Re: Veggie Filter

[BenignVanilla]

"FBCS" > wrote in message
...
> ??? I am going to enlarge my pond to 3000 - 4000 max gals. Can I use one
of
> my preforms (250gal, 18" depth) to make a veggie filter? Joann


Your VF should have roughly 10% of the surface area of your pond to be
functional.

BV.

[Bonnie Espenshade]

FBCS wrote:
> ??? I am going to enlarge my pond to 3000 - 4000 max gals. Can I use one of
> my preforms (250gal, 18" depth) to make a veggie filter? Joann
>
>

Sure, I did until I decided I'd rather have a larger one
with a waterfall.

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Bonnie
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[RichToyBox]

Joann,

As a first veggie filter, it will work fine. And then you can add another
and another, as the number of plants outgrow the preform, or the fish load
requires more filtration.
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RichToyBox
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"FBCS" > wrote in message
...
> ??? I am going to enlarge my pond to 3000 - 4000 max gals. Can I use one
of
> my preforms (250gal, 18" depth) to make a veggie filter? Joann
>
>

[FBCS]

Thanks all. It means I can still utilize both ponds. 500 gals of veggie
filter. I was hoping height was not pertinent to the process. Joann
"FBCS" > wrote in message
...
> ??? I am going to enlarge my pond to 3000 - 4000 max gals. Can I use one
of
> my preforms (250gal, 18" depth) to make a veggie filter? Joann
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"Paul Kelly" > wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I have a vegetable filter and a pond with no UV - i now have a very green
> pond - this is the first time (move in three summers ago) - its a 500
gallon
> pond
>
> I have been told that i should grow water cress in the filter - can
anybody
> advise on type and where i can can get some - and if it will work?
Location
> = NW England

I get mine at the supermarket, and just tuck the bunches in under a rock.
Mine has not proliferated though. It appears to be getting eaten. I highly
recommend something with more dense roots like Water Hyacinth, Water Iris,
Frogbit, Water Lettuce, etc.

BV.

[K30a]

I've had my grocer order me a case of watercress at a time (10 big bunches).

I've grown it in the veggie part of my filter by sticking the stems through
light grid (looks like baby ice cube trays with no bottoms, found at hardware
centres). It grew like crazy. The experiment ended when the labradors attempted
to walk on water.
Right now it grows across out low wide waterfall.
The roots just spread out and it is very easy to rip it up and feed it to the
fish. They will eat whatever I throw in overnight.
It winters over, frozen solid and has even survived a week of 100+F temps when
we had to turn the waterfall off.
Amazing stuff :-)


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html

[K30a]

BV wrote >>some shelves, add some
rubbermaids, a grow light, etc. in my office. I hope to keep a sample of all
plants in my office all winter<

You are truly porged. ;-)
One thing I learned the first year I tried to overwinter plants in my youngest
son's aquarium is to debug the plants before you bring them in. We ended up
with aphids everywhere!


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html