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Cosmo |
posted on 15th Sep 08 at 15:29 |
A lot fo things you have to take into account here really...size of pond, number of fish, type of fish, type of food, amount of filter media, flow rate of the filter, etc. etc. | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 15th Sep 08 at 15:26 |
UV Clarifiers make a big difference cos it breaks down the cell wall of the algae, wich makes is clump together enough to be filtered out more easily. I cant remember off the top of my head how many watts you need for how much volume of water, but I can find out if you are interested. | |
AndyKent |
posted on 13th Sep 08 at 08:22 |
We did the above with ours. Stayed clear for about a week, then the water went back to being just as green as it was before and all the stuff built up at the bottom again even with a larger pump/filter system running. | |
paul.mitchell1984 |
posted on 13th Sep 08 at 08:13 |
its a family pond so not sure on equipment makes models etc.....basically we have removed all fish into storage, emptied the pong...garden wont need watering for some time..... then cleaned it all out approx 1- 2" in bottom, cleaned it all wiped it all down to get rid of as much greeen crap ass poss then filled it back in so that the liner didnt dry out too much | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 12th Sep 08 at 16:23 |
Thats would be SO much work though for an existing pond, hence me suggesting a retrofitting bottom drain which is the next best thing. | |
Stu_22 |
posted on 12th Sep 08 at 14:29 |
What I did on my 3rd an final design was to slope everything to to the end of the pond then put a 2inch pipe down to the lowest point and have a sequence pump in a nearby shed suck it all up havent ever cleaned the pond out | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 12th Sep 08 at 10:05 |
pomd design is the most important, have a base with the pump in the lowest place so the crap drifts towards it then gets taken out byu the filters. Obviously its too late for that now, so gotta look at alternatives. | |
paul.mitchell1984 |
posted on 11th Sep 08 at 17:29 |
need a little advise |