We are making a decision on a new filter for a 3.5k gallon pond.. this was very helpful and I will watch it a few times as there is so much good information.
Hi and thank you. It all comes down to budget really. A nexus 300 series would serve you well, as would a sieve and bead. Budget permitting, a drum and moving bed/shower would be the optimum choice but they dont come cheap.
Hi and welcome, I think we all learn the hard way with our early endeavours in to koi keeping. There is so much information out there its nearly impossible to know what to believe. From memory my first pond lasted approx. 2 weeks before I had planned an upgraded version 😁😁
Great video. Agree 100%. Wish I could get my hands on a Momotoro shower but it looks like they are not available in South Africa. However the company that build our showers does a very good job and the stainless steel work is an piece of art. Currently our one filter is a drum with a shower. The second one is also a drum and we plan to add a shower to it next month. Each filter system is driven by a 40 000l/h pump. Unfortunately the media in the two showers would not be ideal. The bottom two trays would be filled with lava rock and the top two trays with bio balls. At this stage the running shower's bottom tray is filled with lava rock and the other 3 trays with bio balls. Hopefully I would one day have the money to start filling some of the trays with BHM. Thanks for your videos. You do not have an idea of the differance you made in me and my wife's hobby.
Hello mate and thank you as always for your kind words. Posts like yours are why I make the videos. You will still see some good benefits from your showers due to the very high flow rate which will go a little way to compensate for the media. A lot of the ceramic stuff we have over here is imported from china and re-branded. Is there no way to import some in to SA? maybe get a group buy going?
Great video, i use a sieve filter (mechanical) to a bead filter (biological) to UV/ozone. Works great. Oh and i also have a heater in between the bead filter and my uv/ozone to get the temperature early season up to 24 celcius and keep it there till late summer early winter before switching it off. I have a 18 kubic pond (4800 gallon)
Hi mate, that sounds brilliant. Heating during the warmer months but still giving them a winter to reset is perfect 👍👍 Great size to, and sieve /bead combo works really well 🍻🍻
Hi Daz I put 80 kg in 4 towers with lid and weir before I started with koi . My fancies loved it the koi do also at one end of pond is a water blade with a large canister being fed prior to water blade they will swim under the return to the water however they can’t get enough of the return on the bakki I used a evolution aqua pump 10000 and it works really well I also planted the shower with marginal pond plants they grew like wildfire I’ve not seen anything like it before I had some Lily’s in pond which always done well This year with the Bakki and the plants in bakki the Lily’s have been starved of nutrients I must imagine they look pretty sad with themselves As the koi get bigger they will be no plants in the new pond But I definitely will be carrying on planting the Bakki There’s reeds on the bottom tray which sprouted !!! Water grasses that went mental I’ve been giving it away to pond owners When I originally watched this vid I was expecting drum or nexus to be your number 1 and I watched your other vid on bakkis and you were the first serious koi keeper to use a bakki as your entire filtration you obviously have great faith in them and I can see why mate I’m gonna use an Oase drum on the new set up with my Bakki I think it be a good combo Great vid as per usual mate 👍👍👏👏
Hi Simon and thanks. Apologies its took me so long to reply, I've had a few issues of late. I think the combo you mention is just about perfect. Oase is a big company with a good support network and experience behind them. I would have no hesitation in saying they would be my preferred choice of drum. Combine one with a proper shower and maybe a small moving bed in there to and I reckon its as good as it gets. I always see koi hanging around a shower return, the water seems to be somehow 'invigorated' and they love it👍🍻🍻👍
@@DazzleKoi hi Daz thanks for the reply and your knowledge which is always appreciated, I hope all’s well your end and lovely to hear from you have a great week 👍👍👏👏
Nice one, thanks. I think when I retire and build my last pond I'll have that combo. I cant really do it at the moment as we don't intend staying in this house too long. Which drum do you have?
@@DazzleKoi a profidrum 45/40 and momotaro bakki shower with 4 inch spigot underwater return and yes its full of BHM. I should explain that similarly to yourself we haven't built our final pond yet as its location is being used for other things so we have built this pond as a kit using an ez-pond ez2000i tank (check them out online, facebook ect) our intention is to use this as an indoor setup in the future but for now its a great addition to our patio area. The new pond will be of a similar nature but more permanent.
Thanks for an informative video again. My pond is smaller, 800ish gal, than yours and talking to traders they were recommending those in position 3,2 and 1. With one saying I needed 2 and 1 together! Love your honest opinion
@@Tom_Prendiville Hi Tom any chance of posting a video of your pond please? that’s exactly the set up I’m looking into for later this year Thanks Steve
Had a Eazy pod on my 850g grow on, done the job, just felt I could never feed enough at 24c. Changed to a Bakki, admittedly with Bacteria Home media and not genuine BHM but the difference is off the scale, they'll eat as much as I can throw in and the water quality is in a different league. Hard to explain but as well as spot on parameters the water seems to shine somehow.
Hi mate, yes I totally agree, I always try to describe the water with a proper shower and its really hard. It sparkles as you say and is just somehow 'invigorated'. I call it shower magic as I don't really have a scientific explanation for it 😁
Great video yet again. Don’t agree with the bakki shower number 1 for an all round filtration system. Bakki showers hate dirty water they don’t catch the muck and it ends up either gathering in shower or running straight through. Bio side i 100% agree providing you’ve got the right media. Filtration for me is a no no , nexus for filtration bakki for added bio.
Hi mate. For me its something of a myth that bakki showers need clean water. They where designed to 'consume' a level of organic waste via the far infra red media. They have got a reputation over the years for needing clean water and I believe that's all because people make poor copies of them with the wrong media. Media such as grog etc will not handle solid waste. FIR ceramic media will. I ran a 5500 gallon pond on 2 bottom drains, and two skimmers, feeding 3 genuine showers via 3 x 15000 litre pumps and no other filtration and it was crystal clear and trouble free for about 6 years. Its still the most successful pond I've built. Thats why showers are above drums for me as drums are completely limited to just mechanical filtration.
@@DazzleKoi I’m going to add one on my pond just going to run a 15000 pump straight through it. Kid on EBay making a 3 tier bakki for £280. Going to order one.
Good video Darren we have a ref going to a nexus 300 with 3 quarters of the water going over a bakki shower my water is crystal clear I’m over filtering but in my opinion you can’t have enough I’ve got a 2.500 gallon pond and I’m over stocked but all looks good keep up the good work 👍
Hi Julie, thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 👍 That sounds like a dream filter system you have there. I totally agree about never having too much. I don't know if you've seen my video on growing big healthy koi or not but I talk in there about my obsession with getting waste out of the system as regularly as possible as waste sat in the filter is still sat in the pond with the koi. This is where RDF's and sieves excel in my opinion.
Excellent video. Very informative as per usual. Personally I would have put the box filter at 9 and the pressure filter at 10. Very awkward to get back together sometimes.
what is the best baxi shower to buy mate You would recommend. I have been watching your videos they are brill I am in the process of building mine 3000 gallons, blocked and fibreglassed with Aerated bottom drain. Hopefully will been done for the summer next year
Hi Andrew, the best by far is the original genuine bakki shower from momotaro koi farm in japan. They are stainless steel and contain proper bacteria house media. They are very expensive though. If you haven't seen it, check out my bakki shower video, I'm going to be building one over the winter that people can hopefully follow and create their own. I want to make it as cheap as possible while still functioning as it should. Your pond sounds ideal mate, good size and good construction, good luck with it 👍👍 All the best mate 🎅🍻🎅
@@DazzleKoi thanks mate yep I have just watched it and it is very interesting. I will be watching the rest of the bakki video builds looking forward to them. Great idea they are not cheap to buy 👍
Need help in selecting pump! Just purchased the EazyPod Auto UV filter and I see it recommends a slower 1,320 GPH pump. I currently have a 1,222 US Gallon koi pond with a 3,600 GPH pump. Is this too fast of a rate for the EazyPod Auto UV? I want to make sure I do the best for my koi and with this new filter. Thank you!
Hi mate, sorry, I missed your message 😒 Yes 3600 gph is far too much for an eazy pod. They work optimally at 5500 litres which I believe is 1450 US Gallons per hour. This is the actual flow target after head loss so depending on your systems plumbing, you will probably need something like a 1800 gallon pump. If you can get a variable flow pump and dial it in exactly to 1450 actual flow that would be ideal.
Hi Ian, sorry, I missed a load of comments, yours being one of them 😒 If its not to mate, you are a bit over 2100 gallons here so its to much for a pod mate. I would look at a nexus 220 if you can, that would be ideal. One bottom drain to the nexus
Dazz. On a new UV LAMP for my fish Pond. Is there suppose to be a very small black ball, that's momes up and down the tube as you move it. Thank You for your Help.
Hi Hi, so sorry for not replying to you, I've had an issue with comments and I've missed loads of them 😒 Never seen one before Mick. Did you get to the bottom of this?
i use a bio filter cannister and filter media in my waterfall box, crystal clear..years ago i made filter barrels needed two of them with massive media and way too much maintenance although good on a budget,,,i'll stick to bio filter and my waterfall media..
Well worth it mate, I've had brilliant results in the past. I'm struggling to afford one now but I'm saving hard and hopefully next summer I can put one on.
Dazzle Koi didn’t realise how big they are to be honest and would have too much overhanging the pond.ive already got a black pvc 3tier one with various media but not using at the min as I’m not sure it would suit the pond(sounds weird I know).you think bhm in that would produce similar results?
@@badenwright9822 its hard to say to be honest. You need good separation between the trays as the water needs to accelerate and the water molecules smash against the media in the next tray. If you have that and as much flow as possible over it I'm confident you would see an improvement. I honestly don't know if it would work as well as it can do though.
Hi Ian, If you mean BHM, I've never heard of any wearing out yet to be honest. I've seen some that has run for around 8-10 years and it was eroded a bit but nothing to suggest it wasn't going to last a long time yet.
Hi there, yes it definitely does. Goldfish do indeed produce ammonia, albeit at much smaller levels. It can build up though if left unchecked. Also rotting organic material can produce some ammonia as it decomposes.
@@DazzleKoi ok thank you. I’ve cleaned my filter twice since I wrote you last, as well as taking out a few gallons of pond water and replacing wirh new using a declorinator. Water is clear as a bell and fish seem happier and liking their morning feeding wirh strong appetite again. . I’m gonna do this twice a week wether I think they need it or not, remembering your analogy of the room with many eating and pooping. I also addend some cut up loofa I grew last year, in the filtering box where the pump is. Bet it will make good filtering media. ( I was referring to a different video you did)
Hi mate lewys again 😁just a quick update iv salt bath all the koi over past 4 days done it twice seems to held up the finrot but early days yet to realy see since we last spoke but iv done water test today and only thing I’m seeing is low gh and kh all rest is sitting good pH 7.5 ammonia 0 nitrite and nitrate has come right down phosphate is 0.5 still staying on top of water changes plus iv adding a treatment tday interpet fungus and finrot that’s all I can get my hands tday so hope this is ok but my question is if all my water is good where is this finrot coming from any ideas 🤯😂 thanks again lewys 👍
Hi mate, fin rot is a secondary condition and can be caused by many different things via stress. Poor water quality is one thing that can cause it. Overcrowding is another, if you have too many fish in your pond. Stress leads to fin rot but again the cause of the stress could be many things. Even low quality food can contribute, as can fear. Generally most cases are linked to stress of some form. New surroundings, handling, parasites, low oxygen, the list goes on. All you can do is go through all these things in turn and eliminate them one by one. I would start by scraping several fish to rule out parasites. Then just work through everything I have listed here and try to work out what is causing them stress.
Interesting to hear your views on filters. I'm one of those that build my own as like a lot of people I'm on a tight budget. One type of filter you didnt mention was a Bakki River which are also very popular. Another alternative to the BHM is pumice. It's probably not quite as effective so you need more of it but it is a lot lot cheaper.
Thanks for your reply Jim, Yes I thought long and hard about whether or not to include homemade as they are very popular. In the end I thought maybe they where covered in each category as you are making your own version of the particular filter so I didn't include them but gave them a mention in the description instead. I'll check out the bakki river, sounds interesting 👍
Morning, just watched this one and it’s very interesting your opinion on getting an original Bakki shower as it’s difficult to replicate the effect. I watch a lot of DIY koi stuff as that’s what suits my budget. My pond is sitting about £1500 all in including the fish (all tosai). I’d love to see a video of the possible reasons why an original Bakki shower is hard to replicate. I’ve built my pond single handed and love a challenge. So really interested in your thoughts!
Haha, yes, I'm the same. I'm trying to edit it and I have to keep going back as I've got distracted by them myself. Got to be better than looking at my ugly mug though 😁
Hi, was hoping you could help me with my koi pond. Im in the process of digging my pond. Its going to be a round pond, 12 feet across and 3.5 ft deep. But the center will go down a little more about 4ft. So it'll be around 3500 gallons. Can you help me with what I should buy for a filter? I know I will definitely need a UV. I would prefer an all in one filter if possible. Money is always tight for me, the struggle is real lol so dont have thousands to spend. Cheapest of the best most efficient possible. Also what pump would you recommend for it? I really need help, my mind is going nuts trying to figure this out. I will be adding a waterfall with filtration but im assuming a waterfall alone wouldnt be strong enough. I truly hope you can help me out. I am located in the US if that helps?
Hi Mate, sorry for the delay replying. If you where located in the UK I would say you should look at a Nexus 320 filter. I don't know what the availability is like over there though. They are not cheap though but here you can regularly pick up second hand ones for a good price. Have a look in to that over there. You would couple this with a 10,000 litre pump. So fit a bottom drain and gravity feed to the nexus. At the outlet of the nexus fit your pump and pump back to the top of your waterfall via a UV clarifier. You will need a 55W UV. If you have potential for leaves falling in the pond you should fit a skimmer and this will need a second, smaller pump. This can also pump back to the top of the waterfall and depending on your space and layout you could also put the UV in this line instead of the main filter line.
Hi Ian, that's a really tough question as there are many factors involved such as pump fed or gravity fed, pond shape and circulation, food used, frequency of cleaning etc etc etc , but if you pushed me for a general figure I would say 1500 gallons would be the limit. In terms of the number of koi, the Eazy Pod can process 100g of mid quality koi food per day on its own so probably 5 or 6 fish if you want them to grow strongly and probably 10 if you just want to feed them to survive.
Hi pal I’m doing a small pond in the spring 8x4x4 2700lt. Going to be putting 10 small koi in (not all at the same time) probably 2/3 to start with because don’t want much new pond syndrome. So my question is iv been looking at a 20000 lt pressure filter and was going to run it back to the pond through a filter shower like your number one do you think it’s going to handle.thanks Andy
Hi Andy, it depends on the filter really. Some are good but you need to really keep on top of the maintenance. Others are prone to harbor bad bacteria. Can I ask which one it is you plan to use? The shower is a very good addition, that will help you a lot 👍👍
Hi Andy, its a tough one this, the filter you mention is not really a koi filter as such. All the literature suggests a garden pond rather than a koi pond and it is a very different thing when you introduce koi as they make a LOT more waste than pond fish, particularly ammonia. It may be ok because you are having the shower to handle the biological waste (as long as you use the right media) but I think you will very quickly outgrow the filter and need to upgrade. I think what propose would be ok, but if you could find maybe a secondhand eazy pod instead it would be better suited to a koi pond. It wouldn't need the shower , just the pod would be fine.
@@DazzleKoi hi pal, totally agree with what you say. And if you break it down with the price of the filter and bakki shower and all the media I may as well get the easy pod like you said. Just got to learn the system and have a little bit more a think 🤔 thanks for your advice and I may need your advice again if we do go for it 😂 thanks again Andy
Hi Luke, its hard to fit it in really as its quite a specialised filter. It would have to be for very small ponds or quarantine/hospital tanks so its difficult to compare it to the bigger, all in one filters I've listed. Its more of a finisher, a filter to compliment and bring the best out of other filters and allow them to do their thing better, than an all in one, stand alone filter if that makes sense. All that said, its a LOT better than a black box filter so maybe it does belong on there 👍🍻👍🍻👍
Hi daz, I’m looking at an easy pod for my pond build, I’m only going to keep around 6 koi fish in a pond at (internal measurement s in ft) 9x6x4, which I think is around 1300 gallons (could the pod handle this with maybe an additional filter added?) . I’m edging towards a bottom drain on a gravity fed system, I know you run yours on a 3 “ pipe to increase the flow to keep it free of muck, would you recommend the same for a pond I have planned? ..also I’m not sure about a skimmer where my garden is relatively free of autumn leaves, would you, wouldn’t you , many thanks.
Hi Dougie, yes a Pod would do a good job on that sized pond. You wouldn't need any additional filtration. Definitely need a bottom drain, the difference is HUGE. Yes 3" bottom drain is the correct one for a Pod to prevent settlement and potential bacterial issues. If you don't have a source of leaves I wouldn't bother with a skimmer, I don't have one on my pond.
know it doesn't fit in this video, but I want to solve something in my pond. my pond is 13000 liters with 8 koi and for filtration I have a nexus 320 with an air pump 70 and a 95. it is also with an epdm liner and I have installed a retrofit bottom drain. the problem is that I add water from my well where I have done an analysis in chemistry with ph 7.2 and my pond has ph 8.8. how is that possible; note that I clean the filter every 2 days and I also hoover almost every week, so I renew about 1000 liters a week.. if anyone have some ideas whats going on i would appreciate that..
Hi there. pH rises and falls naturally throughout the day. Measure it first thing in the morning and at sun down to get a true picture of the range you have. Many things add to pH and many things 'consume' pH so each system is different. If it is very high consistently then you may have something leaching alkaline in to there such as roof, gutter run off, lawn run off, cement from bricks or tiles or flags around the pond etc etc etc. I would measure morning and night first to understand if you actually have an issue before you try to solve something that may not be there 👍
Hi mate, RDF filters do a good job of mechanical filtration but only if you put the waste in to the drum in the first place. So pump fed is less efficient than a bottom drain gravity fed but any waste you do manage to get in to the drum , it will take out well. How well a pump fed system works at getting the waste out of the pond and in to the filter depends on many many different things so its hard to say how well it will work until you try it. If you can go bottom drain and gravity fed it is better and will work better 👍
Hello dazzle im a sheet metal worker have built my own bakki shower to same dims as the momataro except im at 3 tier not 4 filled with alfagrog all 3 tiers before that i have just bought a easypod which will be pump fed 11000lph pump into the easypod then return over the shower i have a spare 6500 pump 1 year old and a pressure filter im thinking of building a bog at the other end of the pond as i like the idea of water plants in my pond would it be a good idea in your opinion just looking for any extra filtration i can do as ino some of these plants suck up the ammonia an nitrates many thanks daz keep vids coming
Hi mate, I'll be honest, I'm not fan of plants/bog filters etc. They seem like a collector of dirt and subsequently bacteria to me. I don't see how you can build something that allows the waste material to be flushed out daily as I like to do with my filters. If you can, I would pump feed the easy pod with the 6500 litre pump and then use the bigger pump to feed the shower. If you can though, try to upgrade the media in the shower as grog is not really an effective shower media. It wont remove nitrates or give you the main shower benefits. If you want to add plants, maybe you could have the pod outlet go in to some kind of bog filter and then run back to the pond under gravity.
@@DazzleKoi yea didnt really think about the build up of bacteria maybe i could use the outlet from easypod that can go over a smaller not a bog but over the plants then run off back into the pond cheers daz
Hi Richard, I built the shower only pond (5500 gallons) back around 2002 /2003 and ran it for around 5 years on showers. then due to change in circumstance (cost, working abroad etc) I sold the showers and went to a more conventional system. Then around 2015 we sold the house to start a new business and left the hobby behind. We are in a house now that we wont be in for too long so I built this little pond during lockdown. This one has the Pod on 👍
Fish look to be getting buffered around, not able to swim comfortably..their tails are in the air..too much turbulence from the bottom drain air supply ,I'd reduce the flow to enjoy the fish better...they'd thank you for it too.
I see a moving bed as just one element of several different filters. I had to draw the line somewhere and as the nexus works on a moving bed for bio and so do many multi bays it didn't seem sensible to take up a spot just with that. You could say, no static K1, or no filter brushes, or no filter foam etc but as they are parts of a bigger picture rather than a filter per se I decided to go with the 10 I talked about. Maybe another video specifically on biological filtration may be something I could look at though 👍👍
Haha, hi mate, I totally agree. I'm not the most confident person and that was one of my first videos so its even worse. One day I'm going to make a new version of that video and it will be much better. Red bull and coffee before I start 😁
wish u could see my pond in real life to home made shower filters top tray sponge a foot thick then two trays of pumice cleen ot once a month 27 fish some nearly 100 cm long water qualityreally good cost peanuts
We are making a decision on a new filter for a 3.5k gallon pond.. this was very helpful and I will watch it a few times as there is so much good information.
Hi and thank you. It all comes down to budget really. A nexus 300 series would serve you well, as would a sieve and bead. Budget permitting, a drum and moving bed/shower would be the optimum choice but they dont come cheap.
I wish I found you before I spent so much on my pond filters. You are spot on about the bottom filters on your list
Hi and welcome, I think we all learn the hard way with our early endeavours in to koi keeping. There is so much information out there its nearly impossible to know what to believe. From memory my first pond lasted approx. 2 weeks before I had planned an upgraded version 😁😁
As always lots of good and useful informations.
Thanks you very much 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Great watch 💯 I'm looking to build a bakki shower and now Iv got a better idea 💡 on what to put in it now and flow rate thankyou 👍 😎🐟
Hi mate and thank you. They are a brilliant addition to any pond if you get them right 👍👍
Great video. Agree 100%. Wish I could get my hands on a Momotoro shower but it looks like they are not available in South Africa. However the company that build our showers does a very good job and the stainless steel work is an piece of art. Currently our one filter is a drum with a shower. The second one is also a drum and we plan to add a shower to it next month. Each filter system is driven by a 40 000l/h pump. Unfortunately the media in the two showers would not be ideal. The bottom two trays would be filled with lava rock and the top two trays with bio balls. At this stage the running shower's bottom tray is filled with lava rock and the other 3 trays with bio balls. Hopefully I would one day have the money to start filling some of the trays with BHM.
Thanks for your videos. You do not have an idea of the differance you made in me and my wife's hobby.
Hello mate and thank you as always for your kind words. Posts like yours are why I make the videos. You will still see some good benefits from your showers due to the very high flow rate which will go a little way to compensate for the media. A lot of the ceramic stuff we have over here is imported from china and re-branded. Is there no way to import some in to SA? maybe get a group buy going?
Great video, i use a sieve filter (mechanical) to a bead filter (biological) to UV/ozone. Works great. Oh and i also have a heater in between the bead filter and my uv/ozone to get the temperature early season up to 24 celcius and keep it there till late summer early winter before switching it off. I have a 18 kubic pond (4800 gallon)
Hi mate, that sounds brilliant. Heating during the warmer months but still giving them a winter to reset is perfect 👍👍
Great size to, and sieve /bead combo works really well 🍻🍻
Hi Daz
I put 80 kg in 4 towers with lid and weir before I started with koi .
My fancies loved it the koi do also at one end of pond is a water blade with a large canister being fed prior to water blade they will swim under the return to the water however they can’t get enough of the return on the bakki
I used a evolution aqua pump 10000 and it works really well
I also planted the shower with marginal pond plants they grew like wildfire I’ve not seen anything like it before
I had some Lily’s in pond which always done well
This year with the Bakki and the plants in bakki the Lily’s have been starved of nutrients I must imagine they look pretty sad with themselves
As the koi get bigger they will be no plants in the new pond
But I definitely will be carrying on planting the Bakki
There’s reeds on the bottom tray which sprouted !!!
Water grasses that went mental I’ve been giving it away to pond owners
When I originally watched this vid I was expecting drum or nexus to be your number 1 and I watched your other vid on bakkis and you were the first serious koi keeper to use a bakki as your entire filtration you obviously have great faith in them and I can see why mate
I’m gonna use an Oase drum on the new set up with my Bakki I think it be a good combo
Great vid as per usual mate
👍👍👏👏
Hi Simon and thanks. Apologies its took me so long to reply, I've had a few issues of late.
I think the combo you mention is just about perfect. Oase is a big company with a good support network and experience behind them. I would have no hesitation in saying they would be my preferred choice of drum. Combine one with a proper shower and maybe a small moving bed in there to and I reckon its as good as it gets.
I always see koi hanging around a shower return, the water seems to be somehow 'invigorated' and they love it👍🍻🍻👍
@@DazzleKoi hi Daz thanks for the reply and your knowledge which is always appreciated, I hope all’s well your end and lovely to hear from you have a great week 👍👍👏👏
Cheers Simon, yes one of lifes bumps in the road that comes along to test us periodically but we'll get through it 👍👍
You to mate
@@DazzleKoi well I hope your well
Your a Gentleman mate 👏👏👏
Excellent video matey and as im an owner of your (and my) top two filtration devices i agree 100% they are the king of fillers 👍🏼
Nice one, thanks. I think when I retire and build my last pond I'll have that combo. I cant really do it at the moment as we don't intend staying in this house too long. Which drum do you have?
@@DazzleKoi a profidrum 45/40 and momotaro bakki shower with 4 inch spigot underwater return and yes its full of BHM.
I should explain that similarly to yourself we haven't built our final pond yet as its location is being used for other things so we have built this pond as a kit using an ez-pond ez2000i tank (check them out online, facebook ect) our intention is to use this as an indoor setup in the future but for now its a great addition to our patio area. The new pond will be of a similar nature but more permanent.
Thanks for an informative video again. My pond is smaller, 800ish gal, than yours and talking to traders they were recommending those in position 3,2 and 1. With one saying I needed 2 and 1 together! Love your honest opinion
@@Tom_Prendiville
Hi Tom any chance of posting a video of your pond please? that’s exactly the set up I’m looking into for later this year
Thanks
Steve
The pond is looking beautiful in the background. Very informative video
Quality channel this. Well done mate.
Thank you very much mate, I appreciate that 👍
Had a Eazy pod on my 850g grow on, done the job, just felt I could never feed enough at 24c. Changed to a Bakki, admittedly with Bacteria Home media and not genuine BHM but the difference is off the scale, they'll eat as much as I can throw in and the water quality is in a different league. Hard to explain but as well as spot on parameters the water seems to shine somehow.
Hi mate, yes I totally agree, I always try to describe the water with a proper shower and its really hard. It sparkles as you say and is just somehow 'invigorated'. I call it shower magic as I don't really have a scientific explanation for it 😁
Great video yet again.
Don’t agree with the bakki shower number 1 for an all round filtration system. Bakki showers hate dirty water they don’t catch the muck and it ends up either gathering in shower or running straight through. Bio side i 100% agree providing you’ve got the right media.
Filtration for me is a no no , nexus for filtration bakki for added bio.
Hi mate. For me its something of a myth that bakki showers need clean water. They where designed to 'consume' a level of organic waste via the far infra red media. They have got a reputation over the years for needing clean water and I believe that's all because people make poor copies of them with the wrong media. Media such as grog etc will not handle solid waste. FIR ceramic media will.
I ran a 5500 gallon pond on 2 bottom drains, and two skimmers, feeding 3 genuine showers via 3 x 15000 litre pumps and no other filtration and it was crystal clear and trouble free for about 6 years. Its still the most successful pond I've built.
Thats why showers are above drums for me as drums are completely limited to just mechanical filtration.
@@DazzleKoi I’m going to add one on my pond just going to run a 15000 pump straight through it. Kid on EBay making a 3 tier bakki for £280. Going to order one.
Hi mate, and sorry for the delay, I've been away on holiday. Did you get the shower?
Good video Darren we have a ref going to a nexus 300 with 3 quarters of the water going over a bakki shower my water is crystal clear I’m over filtering but in my opinion you can’t have enough I’ve got a 2.500 gallon pond and I’m over stocked but all looks good keep up the good work 👍
Rdf filter I meant
Hi Julie, thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 👍
That sounds like a dream filter system you have there. I totally agree about never having too much. I don't know if you've seen my video on growing big healthy koi or not but I talk in there about my obsession with getting waste out of the system as regularly as possible as waste sat in the filter is still sat in the pond with the koi. This is where RDF's and sieves excel in my opinion.
Excellent video. Very informative as per usual. Personally I would have put the box filter at 9 and the pressure filter at 10. Very awkward to get back together sometimes.
Thanks Lee. Yeah certainly not a lot to choose between them 👍
what is the best baxi shower to buy mate You would recommend. I have been watching your videos they are brill I am in the process of building mine 3000 gallons, blocked and fibreglassed with Aerated bottom drain. Hopefully will been done for the summer next year
Hi Andrew, the best by far is the original genuine bakki shower from momotaro koi farm in japan. They are stainless steel and contain proper bacteria house media. They are very expensive though. If you haven't seen it, check out my bakki shower video, I'm going to be building one over the winter that people can hopefully follow and create their own. I want to make it as cheap as possible while still functioning as it should.
Your pond sounds ideal mate, good size and good construction, good luck with it 👍👍
All the best mate 🎅🍻🎅
@@DazzleKoi thanks mate yep I have just watched it and it is very interesting. I will be watching the rest of the bakki video builds looking forward to them. Great idea they are not cheap to buy 👍
Need help in selecting pump! Just purchased the EazyPod Auto UV filter and I see it recommends a slower 1,320 GPH pump. I currently have a 1,222 US Gallon koi pond with a 3,600 GPH pump. Is this too fast of a rate for the EazyPod Auto UV? I want to make sure I do the best for my koi and with this new filter. Thank you!
Hi mate, sorry, I missed your message 😒
Yes 3600 gph is far too much for an eazy pod. They work optimally at 5500 litres which I believe is 1450 US Gallons per hour. This is the actual flow target after head loss so depending on your systems plumbing, you will probably need something like a 1800 gallon pump. If you can get a variable flow pump and dial it in exactly to 1450 actual flow that would be ideal.
Awesome videos I'm looking into building a sleeper pond 3mx2.5mx1.3m would a easy pod be man enough?
Hi Ian, sorry, I missed a load of comments, yours being one of them 😒
If its not to mate, you are a bit over 2100 gallons here so its to much for a pod mate. I would look at a nexus 220 if you can, that would be ideal. One bottom drain to the nexus
Dazz. On a new UV LAMP for my fish Pond. Is there suppose to be a very small black ball, that's momes up and down the tube as you move it. Thank You for your Help.
Hi Hi, so sorry for not replying to you, I've had an issue with comments and I've missed loads of them 😒
Never seen one before Mick. Did you get to the bottom of this?
i use a bio filter cannister and filter media in my waterfall box, crystal clear..years ago i made filter barrels needed two of them with massive media and way too much maintenance although good on a budget,,,i'll stick to bio filter and my waterfall media..
Sounds good Doug, if it aint broke, don't fix it 👍🍻👍🍻👍
Hi again Darren and another great video mate with so much information.I might look in to fitting the momontaro shower next year.
Well worth it mate, I've had brilliant results in the past. I'm struggling to afford one now but I'm saving hard and hopefully next summer I can put one on.
Dazzle Koi didn’t realise how big they are to be honest and would have too much overhanging the pond.ive already got a black pvc 3tier one with various media but not using at the min as I’m not sure it would suit the pond(sounds weird I know).you think bhm in that would produce similar results?
@@badenwright9822 its hard to say to be honest. You need good separation between the trays as the water needs to accelerate and the water molecules smash against the media in the next tray. If you have that and as much flow as possible over it I'm confident you would see an improvement. I honestly don't know if it would work as well as it can do though.
Ye that makes sense.thanks for taking the time to reply mate
Hello great video 👍 I have both on my pond for about 8 years would you know how long the media last for 🤞 Thank you in advance
Hi Ian, If you mean BHM, I've never heard of any wearing out yet to be honest. I've seen some that has run for around 8-10 years and it was eroded a bit but nothing to suggest it wasn't going to last a long time yet.
Good video very interesting
Cheers Geoffrey, much appreciated 🍻🍻🍻
New to your channel. Liked and subscribed 👍
Brilliant, thanks mate, welcome aboard 👍
I’m guessing most of this translates to goldfish as well? They produce ammonia too right?
Hi there, yes it definitely does. Goldfish do indeed produce ammonia, albeit at much smaller levels. It can build up though if left unchecked. Also rotting organic material can produce some ammonia as it decomposes.
@@DazzleKoi ok thank you. I’ve cleaned my filter twice since I wrote you last, as well as taking out a few gallons of pond water and replacing wirh new using a declorinator. Water is clear as a bell and fish seem happier and liking their morning feeding wirh strong appetite again. . I’m gonna do this twice a week wether I think they need it or not, remembering your analogy of the room with many eating and pooping. I also addend some cut up loofa I grew last year, in the filtering box where the pump is. Bet it will make good filtering media. ( I was referring to a different video you did)
Hi mate lewys again 😁just a quick update iv salt bath all the koi over past 4 days done it twice seems to held up the finrot but early days yet to realy see since we last spoke but iv done water test today and only thing I’m seeing is low gh and kh all rest is sitting good pH 7.5 ammonia 0 nitrite and nitrate has come right down phosphate is 0.5 still staying on top of water changes plus iv adding a treatment tday interpet fungus and finrot that’s all I can get my hands tday so hope this is ok but my question is if all my water is good where is this finrot coming from any ideas 🤯😂 thanks again lewys 👍
Hi mate, fin rot is a secondary condition and can be caused by many different things via stress. Poor water quality is one thing that can cause it. Overcrowding is another, if you have too many fish in your pond. Stress leads to fin rot but again the cause of the stress could be many things. Even low quality food can contribute, as can fear. Generally most cases are linked to stress of some form. New surroundings, handling, parasites, low oxygen, the list goes on.
All you can do is go through all these things in turn and eliminate them one by one. I would start by scraping several fish to rule out parasites. Then just work through everything I have listed here and try to work out what is causing them stress.
Interesting to hear your views on filters. I'm one of those that build my own as like a lot of people I'm on a tight budget. One type of filter you didnt mention was a Bakki River which are also very popular. Another alternative to the BHM is pumice. It's probably not quite as effective so you need more of it but it is a lot lot cheaper.
Thanks for your reply Jim, Yes I thought long and hard about whether or not to include homemade as they are very popular. In the end I thought maybe they where covered in each category as you are making your own version of the particular filter so I didn't include them but gave them a mention in the description instead.
I'll check out the bakki river, sounds interesting 👍
Morning, just watched this one and it’s very interesting your opinion on getting an original Bakki shower as it’s difficult to replicate the effect. I watch a lot of DIY koi stuff as that’s what suits my budget. My pond is sitting about £1500 all in including the fish (all tosai). I’d love to see a video of the possible reasons why an original Bakki shower is hard to replicate. I’ve built my pond single handed and love a challenge. So really interested in your thoughts!
Hi mate, I'll definitely look at making a video on showers. Leave it with me 👍
well said mate, hard not to watch the fish behind you
Haha, yes, I'm the same. I'm trying to edit it and I have to keep going back as I've got distracted by them myself. Got to be better than looking at my ugly mug though 😁
Some great advice daz
Thanks Craig 🍻
Hi, was hoping you could help me with my koi pond. Im in the process of digging my pond. Its going to be a round pond, 12 feet across and 3.5 ft deep. But the center will go down a little more about 4ft. So it'll be around 3500 gallons. Can you help me with what I should buy for a filter? I know I will definitely need a UV. I would prefer an all in one filter if possible. Money is always tight for me, the struggle is real lol so dont have thousands to spend. Cheapest of the best most efficient possible. Also what pump would you recommend for it? I really need help, my mind is going nuts trying to figure this out. I will be adding a waterfall with filtration but im assuming a waterfall alone wouldnt be strong enough. I truly hope you can help me out. I am located in the US if that helps?
Hi Mate, sorry for the delay replying.
If you where located in the UK I would say you should look at a Nexus 320 filter. I don't know what the availability is like over there though. They are not cheap though but here you can regularly pick up second hand ones for a good price. Have a look in to that over there. You would couple this with a 10,000 litre pump. So fit a bottom drain and gravity feed to the nexus. At the outlet of the nexus fit your pump and pump back to the top of your waterfall via a UV clarifier. You will need a 55W UV. If you have potential for leaves falling in the pond you should fit a skimmer and this will need a second, smaller pump. This can also pump back to the top of the waterfall and depending on your space and layout you could also put the UV in this line instead of the main filter line.
Hi
Just wondering what would you recommend as the max size of pond/amount of Koi for the easy pod, many thanks Ian
Hi Ian, that's a really tough question as there are many factors involved such as pump fed or gravity fed, pond shape and circulation, food used, frequency of cleaning etc etc etc , but if you pushed me for a general figure I would say 1500 gallons would be the limit.
In terms of the number of koi, the Eazy Pod can process 100g of mid quality koi food per day on its own so probably 5 or 6 fish if you want them to grow strongly and probably 10 if you just want to feed them to survive.
@@DazzleKoi thanks for the response, I'm just new to ponds so I appreciate the information
Kind regards Ian
No problem mate, any questions at all just ask away 🍻👍🍻🍻
Hi pal I’m doing a small pond in the spring 8x4x4 2700lt. Going to be putting 10 small koi in (not all at the same time) probably 2/3 to start with because don’t want much new pond syndrome. So my question is iv been looking at a 20000 lt pressure filter and was going to run it back to the pond through a filter shower like your number one do you think it’s going to handle.thanks Andy
Hi Andy, it depends on the filter really. Some are good but you need to really keep on top of the maintenance. Others are prone to harbor bad bacteria. Can I ask which one it is you plan to use?
The shower is a very good addition, that will help you a lot 👍👍
@@DazzleKoi thanks for the reply it’s a swell pressure filter premium 20000lt thanks Andy
Hi Andy, its a tough one this, the filter you mention is not really a koi filter as such. All the literature suggests a garden pond rather than a koi pond and it is a very different thing when you introduce koi as they make a LOT more waste than pond fish, particularly ammonia.
It may be ok because you are having the shower to handle the biological waste (as long as you use the right media) but I think you will very quickly outgrow the filter and need to upgrade.
I think what propose would be ok, but if you could find maybe a secondhand eazy pod instead it would be better suited to a koi pond. It wouldn't need the shower , just the pod would be fine.
@@DazzleKoi hi pal, totally agree with what you say. And if you break it down with the price of the filter and bakki shower and all the media I may as well get the easy pod like you said. Just got to learn the system and have a little bit more a think 🤔 thanks for your advice and I may need your advice again if we do go for it 😂 thanks again Andy
No problem Andy, good luck Sir and let me know how you get on 🍻🍻
Just out of interest where would the tempest fit in to this list now in your opinion ?
Hi Luke, its hard to fit it in really as its quite a specialised filter. It would have to be for very small ponds or quarantine/hospital tanks so its difficult to compare it to the bigger, all in one filters I've listed. Its more of a finisher, a filter to compliment and bring the best out of other filters and allow them to do their thing better, than an all in one, stand alone filter if that makes sense.
All that said, its a LOT better than a black box filter so maybe it does belong on there 👍🍻👍🍻👍
@@DazzleKoi yeah true to be fair it is marketed as a “polisher” but I agree with you it is very capable in its own right 😇👍🏻
It is mate. Ill post my final conclusion on it shortly. Still very happy with it though.
Hi daz, I’m looking at an easy pod for my pond build, I’m only going to keep around 6 koi fish in a pond at (internal measurement s in ft) 9x6x4, which I think is around 1300 gallons (could the pod handle this with maybe an additional filter added?) . I’m edging towards a bottom drain on a gravity fed system, I know you run yours on a 3 “ pipe to increase the flow to keep it free of muck, would you recommend the same for a pond I have planned? ..also I’m not sure about a skimmer where my garden is relatively free of autumn leaves, would you, wouldn’t you , many thanks.
Hi Dougie, yes a Pod would do a good job on that sized pond. You wouldn't need any additional filtration. Definitely need a bottom drain, the difference is HUGE. Yes 3" bottom drain is the correct one for a Pod to prevent settlement and potential bacterial issues.
If you don't have a source of leaves I wouldn't bother with a skimmer, I don't have one on my pond.
@@DazzleKoi excellent, thankyou so much.
No problem 🍻🍻
know it doesn't fit in this video, but I want to solve something in my pond. my pond is 13000 liters with 8 koi and for filtration I have a nexus 320 with an air pump 70 and a 95. it is also with an epdm liner and I have installed a retrofit bottom drain. the problem is that I add water from my well where I have done an analysis in chemistry with ph 7.2 and my pond has ph 8.8. how is that possible; note that I clean the filter every 2 days and I also hoover almost every week, so I renew about 1000 liters a week.. if anyone have some ideas whats going on i would appreciate that..
Hi there. pH rises and falls naturally throughout the day. Measure it first thing in the morning and at sun down to get a true picture of the range you have. Many things add to pH and many things 'consume' pH so each system is different. If it is very high consistently then you may have something leaching alkaline in to there such as roof, gutter run off, lawn run off, cement from bricks or tiles or flags around the pond etc etc etc.
I would measure morning and night first to understand if you actually have an issue before you try to solve something that may not be there 👍
What are your thoughts on a pump fed to RDF/Bio system?
Hi mate, RDF filters do a good job of mechanical filtration but only if you put the waste in to the drum in the first place. So pump fed is less efficient than a bottom drain gravity fed but any waste you do manage to get in to the drum , it will take out well.
How well a pump fed system works at getting the waste out of the pond and in to the filter depends on many many different things so its hard to say how well it will work until you try it. If you can go bottom drain and gravity fed it is better and will work better 👍
What is the price of the filters?
Hi mate, I didn't include prices but maybe it is time to make a new version of this video and I will included prices in the new one 👍👍
Hello dazzle im a sheet metal worker have built my own bakki shower to same dims as the momataro except im at 3 tier not 4 filled with alfagrog all 3 tiers before that i have just bought a easypod which will be pump fed 11000lph pump into the easypod then return over the shower i have a spare 6500 pump 1 year old and a pressure filter im thinking of building a bog at the other end of the pond as i like the idea of water plants in my pond would it be a good idea in your opinion just looking for any extra filtration i can do as ino some of these plants suck up the ammonia an nitrates many thanks daz keep vids coming
Hi mate, I'll be honest, I'm not fan of plants/bog filters etc. They seem like a collector of dirt and subsequently bacteria to me. I don't see how you can build something that allows the waste material to be flushed out daily as I like to do with my filters.
If you can, I would pump feed the easy pod with the 6500 litre pump and then use the bigger pump to feed the shower. If you can though, try to upgrade the media in the shower as grog is not really an effective shower media. It wont remove nitrates or give you the main shower benefits.
If you want to add plants, maybe you could have the pod outlet go in to some kind of bog filter and then run back to the pond under gravity.
@@DazzleKoi yea didnt really think about the build up of bacteria maybe i could use the outlet from easypod that can go over a smaller not a bog but over the plants then run off back into the pond cheers daz
Yes mate, that could work. If you can feed mechanically clean water to the plants they may help to clean it up chemically 👍👍
sorry you seem a nice man but why go from a bakki shower to a eazy pod ??
Hi Richard, I built the shower only pond (5500 gallons) back around 2002 /2003 and ran it for around 5 years on showers. then due to change in circumstance (cost, working abroad etc) I sold the showers and went to a more conventional system. Then around 2015 we sold the house to start a new business and left the hobby behind.
We are in a house now that we wont be in for too long so I built this little pond during lockdown. This one has the Pod on 👍
@@DazzleKoi good luck for the future
New sub. I have a hybrid number 8 😉.
Thanks mate and welcome 👍
Too much air not jacuzzi yes need it steadily flow keeping koi 30 years.
Thanks Dave. This much air (and more) has served me and my fish well for over 23 years. You really can't have too much.
Fish look to be getting buffered around, not able to swim comfortably..their tails are in the air..too much turbulence from the bottom drain air supply ,I'd reduce the flow to enjoy the fish better...they'd thank you for it too.
I guess I'm pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to watch newly released movies online ?
Hi mate, that's certainly random!!!
I'm sorry I have no idea.
no moving bed??!!
I see a moving bed as just one element of several different filters. I had to draw the line somewhere and as the nexus works on a moving bed for bio and so do many multi bays it didn't seem sensible to take up a spot just with that. You could say, no static K1, or no filter brushes, or no filter foam etc but as they are parts of a bigger picture rather than a filter per se I decided to go with the 10 I talked about.
Maybe another video specifically on biological filtration may be something I could look at though 👍👍
@@DazzleKoi oright, clear answer. for me its one of the most important elements in my filter line.
Your videos are good but you need some coffee 💤 get some oomph!!! It’s like you’re apologising 😹
Haha, hi mate, I totally agree. I'm not the most confident person and that was one of my first videos so its even worse. One day I'm going to make a new version of that video and it will be much better. Red bull and coffee before I start 😁
wish u could see my pond in real life to home made shower filters top tray sponge a foot thick then two trays of pumice cleen ot once a month 27 fish some nearly 100 cm long water qualityreally good cost peanuts
Hi mate, it sounds great. Some big fish there. There are some cracking home made filter system out there 🍻👍🍻👍🍻
Put me off my filter system all though my water is crystal clear and fish seam happy and healthy
Hi martin, what filter do you have?
If its working for you and your fish are happy that's all that matters mate 👍
Jets are detrimental in a koi pond. So bead filters win
What do you mean by jets?
@@DazzleKoi TPR's Tangential Pond Returns
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I think, most definitely, Yes!!
A backeshower is not any good by itself.