filtering a pond with a submersibble pump ?

That's what I use for my 1600 gallon pond.
The pump is inside a 5 gallon bucket filled with lava rock
the water flows through the lava rock to the pump and
then to the veggie filter and back into the pond.
My water is crystal clear to the bottom 4 feet deep.
You can see photos here,
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/Cement_Pond1.html


Ron


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C.R."Ron"Lawrence KC4YOY
Antique Radio Collector & Historian
NCI-5445

POBox 3015
Matthews, NC 28106-3015
704-289-1166 (home)

Radio Collection Web Page,
http://www.radioheaven.homestead.com
Clough-Brengle equipment web page
http://CloughBrengle.homestead.com
CC-AWA Web Page,
http://www.cc-awa.org

Can anyone reccomend a site that shows an easy way to make a vegy
filter ?


On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 19:23:33 GMT, "Ron, KC4YOY"
wrote:

That's what I use for my 1600 gallon pond.
The pump is inside a 5 gallon bucket filled with lava rock
the water flows through the lava rock to the pump and
then to the veggie filter and back into the pond.
My water is crystal clear to the bottom 4 feet deep.
You can see photos here,
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/Cement_Pond1.html


Ron


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C.R."Ron"Lawrence KC4YOY
Antique Radio Collector & Historian
NCI-5445

POBox 3015
Matthews, NC 28106-3015
704-289-1166 (home)

Radio Collection Web Page,
http://www.radioheaven.homestead.com
Clough-Brengle equipment web page
http://CloughBrengle.homestead.com
CC-AWA Web Page,
http://www.cc-awa.org

simple, half a whiskey barrel, toss hose in, toss in plants, send drain back
to pond. Then buy a case of beer for BV

"jOE" wrote in message
...
Can anyone reccomend a site that shows an easy way to make a vegy
filter ?


On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 19:23:33 GMT, "Ron, KC4YOY"
wrote:

That's what I use for my 1600 gallon pond.
The pump is inside a 5 gallon bucket filled with lava rock
the water flows through the lava rock to the pump and
then to the veggie filter and back into the pond.
My water is crystal clear to the bottom 4 feet deep.
You can see photos here,
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/Cement_Pond1.html


Ron


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C.R."Ron"Lawrence KC4YOY
Antique Radio Collector & Historian
NCI-5445

POBox 3015
Matthews, NC 28106-3015
704-289-1166 (home)

Radio Collection Web Page,
http://www.radioheaven.homestead.com
Clough-Brengle equipment web page
http://CloughBrengle.homestead.com
CC-AWA Web Page,
http://www.cc-awa.org

should that be a case of Guinness stout for JMK?

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"Snooze" wrote in message
. com...
simple, half a whiskey barrel, toss hose in, toss in plants, send drain
back
to pond. Then buy a case of beer for BV

"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
news
should that be a case of Guinness stout for JMK?
snip

Ya know ya befriend someone and then they instantly take up drinking your
patent proceeds. *sheesh*

BV.

"jOE" wrote in message
...
Can anyone reccomend a site that shows an easy way to make a vegy
filter ?
snip

http://www.iheartmypond.com/Design/D...rs/default.asp

and

http://www.iheartmypond.com/Filtration/default.asp

BV.

I use in my pond a small rectangular basket from the Dollar Store or
Walmart. It is about 4 times larger than my pump. I put the pump in that,
then put the whole setup into a zippable nylon mesh laundry bag (about a
buck from the dollar store.) I don't think it clogged up once last year.
Outlet from the pump goes to my 60 gallon veggie/biofilter. Mike