"Bonnie" wrote in message
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Bill Stock wrote:

Thanks Bonnie, I discovered that PondsOnline (Canada) carries them.

Are you using yours as a pond or a biofilter? Any problem matching it up
with the whiskey barrel?




Hi Bill,

Mine is used as a veggie filter for a 100 gallon pond. It
just slid right into the half barrel - no problems. Largest
problem was trying to figure out how to keep the plants in
the barrel - I decided to use fishing line to anchor a
slotted plant basket in front of the spillway.

Thanks Bonnie, could you give me your plumbing tips?

Did you attach the pump to the bottom of the barrel or run a pipe down the
centre?
Did you install a drain plug for backwashing?
Do you have a settling chamber at the bottom where the water enters?
What's your preferred filter media?
How often do you have to clean it?
Did you install a check valve on your pump, so the barrel can't empty into
the pond?