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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Does anyone know if the following filter system would work with a smaller pond > such as about 100-140 gallons? I think the overall capacity of the filter box > would be about 10-15 gallons max! > Specification for small pond filter > up to 150 gallon pond size. > (VIEW only with non-proportional font!) > H W L > 12"x12"x24" > | 3" free space | > | 3" Furnace Fltr | > | 3" medium Pea Gravel | > | 3" fine Pea Gravel | > A 200-300 gph pump send water from the main > pond to the filter box shown above for filtration. > The inlet pipe is sized to fit the hose used by > the pump. > Unfiltered water enters the upper Inlet area and settles > into the 3 inch free area and starts to filtration > process by going through the 3 inches of furnace filter(s). > The process continues with the 3 inches of medium sized > Pea gravel and finally the 3 inches of fine pea gravel. > Finally the filtered water exits through the Outlet hole > or a hose to the pond again. > This will become a biological filter within a few days. > The Furnace material can be hosed clean as needed but the > Pea gravel should be left in tact for the season. > * Robert A. French > * http://www2.tier.net/sa/raf1/index.htm > * Member of HTML Writer Guild
06/01/97 Robert, This will work, but it will be difficult to clean. The easiest to clean biofilters are upflow. Try swapping your inlet pipe and outlet pipe and move the 3" free space to the bottom, put the medium pea gravel on top of the 3" free space, put the fine pea gravel on top of the medium pea gravel, and leave the 3" furnace filter on top of the fine pea gravel. Heavy solids end up at the bottom of your container, so why make them travel from the top to the bottom. Let them start at the bottom and settle on the bottom without clogging your filter media. As you have it now, your heavy solids will work their way through the media and go right back into your pond via the outlet hole. If you add a bottom drain and a sloped sides around the bottom drain, it will be very easy to clean your filter. P.S. For all of you wondering about the new 56K technologies for modems, I just upgraded to the USRobotics 56K and it is really fast compared to my former 33.6 modem!!! — Regards, Steve & Shawn Gray Austin Pond Society Texas Koi and Fancy Goldfish Society Lone Star Koi Club Mid-Atlantic Koi Club http://www.ccsi.com/~sgray/austin.pond.society/apshome.html http://texaskoi.org xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Does anyone know if the following filter system would work with a smaller pond such as about 100-140 gallons? I think the overall capacity of the filter box would be about 10-15 gallons max! Specification for small pond filter up to 150 gallon pond size. (VIEW only with non-proportional font!) H W L 12"x12"x24" | 3" free space | | 3" Furnace Fltr | | 3" medium Pea Gravel | | 3" fine Pea Gravel | A 200-300 gph pump send water from the main pond to the filter box shown above for filtration. The inlet pipe is sized to fit the hose used by the pump. Unfiltered water enters the upper Inlet area and settles into the 3 inch free area and starts to filtration process by going through the 3 inches of furnace filter(s). The process continues with the 3 inches of medium sized Pea gravel and finally the 3 inches of fine pea gravel. Finally the filtered water exits through the Outlet hole or a hose to the pond again. This will become a biological filter within a few days. The Furnace material can be hosed clean as needed but the Pea gravel should be left in tact for the season. * Robert A. French * http://www2.tier.net/sa/raf1/index.htm * Member of HTML Writer Guild
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Does anyone know if the following filter system would work with a smaller pond > such as about 100-140 gallons? I think the overall capacity of the filter box > would be about 10-15 gallons max! > Specification for small pond filter > up to 150 gallon pond size. > (VIEW only with non-proportional font!) > H W L > 12"x12"x24" > | 3" free space | > | 3" Furnace Fltr | > | 3" medium Pea Gravel | > | 3" fine Pea Gravel | > A 200-300 gph pump send water from the main > pond to the filter box shown above for filtration. > The inlet pipe is sized to fit the hose used by > the pump. > Unfiltered water enters the upper Inlet area and settles > into the 3 inch free area and starts to filtration > process by going through the 3 inches of furnace filter(s). > The process continues with the 3 inches of medium sized > Pea gravel and finally the 3 inches of fine pea gravel. > Finally the filtered water exits through the Outlet hole > or a hose to the pond again. > This will become a biological filter within a few days. > The Furnace material can be hosed clean as needed but the > Pea gravel should be left in tact for the season. > * Robert A. French > * http://www2.tier.net/sa/raf1/index.htm > * Member of HTML Writer Guild
06/01/97 Robert, This will work, but it will be difficult to clean. The easiest to clean biofilters are upflow. Try swapping your inlet pipe and outlet pipe and move the 3" free space to the bottom, put the medium pea gravel on top of the 3" free space, put the fine pea gravel on top of the medium pea gravel, and leave the 3" furnace filter on top of the fine pea gravel. Heavy solids end up at the bottom of your container, so why make them travel from the top to the bottom. Let them start at the bottom and settle on the bottom without clogging your filter media. As you have it now, your heavy solids will work their way through the media and go right back into your pond via the outlet hole. If you add a bottom drain and a sloped sides around the bottom drain, it will be very easy to clean your filter. P.S. For all of you wondering about the new 56K technologies for modems, I just upgraded to the USRobotics 56K and it is really fast compared to my former 33.6 modem!!! — Regards, Steve & Shawn Gray Austin Pond Society Texas Koi and Fancy Goldfish Society Lone Star Koi Club Mid-Atlantic Koi Club http://www.ccsi.com/~sgray/austin.pond.society/apshome.html http://texaskoi.org xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Does anyone know if the following filter system would work with a smaller pond such as about 100-140 gallons? I think the overall capacity of the filter box would be about 10-15 gallons max! Specification for small pond filter up to 150 gallon pond size. (VIEW only with non-proportional font!) H W L 12"x12"x24" | 3" free space | | 3" Furnace Fltr | | 3" medium Pea Gravel | | 3" fine Pea Gravel | A 200-300 gph pump send water from the main pond to the filter box shown above for filtration. The inlet pipe is sized to fit the hose used by the pump. Unfiltered water enters the upper Inlet area and settles into the 3 inch free area and starts to filtration process by going through the 3 inches of furnace filter(s). The process continues with the 3 inches of medium sized Pea gravel and finally the 3 inches of fine pea gravel. Finally the filtered water exits through the Outlet hole or a hose to the pond again. This will become a biological filter within a few days. The Furnace material can be hosed clean as needed but the Pea gravel should be left in tact for the season. * Robert A. French * http://www2.tier.net/sa/raf1/index.htm * Member of HTML Writer Guild
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