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6-fan69 · 5 Days Ago

Has anyone used this?

Dolphin Hydro Vortexâ„¢ Backwashable, Easy to Clean Waterfall Filter by Russell Watergardens.

I am thinking about buying the Dolphin Hydro Vortex™
4,000 Gallon Filter with HydroFlush™ Backwash System.

Is this a good vortex filter or are wthere better ones out there?
Here is my pond specs,

4,500 gallons one bottom drain which feeds into a savio leaf trap with two 57 watt uv lights which feeds into my waterfall which is full of filter media. I have 10 fish ranging from 6 inch to a foot and a half. What I want to move away from is cleaning out the filter in the savio leaf trap. I really do not have much room around the pond for an inground vortex filter. I will replace my current waterfall system with this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

KoiCop · 5 Days Ago

Hello 6-fan69 . . .

Sounds like you might be trying to raise koi with a water gardening filtration system which isn't designed to process all the waste koi produce. And a flushable waterfall filter fed through a skimmer won't solve your problems. Sorry.

If you'd like, I can outline a basic koi pond filtration system for you?

6-fan69 · 5 Days Ago

No I am really just trying to instal a vortex filter in the smallest area I can. My pond is working fine I would like to just get rid of the solids more effeciantly. I have had my pond for three years without a problem. I have a ton of bio material a good leaf trap with bottom drain. I would like to take the filter mat out of the savio and use a vortex which is easer to clean and would trap more solids.

Vogata · 4 Days Ago

Small space solid separation ~Sieve 200 - 300micron

5 Days Ago	#1 (permalink)
6-fan69 Tosai Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 11	Question about Dolphin Hydro Vortex Has anyone used this? Dolphin Hydro Vortexâ„¢ Backwashable, Easy to Clean Waterfall Filter by Russell Watergardens. I am thinking about buying the Dolphin Hydro Vortex™ 4,000 Gallon Filter with HydroFlush™ Backwash System. Is this a good vortex filter or are wthere better ones out there? Here is my pond specs, 4,500 gallons one bottom drain which feeds into a savio leaf trap with two 57 watt uv lights which feeds into my waterfall which is full of filter media. I have 10 fish ranging from 6 inch to a foot and a half. What I want to move away from is cleaning out the filter in the savio leaf trap. I really do not have much room around the pond for an inground vortex filter. I will replace my current waterfall system with this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

4 Days Ago	#4 (permalink)
Vogata Nisai Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sarpsborg - Norway Posts: 149	Solids Small space solid separation ~Sieve 200 - 300micron

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KoiCop Oyagoi Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,468	Hello 6-fan69 . . . Sounds like you might be trying to raise koi with a water gardening filtration system which isn't designed to process all the waste koi produce. And a flushable waterfall filter fed through a skimmer won't solve your problems. Sorry. If you'd like, I can outline a basic koi pond filtration system for you?

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6-fan69 Tosai Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 11	No I am really just trying to instal a vortex filter in the smallest area I can. My pond is working fine I would like to just get rid of the solids more effeciantly. I have had my pond for three years without a problem. I have a ton of bio material a good leaf trap with bottom drain. I would like to take the filter mat out of the savio and use a vortex which is easer to clean and would trap more solids.