Hi All,
Well it was installed and running since Saturday 16h00.
The piping will be changed later to make it more presentable since I had too much to do when changing the setup I had to get the plumming done quick.
I am pumping about 6700 gallons now and are going to install a larger pump to get it to 10 000 gallons per hour.
There are 600L of media in the four trays and the last tray has a sieve on the bottom to keep the media off the bottom to encourage better flow back to the pond.
The current created by the shoot is amazing and the fish were caught off guard and could not understand why they could not as always stay with me at the edge of the pond to get hand fed. I am sure they will realize soon enough that if you want some treats you will have to swim for it.
After 36 hours I can see only small islands of foam developing on the pond's surface, flow to the skimmer has changed and this will also be addressed later.
The fish have increased in activity and I can see an improvement in the whites already....... more oxygen I presume. Pond at 55f now... Winter here
The pond is 8.5 feet deep and the algae on the sides are short and I am hoping it's colour will change to a more florecent green. Now it is a dark brownish green even though it gets more than enough sunshine.
I guess I have to wait for Summer to see the real difference.
PS. I am going to cover the top and back to prevent algae growth on the media.