What do you guys think of this filter advice??

[mstrseed]

I kinda have a modified version..........a 150 used primarily for a sedimentation basin with cut to kinda fit 2 layers of J-mat which then goes into my moving bed. It gets cleaned once a week!!!!!!!!!
This is a simi scale version of my pond to be which is used to hold the kids until I finish the pond.
I mounted a 3" shower drain in the bottom for ease of cleaning.

900 gallon vortex, 150 gallon sedimentation, 2 cf moving bed on a Hakko 60.

[kevind95]

Thanks for getting back to me. We have started ti dig and have off the top of our head came up with 15x30x8' With shelf and pretty steep walls we calculated 27,000 gals Does someone have diagrams of thier pond that would house this amout of fish.

[moikoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by kevind95 Thanks for getting back to me. We have started ti dig and have off the top of our head came up with 15x30x8' With shelf and pretty steep walls we calculated 27,000 gals Does someone have diagrams of thier pond that would house this amout of fish.

nooo...i don't own a 300k gal mud pond.

[JosephandGabby]

I integrated parts of the Skippy filter design when building my own DIY filter setup; although I used 55-gallon plastic barrels instead of a Rubbermaid stock container. I generally only backwash my filter chambers once or twice a year. I test my water weekly for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and PH. So far, I've got no complaints. Of course, I have over 500 gallons of filter area for a 2,500-gallon pond. This helps to minimize my pond maintenance chores...