarpaulin back over tomoro, might need some lights as well as its made it a little dark now

looking forward to nipping round, really enjoy taking a good look at other ponds