newbee Boi-filter question

[O3raledale]

Hello all,
I've been reading here for weeks and learned much from all of you and my little
250 gallon pond is doing great. Thanks! I just picked up the remainder of my
stone today and I'm planning on moving my bio-filter back about a foot and left
about a foot. I'll then add an extension to my liner using liner tape and
rebuild the water falls that lead to my stream. I'm thinking of draining the
bio-filter before moving it and I need to know if an hour or two with the
filter empty will cause damage to the filter. And what way should I prep the
liner before using the liner tape? And iare there any other concers that I may
be overlooking?
Thanks again to all,
Pat
(the newbee in Philly)

[O3raledale]

BV,
Thanks for the idea, that might just be the answer.
-Pat
(heading back to the depot)
>
>How about running some tubing from the filter (cheap at Home Depot) and back
>to the pond from the filter. You can just lay it on the ground and let it
>cycle the pond while you do the other work?
>
>BV.
>
>

[Carl Beyer]

In article >,
(O3raledale) wrote:

> Hello all,
> I've been reading here for weeks and learned much from all of you and my
> little
> 250 gallon pond is doing great. Thanks! I just picked up the remainder of my
> stone today and I'm planning on moving my bio-filter back about a foot and
> left
> about a foot. I'll then add an extension to my liner using liner tape and
> rebuild the water falls that lead to my stream. I'm thinking of draining the
> bio-filter before moving it and I need to know if an hour or two with the
> filter empty will cause damage to the filter. And what way should I prep the
> liner before using the liner tape? And iare there any other concers that I
> may
> be overlooking?


No such thing as two hours being shut off. all pond work takes triple
the time you think.. probably should plug it at least to keep it moist

Carl
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[K30a]

Carl wrote >>all pond work takes triple
the time you think<<

chortle!
And that is optimistic!


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
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[O3raledale]

OK, so if I plug the inlet and fill it back up with buckets of pond water (from
the top the inlet is on the bottom) I should be ok for a couple hours ?
-Pat

>
>No such thing as two hours being shut off. all pond work takes triple
>the time you think.. probably should plug it at least to keep it moist
>

[Carl Beyer]

In article >,
(O3raledale) wrote:

> OK, so if I plug the inlet and fill it back up with buckets of pond water
> (from
> the top the inlet is on the bottom) I should be ok for a couple hours ?
> -Pat

From what I understand, and it is limited, you like to keep the water
moving, but if you keep it moist you should be able to get 2 or 3 days
out of it. I use a Fluidezed bed filter (LOVE IT!) and it went down for
a few days. Came back, started it back up, and the nitrite dropped
immediately (meaning the Bio Mass was still active).

Hope this helps

Carl

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[O3raledale]

>> OK, so if I plug the inlet and fill it back up with buckets of pond water
>> (from
>> the top the inlet is on the bottom) I should be ok for a couple hours ?
>> -Pat
>
>From what I understand, and it is limited, you like to keep the water
>moving, but if you keep it moist you should be able to get 2 or 3 days
>out of it. I use a Fluidezed bed filter (LOVE IT!) and it went down for
>a few days. Came back, started it back up, and the nitrite dropped
>immediately (meaning the Bio Mass was still active).
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Carl
>
>http://www.cobaltbluefilms.com


Carl,
Thank you,
-Pat