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5 micron filter prefilter and 3000 gallon pond.
I got tired of the cleaning the tiny pump trap daily on my Sequence Pump so
I bought and industrial pump trap it is 48" tall and holds 4.8 us gallons of water. You can by what ever micron size filter sock you want they are $4.50. I hope this helps clear up the dirt in the pond I can only see the fish when they are at the top. I wonder how long it will take to clog especially for the first couple of days.I will let everyone know how it works. |
5 micron filter prefilter and 3000 gallon pond.
I'll be anxious to hear your results.
I also have a large pre-filter, although not that tall (Aqua Ultraviolet Ultra Leaf Basket) that also will accept industrial sock filters (trade size 1.) I just changed from a 600 micron to 1000 micron sock as the current algae growth was requiring hosing out the sock every couple days. I don't have much in the way of dirt in the pond as I've planted my lilies in aquatic soil. The water is always clear. I wish I didn't have to clean the sock so often, but it is good to know that I'm keeping a ton of algae from potentially clogging the bead filter. During the winter things are different as the sock rarely has much of anything in it. On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:54:52 -0500, "Mickey" wrote: I got tired of the cleaning the tiny pump trap daily on my Sequence Pump so I bought and industrial pump trap it is 48" tall and holds 4.8 us gallons of water. You can by what ever micron size filter sock you want they are $4.50. I hope this helps clear up the dirt in the pond I can only see the fish when they are at the top. I wonder how long it will take to clog especially for the first couple of days.I will let everyone know how it works. Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv |
5 micron filter prefilter and 3000 gallon pond.
5 microns will clog pretty quick. You should put a couple of them in line
and start at 30 microns, then 15, then 5, etc. I think the normal sponge filters for ponds/aquariums are 50 microns. Sam "Mickey" wrote in message ... I got tired of the cleaning the tiny pump trap daily on my Sequence Pump so I bought and industrial pump trap it is 48" tall and holds 4.8 us gallons of water. You can by what ever micron size filter sock you want they are $4.50. I hope this helps clear up the dirt in the pond I can only see the fish when they are at the top. I wonder how long it will take to clog especially for the first couple of days.I will let everyone know how it works. |
5 micron filter prefilter and 3000 gallon pond.
Mickey wrote: I got tired of the cleaning the tiny pump trap daily on my Sequence Pump so I bought and industrial pump trap it is 48" tall and holds 4.8 us gallons of water. You can by what ever micron size filter sock you want they are $4.50. I hope this helps clear up the dirt in the pond I can only see the fish when they are at the top. I wonder how long it will take to clog especially for the first couple of days.I will let everyone know how it works. I tryed that once it took about a day to clog ( i didnt buy the tower just tyhe sock and put in on the end of a 2 in pipe with a 1800 gph pump after two days the sock had swelled to three times its origional size -- John Rutz Z5 New Mexico never miss a good oportunity to shut up see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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