Great video, very interesting 👍😊. I like the look of those filters so will be considering one for the informal pond w3 are contemplating 👍😊. Keep up yet good work👍🐟🈲😊
Thank you my friend for your kind words 👍🏼 I hope that my channel proves that you can have a koi pond and keep it nice and simple 👍🏼 Hope you’re well and thanks again 👍🏼
Looking good Alex my mate has just bought the 90000 version of that filter so I've just shared your video with him as he was asking me questions about it and I've never owned one 😀 keep up the good work fish are looking great 👍
Thank you mate 👍🏼 Wow the 90,000 is a beast of a filter, it’s huge! Hope it goes ok for him? Thank you for the share, feel free to tell him to contact me if he needs anything. I’m by no means an expert but had the system nearly 2 years now so I know it’s quirks 👍🏼 Thanks again.
Hi Steven, The 140,000 is a big old unit. I saw it only the other day in my local store. Looks a good bit of kit though 👍 If I ever went bigger I'd probably go for a Nexus also. I like simple things and the Nexus is just simple and efficient. Nothing can really go wrong with one as there's nothing to it really. That's why I would choose one anyway. Simple.....like me 😆. Thanks for watching 👍
Very good explanation of the cleaning process. I can't find information about the three media filters which are underneath the UV where the water enters the filter unit. I have the Screenmatic 2 60,000 filter system. Do they nead cleaning? Also how do you fit them, or do they just sit there? I only got a glimpse of your 3 white media filters and they looked like they were attached to the side of the filter box, if so how? I found a few videos about cleaning and reviewing the system, but nothing on unboxing and setting it up. Your video is helpful on the cleaning side as it is well explained. 👍
I got the very first version of this box, about 12y old by now. Had to replace the motor driving the sieve belt and the sponges once. About the pipes with these stones in there, they are a host for some bacteria performing a second stage biological cleaning. They are just sitting loose in the water flow between the separator and the exit pipe.
At the bottom of the sponges there is a plastic channel that links up- I assume that let’s water through after it’s gone through the sponge. One of my sponges has a cap on the end of this channel. What end of the filter is it supposed to go in?
Cracking looking pond.What flow rate do you run the uv at.My friend has this filter and uv on a 20,000lt pond.Just cant get the flow rate right for clear water.
Hi mate, thank you 👍🏼 Sorry for slow response as I’ve been working away. Mine was running a 16,000 lph Oase eco premium pump on a 1000 gallon pond only. It probably had to travel up 1.5m and through a few bends etc. so it would have been running less than 16,000 p/h. Probably my first question would be is what pump are you running? Thanks ☺️
Thanks for a great video. I notice that you leave the 4 bio media tubes in the filter whilst pumping the sponges. Does detritus not get stuck in the tubes?
Hi George, Thanks for the comments 👍🏼 Yes, it absolutely could get stuck around that I suppose. But, that’s why I blast the watering can over everything and I do normally rinse it over the media tubes too. Sometimes two watering cans. But you make a point, it could be removed before pumping the sponges I suppose 👍🏼 Do you run this Oase system yourself? Thanks 👍🏼
@@abkoi traditionally I have been using a kockney koi 5000v on my gold fish pond. Inm have just moved and am running the KK5000V and a screenmatic 18. I am about to remove the KK as the Oase should be seeded now.
I love a K.K bay filter mate 👍🏼 but appreciate they can be a bit lengthy to clean and maintain. You should be good with the new filter mate, they really are a doddle to look after 👍🏼 Just another thing what you might want to do at some point…I removed the Zeolite that comes in those plastic tubes with large pieces of Alpha Grog. Just a bit more bio filtration. To be honest, you could fill these with any media you choose that will fit inside them. Hope that makes sense 👍🏼 Thanks.
Hi Both, Thanks for the comment 👍🏼 Not with this style filter but you could have a pump on the outside of the pond which is attached to a skimmer? Then this could be pumped up and over a bakki shower. Hope this helps 👍🏼
Hi mate, It's a Charles Austin 80L. Its way over powered just for a bottom drain alone but, I am hoping to be adding a small moving bed after my filter so it will be powering that too. I got it for £100.00 which is a decent price for a diaphragm air pump. Link below. queni-koi.co.uk/dry-goods-c22/air-pumps-accessories-c27/charles-austen-air-pumps-p6246 Hope this helps 👍
Great Video , have a problem you mite be ble to help with , Clean filters every two weeks , but lately water fillinh filter up completly , and over flowing pump running now at 50% and still happening any suggestions?? Thank You In Advance
@@abkoi yea , striped it rite down as you show in video even taking out the cyliners with aggerate in them and flushing them .Have filter over a year same pump been working great ,very happy with it , And this starts happening
@@johnblackmore7102 Yeah that's so weird? The only thing I can think of is if there is something blocking the return pipe which is restricting the flow back to the pond? Or have you checked that?
Hi, the pump in the pond does all of the work. It is connected up to the retro drain and that then pull from the very bottom of the pond floor. The pump then pushed it up to the filter box from there and then returns to the pond 👍🏼
How often do you squish the filters? I squish mine one week, then remove them and clean them in pond water the next week. I find they get too filthy if I don’t do this! Great looking pond btw!
Hi mate, Thanks for the kind words 👍🏼 Yeah I just do it once a week, normally on a Saturday or Sunday. I’ll be honest I’ve never removed the sponges as I’ve not felt like I have had to so far. The watering can trick like on the video I find helps clean the bottom a bit more if needed. I’m also quite lightly stocked and only feed once a day. How many fish do you have in your pond and how often do you feed? How big is your pond? Cheers 👍🏼
@abkoi thanks for quick reply, no I don't, next time I will make sure I do, I'm also going to elevate the filter on too of a couple of sleepers to help the water drain away easier. Thanks
@@stuee_mk1stuee_mk169 No drama, give that a try and see how you get on 👍🏼 Just a quick warning though, just be careful about raising the filter too high. You may notice that the sponges are not as “submerged” as they are at the moment in its current place. Trial and error I suppose bud. Can always drop me a message if you need anymore help 👍🏼
Hello 👋🏼 So the pond is 4560 litres (1000 gallons). The screen removes all of the larger pieces of waste, this is the mechanical filtration. The water then goes down into the large sponge section, this is the biological filtration. The filter has been running for nearly 2 years now and all is good 👌🏼 Hope this helps and thank you for watching 👍🏼
@@abkoi To my humble opinion only sponges do not provide sufficient bacteria colonies for your fish. This is a marketing thing that many brands are saying. Apart from crystal water you need also minerals and sufficient bacteria in numbers to have happy fish. I think your system needs improvement by utilizing an extra biochamber using ceramical bacteria house or plastic media using movig bed. You will see difference in fish welness and growth.
No problem, I appreciate and welcome anyone's opinions. There is also ceramic media (5kg of alpha grog) in the outlet chamber (5:45 in video) in the white baskets if you missed it. Thank you.
My water level in screenmatic won't rise anymore. Foam doesn't get dirty. Water in pond is getting cloudy. Light brown colour. Please anyone has this problem?
Yeah decent little filter to be fair mate. Keeps my puddle ticking over 👍🏼 I always said if I had a much bigger pond I’d have a Nexus, no question. I love the simplicity of them. Nothing really can go wrong with them, can cram way more media in if needs be too. Also they don’t cost the earth. I appreciate approx £1400 is by no means cheap but compared to some systems out there they are really competitive. Second hand market you can get some bargains too. Cheers 👍🏼
Nice one Alex 👌
Brilliant filters and the pond and garden are looking amazing 👏 👌👍
Thank you Leon, appreciate it mate 👍🏼
Still more to do on the garden. It’s like a pond mate…… never finished 😅
@@abkoi 🤣🤣👌
Super helpful video. Thanks. Was researching if I want to buy this filter and your walkthrough confirmed I do. Much appreciated!
Thank you so much and glad it could help. You won’t be disappointed 👌🏼
If you get stuck, drop me a message, happy to help 👍🏼
Great video, very interesting 👍😊. I like the look of those filters so will be considering one for the informal pond w3 are contemplating 👍😊. Keep up yet good work👍🐟🈲😊
Thank you mate 👍🏼
Yeah I would be more than happy to recommend one Phil.
I sense another pond build series coming up then? 😂👍🏼
Beautiful pond, nice to see not everyone is using RDF filters to have such a clean pond.
Thank you my friend for your kind words 👍🏼
I hope that my channel proves that you can have a koi pond and keep it nice and simple 👍🏼
Hope you’re well and thanks again 👍🏼
Looking good Alex my mate has just bought the 90000 version of that filter so I've just shared your video with him as he was asking me questions about it and I've never owned one 😀 keep up the good work fish are looking great 👍
Thank you mate 👍🏼
Wow the 90,000 is a beast of a filter, it’s huge! Hope it goes ok for him?
Thank you for the share, feel free to tell him to contact me if he needs anything. I’m by no means an expert but had the system nearly 2 years now so I know it’s quirks 👍🏼
Thanks again.
Nice description on the filter clean Alex everything well explained in detail. The pond is looking great 👍 👌
Thank you mate 👍🏼
Yeah I like to keep it simple.
Hope you’re keeping well.
@@abkoi doing better now Alex after covid # 2 👍👍
@@koikarma5363 Yeah I saw you got it again.
Get round that koi pond mate and relax 😎 but glad you’re feeling better 👍🏼
Fascinating video, i near brought the 140000 version, but went for a nexus 320+ instead. Your fish look great, very tidy garden. Stay safe and well 👍🏻
Hi Steven,
The 140,000 is a big old unit. I saw it only the other day in my local store. Looks a good bit of kit though 👍
If I ever went bigger I'd probably go for a Nexus also. I like simple things and the Nexus is just simple and efficient. Nothing can really go wrong with one as there's nothing to it really. That's why I would choose one anyway. Simple.....like me 😆.
Thanks for watching 👍
Lovely pond and garden bud
Thank you Darren, much appreciated mate.
All the best 👍🏼
Beautiful pond n fish growing well 🐟👍
Thank you Rich as always! Hope you're well mate 👍
Thinking about buying one of these so grateful for your video. Really good mate, thank you.
No problem mate, if you have any questions then don’t hesitate to let me know 👍🏼
@@abkoi thanks. That's really good of you to offer.
Very nice mate, pond and ko looking great as always 👌👍
Thank you Gaz, appreciate as always 👍🏼
Mick might be able to tell if this is the same filter as his, if he’s watching? 😊
Very good explanation of the cleaning process. I can't find information about the three media filters which are underneath the UV where the water enters the filter unit. I have the Screenmatic 2 60,000 filter system. Do they nead cleaning? Also how do you fit them, or do they just sit there? I only got a glimpse of your 3 white media filters and they looked like they were attached to the side of the filter box, if so how? I found a few videos about cleaning and reviewing the system, but nothing on unboxing and setting it up. Your video is helpful on the cleaning side as it is well explained. 👍
Hi there,
Thanks very much for the comments ☺️
Do you mean the white (like honeycomb) tubes?
Thanks, Alex.
I got the very first version of this box, about 12y old by now. Had to replace the motor driving the sieve belt and the sponges once. About the pipes with these stones in there, they are a host for some bacteria performing a second stage biological cleaning. They are just sitting loose in the water flow between the separator and the exit pipe.
First ..... ;D Good job mate nice filter.
Haha, thanks mate! 👍🏼
Yeah it does the job 😊
At the bottom of the sponges there is a plastic channel that links up- I assume that let’s water through after it’s gone through the sponge. One of my sponges has a cap on the end of this channel. What end of the filter is it supposed to go in?
Cracking looking pond.What flow rate do you run the uv at.My friend has this filter and uv on a 20,000lt pond.Just cant get the flow rate right for clear water.
Hi mate, thank you 👍🏼
Sorry for slow response as I’ve been working away.
Mine was running a 16,000 lph Oase eco premium pump on a 1000 gallon pond only. It probably had to travel up 1.5m and through a few bends etc. so it would have been running less than 16,000 p/h.
Probably my first question would be is what pump are you running?
Thanks ☺️
Really amazing.
Thank you my friend, hope you’re well 👍🏼
Nice update :)
Thank you mate 👍🏼
Thanks for a great video.
I notice that you leave the 4 bio media tubes in the filter whilst pumping the sponges. Does detritus not get stuck in the tubes?
Hi George,
Thanks for the comments 👍🏼
Yes, it absolutely could get stuck around that I suppose. But, that’s why I blast the watering can over everything and I do normally rinse it over the media tubes too. Sometimes two watering cans.
But you make a point, it could be removed before pumping the sponges I suppose 👍🏼
Do you run this Oase system yourself?
Thanks 👍🏼
@@abkoi traditionally I have been using a kockney koi 5000v on my gold fish pond. Inm have just moved and am running the KK5000V and a screenmatic 18. I am about to remove the KK as the Oase should be seeded now.
I love a K.K bay filter mate 👍🏼 but appreciate they can be a bit lengthy to clean and maintain.
You should be good with the new filter mate, they really are a doddle to look after 👍🏼
Just another thing what you might want to do at some point…I removed the Zeolite that comes in those plastic tubes with large pieces of Alpha Grog. Just a bit more bio filtration. To be honest, you could fill these with any media you choose that will fit inside them. Hope that makes sense 👍🏼
Thanks.
can you run a pump outside the pond to suck water through the filter so you can have the water out the pump going upto a bakki shower? thanks jason
Hi Both,
Thanks for the comment 👍🏼
Not with this style filter but you could have a pump on the outside of the pond which is attached to a skimmer? Then this could be pumped up and over a bakki shower.
Hope this helps 👍🏼
What setting do you have on for your uv light please as I can’t seem to get mine right
Hi,
With this filter, it is on all the time. It is a 55w U.V.
👍🏼
Yeah but how much water are you pumping though the uv
Approximately 16,000 lph (less due to head height)
Hi Alex. what size air pump do you have feeding the aerated bottom drain?
Hi mate,
It's a Charles Austin 80L. Its way over powered just for a bottom drain alone but, I am hoping to be adding a small moving bed after my filter so it will be powering that too. I got it for £100.00 which is a decent price for a diaphragm air pump. Link below.
queni-koi.co.uk/dry-goods-c22/air-pumps-accessories-c27/charles-austen-air-pumps-p6246
Hope this helps 👍
Wow amazing
Thank you Jhun 👍🏼
Hope you’re well 👌🏼
Great Video , have a problem you mite be ble to help with , Clean filters every two weeks , but lately water fillinh filter up completly , and over flowing pump running now at 50% and still happening any suggestions?? Thank You In Advance
Hi John,
Yeah that's a weird one. Do you mean it does this immediately after you have done a filter clean?
Thanks.
@@abkoi yea , striped it rite down as you show in video even taking out the cyliners with aggerate in them and flushing them .Have filter over a year same pump been working great ,very happy with it , And this starts happening
@@johnblackmore7102 Yeah that's so weird? The only thing I can think of is if there is something blocking the return pipe which is restricting the flow back to the pond? Or have you checked that?
Where does the water go from the retro drain? I dont understand them. Can you please explain them?
Hi, the pump in the pond does all of the work. It is connected up to the retro drain and that then pull from the very bottom of the pond floor. The pump then pushed it up to the filter box from there and then returns to the pond 👍🏼
@abkoi ohhh it connects to the filter.. that makes sense!!! Ty 😊
Is there a rubber seal on the bottom edge of that partition wall you took out (3.18mins)?
Yes mate there is 👍🏼
How often do you squish the filters? I squish mine one week, then remove them and clean them in pond water the next week. I find they get too filthy if I don’t do this! Great looking pond btw!
Hi mate,
Thanks for the kind words 👍🏼
Yeah I just do it once a week, normally on a Saturday or Sunday. I’ll be honest I’ve never removed the sponges as I’ve not felt like I have had to so far. The watering can trick like on the video I find helps clean the bottom a bit more if needed.
I’m also quite lightly stocked and only feed once a day.
How many fish do you have in your pond and how often do you feed? How big is your pond?
Cheers 👍🏼
I got this filter, i got crystal clear water, I always get dirty water going back in my pond though after ive cleaned usi g same process as you
Hi mate, that’s strange…do you use a bucket or watering can to rinse water off the base (below the sponges) whilst empty? Cheers 👍🏼
@abkoi thanks for quick reply, no I don't, next time I will make sure I do, I'm also going to elevate the filter on too of a couple of sleepers to help the water drain away easier. Thanks
@@stuee_mk1stuee_mk169 No drama, give that a try and see how you get on 👍🏼
Just a quick warning though, just be careful about raising the filter too high. You may notice that the sponges are not as “submerged” as they are at the moment in its current place. Trial and error I suppose bud.
Can always drop me a message if you need anymore help 👍🏼
@@abkoi nice one, really appreciated
What pump do you use ???? Btw cool water quality 😀
Thank you so much! I use the Oase Eco Premium 20,000.
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
What is the pond size in liters and do you have biological filtration? Only biochemical filtration is not enough i think
Hello 👋🏼
So the pond is 4560 litres (1000 gallons).
The screen removes all of the larger pieces of waste, this is the mechanical filtration.
The water then goes down into the large sponge section, this is the biological filtration.
The filter has been running for nearly 2 years now and all is good 👌🏼
Hope this helps and thank you for watching 👍🏼
@@abkoi To my humble opinion only sponges do not provide sufficient bacteria colonies for your fish. This is a marketing thing that many brands are saying. Apart from crystal water you need also minerals and sufficient bacteria in numbers to have happy fish. I think your system needs improvement by utilizing an extra biochamber using ceramical bacteria house or plastic media using movig bed. You will see difference in fish welness and growth.
No problem, I appreciate and welcome anyone's opinions.
There is also ceramic media (5kg of alpha grog) in the outlet chamber (5:45 in video) in the white baskets if you missed it.
Thank you.
How many gallons is your pond?
Hi, just 1000 gallon mate 👍🏼
My water level in screenmatic won't rise anymore. Foam doesn't get dirty. Water in pond is getting cloudy. Light brown colour. Please anyone has this problem?
Doesn't take long to "bish" bosh that dose it, 😉👍
Thanks Col 👍🏼
No it doesn’t, pretty much as long as this vid… 10/15 mins and you’re done 👍🏼
thats a filter i was looking at before the nexus
Yeah decent little filter to be fair mate. Keeps my puddle ticking over 👍🏼
I always said if I had a much bigger pond I’d have a Nexus, no question. I love the simplicity of them. Nothing really can go wrong with them, can cram way more media in if needs be too. Also they don’t cost the earth. I appreciate approx £1400 is by no means cheap but compared to some systems out there they are really competitive. Second hand market you can get some bargains too.
Cheers 👍🏼