Fishkeeping - Filtration

Hi Nedra!!

Well, today, I filled my new veggie filter. Just in time for the
weather to start cooling off! LOL :-) . Oh well, at least now, I know
what I need to do to tweak it. holds 540 gallons, 24' X 2' X 1.5'. It
looks SO very cool. I am going to add some vegetation anyway just to
see what happens. Maybe I will get lucky and have some clear water for
the last few weeks of the season here in Colorado Springs. I tapped
into one of the Silent Giant 4300 pumps to feed the VF. I have a ball
valve in the line to control the flow and I have not notice any decrease
in flow at the water fall. I will add some Ironite as my WH are in
terrible shape and I hear when they are yellow like this, they probably
need iron. I will add some of the "pot ash" I still have to the VF to
help my starving and dying WH. I will take some pictures and find a way
to post them to a site.
Thanks for your suggestions, encouragement, and help.
Have a wonderful Thursday.

W. Dale wrote:

Happy Saturday, Nedra!

Started building my VG today. Amazing!!, how the best laid plans
always seem to need 'tweaking' as you go along! Long and narrow seems
REALLY long and big now that I have the sides attached to one 8 foot
bottom sections and the other 16 foot section laid out. I decided to
use 2X4's and plywood instead of landscaping timbers. This seems to
be a cheaper way to go for the size of this little puppy: 23.45' X
1.92' and at depth of 18". I really hope I got this thing right
because it looks so big!! Reassure me ok? LOL :) Anyway, I hope to
have it finished sometimes this next week. Will keep you posted.
Happy weekend, all!

news.pcisys.net wrote:

Nedra wrote:

LOL! Yep you have the concept down pat. Is there any way you could
build
it next
to your pond? That way you can have a small waterfall from the VF
into the
pond. The pink colored styrofoam is the same stuff that you put in
your
attic
to act as a ...a... a... why does that word escape me?? lol You'd
only
need this
if your in a cold winter area... just keeps the VF from freezing
clear to
the bottom.
And you buy it at Lowe's or Home Depot ....back in the home building
dept.

Congrats on starting the plants! My pond of 3,000 gallons cleared in 2
days...
from pea soup to clear in TWO DAYS!! Wow... was I ever impressed.

Good Luck, Dale....

Nedra in Missouri
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