Veggie Filters vs UV Filters ??

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the problem is what is removing the nitrates in your pond??? I agree
about too much
space. my entire backyard is 25' x 25' ... which is why my veggie filter
LOOKS like
a regular flower planter. most people do have flower beds along side
their ponds.
well... it just needs to be flower boxes with various plants in it to look
great.
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I agree, I think that is the cool part of the VF. It is just another pond
for you to plant in!

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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

wrote in message
...
the problem is what is removing the nitrates in your pond??? I agree
about too much
space. my entire backyard is 25' x 25' ... which is why my veggie filter
LOOKS like
a regular flower planter. most people do have flower beds along side
their ponds.
well... it just needs to be flower boxes with various plants in it to look
great.
snip

I agree, I think that is the cool part of the VF. It is just another pond
for you to plant in!

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

Ingrid,

You are getting a lot of mileage from a few feet. Well done. I am
specially grateful to have enough room to spread out. Our main pond is 16 x
22. We four veggie filters, each with different plants. Mine is certainly
less footprint efficient than yours.

Jim

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wrote in message
...
the problem is what is removing the nitrates in your pond??? I agree
about too much
space. my entire backyard is 25' x 25' ... which is why my veggie filter
LOOKS like
a regular flower planter. most people do have flower beds along side
their ponds.
well... it just needs to be flower boxes with various plants in it to look
great.
Ingrid

(matrix) wrote:
I used to have a VF but it took too much space so i switched to UV...
Now my pond is bigger without the VF...

I also switched to a much higher surface bio-media to reduce my filter
size from 130 gal down to 60 gal for my 3000 gal pond.

There is NO way I am going back! ;-)



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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Ingrid,

You are getting a lot of mileage from a few feet. Well done. I am
specially grateful to have enough room to spread out. Our main pond is 16 x
22. We four veggie filters, each with different plants. Mine is certainly
less footprint efficient than yours.

Jim

--
____________________________________________
See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley
Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net

wrote in message
...
the problem is what is removing the nitrates in your pond??? I agree
about too much
space. my entire backyard is 25' x 25' ... which is why my veggie filter
LOOKS like
a regular flower planter. most people do have flower beds along side
their ponds.
well... it just needs to be flower boxes with various plants in it to look
great.
Ingrid

(matrix) wrote:
I used to have a VF but it took too much space so i switched to UV...
Now my pond is bigger without the VF...

I also switched to a much higher surface bio-media to reduce my filter
size from 130 gal down to 60 gal for my 3000 gal pond.

There is NO way I am going back! ;-)



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

the problem is what is removing the nitrates in your pond??? I agree about too much
space. my entire backyard is 25' x 25' ... which is why my veggie filter LOOKS like
a regular flower planter. most people do have flower beds along side their ponds.
well... it just needs to be flower boxes with various plants in it to look great.
Ingrid

(matrix) wrote:
I used to have a VF but it took too much space so i switched to UV...
Now my pond is bigger without the VF...

I also switched to a much higher surface bio-media to reduce my filter
size from 130 gal down to 60 gal for my 3000 gal pond.

There is NO way I am going back! ;-)



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

Sorry, I hit send by mistake.
(I also take out the water hyacinth--)
After the 1st freeze, I use a "Thermo-Pond" 100 watt heater and a air
pump with a spliter that goes to (2) four inch disc bubblers. The pond
freezes at times to about a 4 or 5 inch depth, but the heater combined
with the bubbler, keeps a hole open all winter. I usually disconnect the
waterfalls in late Dec. or early Jan. unless it is a really cold winter.
I haven't lost a hardy lily yet.

I used to have a VF but it took too much space so i switched to UV...
Now my pond is bigger without the VF...

I also switched to a much higher surface bio-media to reduce my filter
size from 130 gal down to 60 gal for my 3000 gal pond.

There is NO way I am going back! ;-)

......... here are pictures of pond and veggie filter construction
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm


Wow, really nice. I can't wait to have one.

......... here are pictures of pond and veggie filter construction
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm


Wow, really nice. I can't wait to have one.

1. Does anyone have a site with detailed info, for making your own
veggie filter?
.......... here are pictures of pond and veggie filter construction
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm
here are details
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/details.htm
here is what it looks like filled with plants
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2003/8-2003B.htm

2. Would this work for a 8' x 19' by 30" deep pond? It's 1800 to 2000
gals, more or less.
yeah, mine is a bit smaller at 1600 gallons. my veggie filter holds about 90 gallons
and is 1' x 1' x 14 feet long. holds about 90 gallons of water. Since I use plants
that grow big and have massive root development my veggie filter is much bigger than
I really need. But I like the feeling of jungle that develops. because I use those
plants with massive roots I can put baskets of flowers in the veggie filter to punch
it up with color right away in spring. The flower baskets dont help clean the water
since the flowers are in dirt and the bottom of the pot is just about 1 inch down
into the stream of water. at least I dont have to worry about watering those pots
all summer. LOL. In fact, anything in a flower pot probably doesnt contribute much
to cleaning the pond unless it is one of those open mesh jobbies where the water can
flow thru. I really, really like ivy cause it over winters so well and I can put the
pot of ivy out in spring. But the Cyperus and the water celery do well inside in a
basement with good fluorescent lights. they need either or moving water or aeration
and a little food. If they are in mesh pots of some kind they can go right out into
the veggie filter .. I tie mine with those plastic hoodgies right to the screening in
back. I have been playing with various plants in the veggie filter for a couple
years http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/changes/changes.htm

How do you feel about using a UV fiter in comparison? Any info is
appreciated.
.... I use both. the UV probably isnt necessary once the plants get going, but it is
cheap to run.

since I live in zone 5 (winter) I cover and heat my pond to 55oF. the hardy water
lilies never die and are already covering 1/2 the surface of the water. the other
thing I do is use a bucket filter all winter and put my pond heater (a 500 watt
aquarium heater) in the bucket filter. that way I can feed my fish most of the
winter. Ingrid


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List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.