[MWG] Today's Pond Q&A
------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - FILTRATION PROBLEMS ----------------------------- Question> I have a 5000 gallon pond and a UV filter plus a Aquabead 2.5 filter and a Wave Dragon 1/4 hp pump the pump is about 20 feet from the skimmer, but the waterfall was not dropping a lot of water so I connected the skimmer pump also to the 2" pipe and I have more water going over the waterfall. My question is the filters in the waterfall are getting very dirty and I have to clean them every week and there is a lot of poop or dirt in there I thought that the Aquabead filter would clean all that out. I do clean the Aquabead every week and it doesn't look to dirty to me so I don't know if the dirt goes right pass the filter. The pump sucks the water from the skimmer and pumps it through the Aquabead filter back to the waterfall and the pond. What do you think is wrong? Thanks Bim _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Pond Filters, Pumps, UV's and More... Discount Prices at Our Online Store! http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Answer> Bim, What type filters do you have in your waterfall? The way I am reading this it sounds like you have one pump, the Dragon, for both the skimmer and the waterfall? Perhaps you need a second pump for the waterfall. Where does the Dragon draw the water from? Is there a bottom drain? Do you have a prefilter vortex settling chamber before the Aquabead filter? Generally the Aquabead will remove all the solids, smaller particles, but you would like to have the larger particles out of the water before it gets to the pump. If there is no settling chamber, you will have more debris collecting in the Aquabead. My guess is that there is too much of a load for the filter to handle. How many fish do you keep in there and how much do you feed them? Because all the equipment you mentioned is good. Does your Aquabead come with an air blower? I found out after five years I wasn't cleaning mine right, therefore my beads were so clumped up the water was bypassing them, cleaning nothing, the water was coming out clear and the pond was staying dirty. Please get back to me. Maybe we can resolve this thing together. - Carolyn == Question> My name is Bill. I added an addition to my existing pond that was 300 gals. It was one of those preformed plastic ponds. Now I added another pond (3000gals) to it. I cut the plastic on one side and added the liner from the large pond to it. I'm using a submersible pump in the large pond at the lowest point to a bead filter. I am not sure if i am getting the proper filtration between both ponds. Is this possible? I am turning the water over 1 1/2 times per hr. I am using a 3500 gal per hr. to the filter and another 3500 per hr to the skimmer filter which both dump down my waterfall. It seems like its taking a awful long time for the proper ecosystem to start working. I can't even keep goldfish alive. Never mind expensive koi. Thanks, Bill. == Answer> Bill, Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels?? I never heard of using a submersible pump to a bead filter before. What type of bead filter are you using and what type of submersible pump can pump 3500 gallons per hour? Aside from all that, you should try using MicrobeLift to jump start your Bubble Bead and the pond system. There sounds like something radically wrong if goldfish are dying in the pond. My guess is like you said, it is with the filtration. It is important not to have "dead" areas in a pond, where water can stagnate. There must be water flow in all areas of the pond. - Carolyn == Happy Pondkeeping! Brett Fogle MacArthur Water Gardens www.macarthurwatergardens.com © MacArthur Water Gardens 1698 SW 16th ST Boca Raton, FL 33486 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This email is never sent without permission. You (or someone using your email address) bought something from MacArthur Water Gardens, or signed up for our newsletter, affiliate program, mini-course or requested a fr^e report.. The information we have on file is Your name: Friend Your email: If you wish to be removed from this list, simply click once on the link below.
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