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Not since it was installed mid summer. Just flush using drain valve. They obviously do need to be cleaned but it depends on fish waste/load They have to deal with. I find them much better than similar sized filters you get from a shop.

@ I just made one for my pond I went to Walmart and got those bags for delicates in the wash and put all the rocks in them so it’s like a giant canister filter, added decor rock on top so when it’s time to clean I can pull the bags out

I should have showed the pump more. It has 2 shields that clip on. You can clip them off and clean. Needs doing once a week otherwise flow can deteriorate.

Good. I hope he's happy over the winter in his new home.

If I was drinking the water I may do this. I haven't had any issues in past. Your right however about microplastics it is an issue not many are aware of.

It's just started snowing here today 2°c. Only thing is the cost of electricity keeps going up. 🙄

Those raccoons sound like a menace.

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You get a small amount it doesn't cause any issues. If you get a massive amount then your likely getting same growth in pond and your filter system is undersized for stock/bioload. I have a different bog filter that gets quite a bit on top it doesn't cause issues in pond. I have quite a new filter at the minute only 5 weeks old that has a bit. Again not causing issues in pond it's filtering.

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In the video I talk about this. A larger pond yes definitely. This small pond. Where pressure is not that great. With internal brackets not so much. I made the choice because I prefer the look of it. Personal choice. But good practice is to overlap.

As big as the misses let's me 🤣 . 1400 gallons maybe. It depends how much I wanna dig down really to add volume. Have you started your build yet? What size you going for.

@ haha the boss always has the final say! ... Not started yet, just finishing off a path and patio in the garden which had a lot of manual digging so i may need to rest my back for a few days before starting the pond 😂 .. Im thinking slightly smaller than yours. 2.4mx1.8x1.2m. ≈5000litres. But I only want 2 sleepers above ground like yours, I don’t like the massive above ground look. I’m also unsure of my filter system. I want to do it diy but not sure if my idea would be good enough as it’s my first one. My current plan is to use 3 of the massive 500litre whiskey barrels. Pump from the pond going to the first one full of filter brushes, feeding the next with 200l of k1 media with an air pump feeding into it to make it a moving bed, which goes to the last one which would basically be a larger version of your bog filter. Not sure if I will need a pump to return back to the pond with that amount of water. Also undecided on if I need a uv somewhere in there. I want to avoid a bottom drain if possible but need to find a pump that would be suitable for moving that amount of water with numerous koi as they grow. 1500litres of filter space seems overkill but it would save me having to redo it as the koi grow in a few years

Yes I have sern people do these sort of systems. Don't they stagger the height of each filter so they naturally feed I to each other. I think it would depend on how much water you want to move an hour and the size of outflow. Does sound like a lot of filtration for size of pond. Maybe 200 litre barrels for filter brushes and k1 media and larger for final bog filter. Make bog filter a feature that looks nice and try and hide other 2 barrels in fake ivy or something. But you know what they say. You can never have enough filtration.

@PeterWilhelm also I find if you have plants you don't really need a uv light. I keep both mine turned off.

@@alexisthisreal5488 yeah that sounds more sensible doing 2 smaller ones. Then if I did need to size up in the future it wouldn’t be too much hassle. Are you going for a bottom drain or just using a pump with your new one? I just don’t like the idea of more digging and having to concrete it in and cutting the liner 😂

I've made one out of wooden whisky barrel. What I did was line it with pond liner. Supposed to be waterproof but it stunk off whiskey even after washing. Decided to lie it. For outflow I didn't use uniseal I did circular hole just bigger than outflow size. I chose inch and half pipe as it was 900 litre an hour pump. I put liner through hole. Forced pipe through it then used ct1 sealant all around both sides. Difficult with wooden whisky barrel. Much easier with plastic look whiskey barrel. You can use uniseal or any tank connector.

If you size the filter correctly to stock of pond. Use a pump with mechanic filtration in pump. The mesh you can squeeze out once a week. Flush it once a week. I just get gravel out and clean end of season. You can get buckets of water from pond and tip in top with cleaning valve open. It isn't a spotless filter system. They do get dirty but still work if sized correctly.

@alexisthisreal5488 Thanks for the advice and tips.

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Yes I tend to use the pumps that have filter mesh inside. Tend to get them on Blagdon pumps. And flush regularly. Squeeze mesh out once a week.

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I have literally had every different plant in there over the years you can purchase from your local koi shop. My Ponds are sleepers and I screw decking timber to top over liner. This decking sticks out into pond about 5-10 mm. What I do Is simply screw the plants pots to the side of this decking so top of plant pot is in line with top of pond. The pot hangs down. The koi can't get to soil to dig out. The roots grow through and the tend not to eat them. Plants do very well like this. With plants like lilies and water Hawthorn which I have in pots on bottom it is harder. They fo like rooting around and dig them out. I put bigger pebbles in top of pots. This tends to stop that but makes it more difficult for plants to grow through pebbles they do though. My koi are max 45 cm. Bigger Fish may cause more trouble. I have a layer of gravel in bottom of pond. Canadian pond weed roots into that and koi don't seem to dig it up.

@ 🙏🏾 Thanks a lot for the reply. Screwing the plants in is a great idea I haven’t seen anyone else do. Keep up the good work, and the videos, they are really helpful 👍🏾

Glad I could help mate.

It was a pump with s filter sponge inside. It stops larger particles but not smaller. Had to be squeezed out once a week as flow rate went down. If you build s bog filter just make sure you install a bottom flush valve that you can open once a week. Helps a lot eith build up off sediment.

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Glad it was helpful!

Glad you enjoyed it.

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Try to clean it with pond water if your not. Water direct from tap will kill beneficial bacteria that colonise all the surfaces. But not bad idea having it around pump.

@@alexisthisreal5488 I have well water and it is fine for use straight in the pond.

@@jonisolis9645 that's great 👍

I'm glad you liked it. It's nice being able to create and experiment in this way.

@@alexisthisreal5488 Totally agree. Love pottering around the garden trying to create new environments for wildlife. I'll be following any new ideas you might have :)

Thanks mate. Yes water Hawthorn.

Cheers mate

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Yes that would definitely save on heating bill. Think I may do something like this from months Dec to end of Feb.

I think I'm going to increase size of outflow to handle 900 litres an hour. I want a little more movement in water to make sure waste doesn't sit on bottom. It's all a bit of an experiment. What I like about ponds really. Being able to tinker about and play with things over time to help improve environment for fish.

Thankyou. Glad you liked it.

Yes 50 °f . They can be quite delicate and do not like temps below that. Even then they have to be climatized slowly. Stock spring when temps up so ad winter rolls in they get used to decrease in temp. Don't put a fish in in say Sept Oct when nights are cold and fish may have been kept in 23 °c .

I'm not sure what weather is like where you are. I'm from UK near London so winter can be cold.

@@alexisthisreal5488 I got my fancy goldfish in a tub in my greenhouse. My comets are in an outside pond.

What are winters like there?

@@alexisthisreal5488 Mild except for a few cold spells down in the teens F.

The plant is called water Hawthorn. I really like them to. As for the sand it is a first for me to. I always used pea gravel or pebbles. The fish stand out much better with sand. As for cleaning its been about 4 weeks I think maybe more since I finished it. I haven't cleaned it yet. I did notice when I put fish in I could see poo on bottom but it seems to gradually move toward pumps ad fish move around and stir things up. Doesn't seem to be a build up anywhere. May change I'll have to keep an eye on it.

@alexisthisreal5488 thanks for that, does the water hawthorn die back during this time of year or do the leaves remain through winter? I hope the sand works out well, does look nicer. Wondering what a mix of sand and some gravel/pebbles might look like...?

@@alexisthisreal5488 If the sand is a thin layer it should work great.

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Main container is around 280 litres. I'm sure you can pick them up in a lot of pond supply shops. Filter container is around 100 litres.

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Thanks mate. I like the sand bottom too.

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Cheers mate

My fish don't seem to eat them on either pond. They dig around in pots. I try to put some bigger stones in pots but not restricted lilies growing.

@@alexisthisreal5488 amazing thanks for the reply. The ones you screw into the side. Do the pots not split and fall into the pond? Are they not too heavy with the stones in?

Minus 6 at times. Heated though.

I do have a little bit of mechanical filtration in pump. This was a bit of experiment to be honest to see how much the filter could handle. I'm gonna build a larger one in next few weeks with bottom drain out of rubbish bin. Thanks for advice.

Water lilly, water Hawthorn, orange peel plant, water forget me not, canadian pondweed.

@@alexisthisreal5488 What are the plants above the waterline? thanks.

Nice. What size pond you doing it for?

@@alexisthisreal5488 1000L and 230L