I dont know how your channel got recommended to me glad I got to see it. Useful info especially for a pond filter which are stupidly expensive here in Australia
This was fascinating! My family have lived and died by under gravel filters, but this seems to accomplish all the same things, provided there's room. Love it!
Best to use smooth stones for under gravel filter. It's not the stones that do the filtering but the slime that grows on the stones. Just dont lay them too thick. You can use ANYTHING that will hold a bio culture but air is needed so dont let them clog.
@@hikerJohn I like that idea, too, and might have to use it in a suitable tank. What my family have always done has been to use a commercial filterplate (or I used PVC conduit) and the multisurfaces of #2 granite/chicken grit to capture and encourage bioculture growth, especially when constant flow is provided. As my dad noted in my childhood, the more filter media, so long as you have flow, the better.
....and there were no animals harmed in the filming of this project. Well, except one snail....Poor Bobby! His improper diet, which was deficient in calcium, lead to his weakened shell, thus contributing to his untimely demise. See kids, dumpster diving DOES pay off! Great project! I love free as well!
The plant matter growing in the filter is part of the filter and helps remove excess nitrates. The more plants the better, then just harvest the plant matter add it to a compost pile or feed it to your red worms. Some ponds sent the water through a reed bed for better filtering. Just dont let the plants die . . .
I doubt it contributes significantly to nitrate removal. I have a bog filter for my pond and it occupies about 20% of my pond's area. This is pretty standard for a bog filter setup. I cut it back a few times a year. Enough plant matter to fill several large garbage cans. This filter would barely transfer nutrients out by comparison.
um they dont throw those away FYI they just store them outside cause usually nobody will steal them... So... Yeah we literally still use those crates today.
I dont know how your channel got recommended to me glad I got to see it. Useful info especially for a pond filter which are stupidly expensive here in Australia
This was fascinating! My family have lived and died by under gravel filters, but this seems to accomplish all the same things, provided there's room. Love it!
Best to use smooth stones for under gravel filter. It's not the stones that do the filtering but the slime that grows on the stones. Just dont lay them too thick. You can use ANYTHING that will hold a bio culture but air is needed so dont let them clog.
@@hikerJohn I like that idea, too, and might have to use it in a suitable tank. What my family have always done has been to use a commercial filterplate (or I used PVC conduit) and the multisurfaces of #2 granite/chicken grit to capture and encourage bioculture growth, especially when constant flow is provided. As my dad noted in my childhood, the more filter media, so long as you have flow, the better.
Bless you!!! I am sick to death of expensive ineffective hobby filters!
Yeah trickle filters are just magic for a koi pond or water garden.
You're awesome!!😎🌴🐠 thanks for sharing everything!!🐙🐙🐙🐌🐚🐚🐳🐳🐠🐠🌴🌴😎😎
The video quality and narration makes this seem like it came out of an old 2000s tutorial on DVD
I think it might
filters make me think about leo, he loves cleaning
Great idea. And great DIY trickle filter video thanks.
....and there were no animals harmed in the filming of this project. Well, except one snail....Poor Bobby! His improper diet, which was deficient in calcium, lead to his weakened shell, thus contributing to his untimely demise.
See kids, dumpster diving DOES pay off!
Great project! I love free as well!
😅😂😅 ‘Free’ Go back and watch the ads so I’ll at least make some beer money,…
Will do for you!
Enjoy that beer!
@@kimdawcatgirl Thank you so much. 😅✌️✌️🍻
Approximately how many gallons is the holding tank? Also, how many koi do you estimate are there? Thank you!
Do you feed Leon some of the algae that grows on the top tray?
Would love to get you a wetlands!
awesome video! what was the song you used for the intro?
your voice over reminds me of the old Wild Americas with Marty Stouffer
The plant matter growing in the filter is part of the filter and helps remove excess nitrates. The more plants the better, then just harvest the plant matter add it to a compost pile or feed it to your red worms. Some ponds sent the water through a reed bed for better filtering. Just dont let the plants die . . .
I doubt it contributes significantly to nitrate removal. I have a bog filter for my pond and it occupies about 20% of my pond's area. This is pretty standard for a bog filter setup. I cut it back a few times a year. Enough plant matter to fill several large garbage cans. This filter would barely transfer nutrients out by comparison.
Could you add activated carbon bags to this? And would it help?
Do i hold fish? Or any other aquatic form of pet? No.
Did I still enjoy this? Yes.
I love fish from having them as pets to eating them especially catfish
Do the lava rock change the ph of the tanks’ water adversely??
No, lava rock is inert
Moss and algae is nutrient export which means its not in the water column any more, just let it do its thing
Stores are supposed to keep those crates for the Pepsi vendor to collect and reuse when they deliver more Pepsi products, not throw them out.
Meanwhile Pepsi is saying ‘please sell our products, please sell our products!’ And a LOT of these cool plastics get tossed!
um they dont throw those away FYI they just store them outside cause usually nobody will steal them... So... Yeah we literally still use those crates today.
Ok lol
i thin he stole those crates lol
Hi
Leon leon
by free you mean stolen.
Haaaaaaaa nooooooo these were being thrown out.
This looks like an excellent filter 👍🏼
It’s been good. It’s still going strong on my pond. Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️