Re: Make your own filter

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Hi Scott,

You need to post to a website. Some newsreaders block pictures as this is
suppose to be a text only group. I would like to see your filter. ~ jan


>On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:53:28 -0400, "Scott M." > wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I just discovered this newsgroup tonight and thought I'd share how I built
>my own filter and saved a ton of money. My pond is 15 feet by 9 feet and
>about 3 1/2 feet deep. I built my own filter as you can see in the picture.
>This filter cost me about $30 Canadian. I went to Walmart and bought the
>three drawer unit for $16. I punched a bunch of holes in the bottoms of the
>top two drawers. Basically, the water comes in the top into a black pond
>basket full of crushed roch. From there it flows down through to the second
>drawer, which has 4 sheets of white filter material from the pet store
>(another $5). From there, it flows through to the bottom drawer, which has
>$3 worth of lava rock in it. A pool fitting on the end of the bottom drawer
>allows a hose to be connected to it, providing a gravity fed return to the
>pond. I already had the hose and pool fitting and right angle elbow joint
>where the water goes into the filter, so I guess you could say the filter is
>worth $50, which is still a lot cheaper than a commercial unit. The result?
>I have crystal clear water. I did add an accellerator to start the algea
>growth in the lava rock (my bio filter portion) and Laguna Green Water
>Clarifier to the pond and also an aerator to pump fresh oxygen into the
>water so I think is is the combination of all of these things that are
>giving me a nice clear pond. Anyways, I can give you more details if anyone
>needs them.
>
>Scott
>Ottawa, Canada
>

(Do you know where your water quality is?)

[Scott M.]

Hi Jan,

Sorry about the picture posting. I figured that I had done something wrong.
I will build up a website and post lots of pond pictures. I hope other see
my filter and are inspired to build their own.

Scott

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Scott,
>
> You need to post to a website. Some newsreaders block pictures as this is
> suppose to be a text only group. I would like to see your filter. ~ jan
>
>

[Scott M.]

I just created a Yahoo Photos page at
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/murchison_home/album?.dir=/bad7&.src=ph
with my pond pictures.

Scott



"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Scott,
>
> You need to post to a website. Some newsreaders block pictures as this is
> suppose to be a text only group. I would like to see your filter. ~ jan
>
>

[Doctor John]

I also have built an upflow filter out of a 55 gallon drum, and from my
experience the filter you are showing here may be too small (way too small)
for a 3500 gallon pond. Only time will tell, but you may want to be
thinking about larger filters. Neat design, though.

John

"Scott M." > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I just discovered this newsgroup tonight and thought I'd share how I built
> my own filter and saved a ton of money. My pond is 15 feet by 9 feet and
> about 3 1/2 feet deep. I built my own filter as you can see in the
picture.
> This filter cost me about $30 Canadian. I went to Walmart and bought the
> three drawer unit for $16. I punched a bunch of holes in the bottoms of
the
> top two drawers. Basically, the water comes in the top into a black pond
> basket full of crushed roch. From there it flows down through to the
second
> drawer, which has 4 sheets of white filter material from the pet store
> (another $5). From there, it flows through to the bottom drawer, which has
> $3 worth of lava rock in it. A pool fitting on the end of the bottom
drawer
> allows a hose to be connected to it, providing a gravity fed return to the
> pond. I already had the hose and pool fitting and right angle elbow joint
> where the water goes into the filter, so I guess you could say the filter
is
> worth $50, which is still a lot cheaper than a commercial unit. The
result?
> I have crystal clear water. I did add an accellerator to start the algea
> growth in the lava rock (my bio filter portion) and Laguna Green Water
> Clarifier to the pond and also an aerator to pump fresh oxygen into the
> water so I think is is the combination of all of these things that are
> giving me a nice clear pond. Anyways, I can give you more details if
anyone
> needs them.
>
> Scott
> Ottawa, Canada
>
>
>

[Scott M.]

I think I agree with you John. I may just design a much bigger one so that I
can increase the throughput and cycle the pond water more often.


Scott



"Doctor John" > wrote in message
...
> I also have built an upflow filter out of a 55 gallon drum, and from my
> experience the filter you are showing here may be too small (way too
small)
> for a 3500 gallon pond. Only time will tell, but you may want to be
> thinking about larger filters. Neat design, though.
>
> John
>
> "Scott M." > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I just discovered this newsgroup tonight and thought I'd share how I
built
> > my own filter and saved a ton of money. My pond is 15 feet by 9 feet and
> > about 3 1/2 feet deep. I built my own filter as you can see in the
> picture.
> > This filter cost me about $30 Canadian. I went to Walmart and bought the
> > three drawer unit for $16. I punched a bunch of holes in the bottoms of
> the
> > top two drawers. Basically, the water comes in the top into a black pond
> > basket full of crushed roch. From there it flows down through to the
> second
> > drawer, which has 4 sheets of white filter material from the pet store
> > (another $5). From there, it flows through to the bottom drawer, which
has
> > $3 worth of lava rock in it. A pool fitting on the end of the bottom
> drawer
> > allows a hose to be connected to it, providing a gravity fed return to
the
> > pond. I already had the hose and pool fitting and right angle elbow
joint
> > where the water goes into the filter, so I guess you could say the
filter
> is
> > worth $50, which is still a lot cheaper than a commercial unit. The
> result?
> > I have crystal clear water. I did add an accellerator to start the algea
> > growth in the lava rock (my bio filter portion) and Laguna Green Water
> > Clarifier to the pond and also an aerator to pump fresh oxygen into the
> > water so I think is is the combination of all of these things that are
> > giving me a nice clear pond. Anyways, I can give you more details if
> anyone
> > needs them.
> >
> > Scott
> > Ottawa, Canada
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Being a DYI Scott, you out to check out iheartmypond.com as I believe BV
has a lot of different designs. There is also mine on my website. The
filter picture & write up are under *My Filter* and parts are listed under
the Demon Pond Filter. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website


>On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:48:01 -0400, "Scott M." > wrote:

>I think I agree with you John. I may just design a much bigger one so that I
>can increase the throughput and cycle the pond water more often.
>
>
>Scott
>
>
>
>"Doctor John" > wrote in message
...
>> I also have built an upflow filter out of a 55 gallon drum, and from my
>> experience the filter you are showing here may be too small (way too
>small)
>> for a 3500 gallon pond. Only time will tell, but you may want to be
>> thinking about larger filters. Neat design, though.
>>
>> John
>>
>> "Scott M." > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I just discovered this newsgroup tonight and thought I'd share how I
>built
>> > my own filter and saved a ton of money. My pond is 15 feet by 9 feet and
>> > about 3 1/2 feet deep. I built my own filter as you can see in the
>> picture.
>> > This filter cost me about $30 Canadian. I went to Walmart and bought the
>> > three drawer unit for $16. I punched a bunch of holes in the bottoms of
>> the
>> > top two drawers. Basically, the water comes in the top into a black pond
>> > basket full of crushed roch. From there it flows down through to the
>> second
>> > drawer, which has 4 sheets of white filter material from the pet store
>> > (another $5). From there, it flows through to the bottom drawer, which
>has
>> > $3 worth of lava rock in it. A pool fitting on the end of the bottom
>> drawer
>> > allows a hose to be connected to it, providing a gravity fed return to
>the
>> > pond. I already had the hose and pool fitting and right angle elbow
>joint
>> > where the water goes into the filter, so I guess you could say the
>filter
>> is
>> > worth $50, which is still a lot cheaper than a commercial unit. The
>> result?
>> > I have crystal clear water. I did add an accellerator to start the algea
>> > growth in the lava rock (my bio filter portion) and Laguna Green Water
>> > Clarifier to the pond and also an aerator to pump fresh oxygen into the
>> > water so I think is is the combination of all of these things that are
>> > giving me a nice clear pond. Anyways, I can give you more details if
>> anyone
>> > needs them.
>> >
>> > Scott
>> > Ottawa, Canada
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>