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Hi Gazza, So do you just sweep the waste down the drain as the valve is open so it helps pull the waste out and then do a water change. Yes Another question for you guys is i notice you all use matting that is tightly packed in the last chamber how often do you clean this out and does it get very di...

Gazza
The build up in the settlement is one week,and i dont hoover i just sweep it towards the waste with a soft brush works fine if i dont want to empty the whole settlement.
Regards, Shaun.

Hi Bob
Yes you are right I have to empty the settlement chamber first to flush the bottom drain pipework, When I started building the filter and putting the pipe work in I was going to have a T piece on the 4â€Â

Hi Bob
Like a lot of others my settlement chamber has a flat bottom to it with a 2â€Â

Hi When I was planning my filtration out on the pond i visited many koi dealers around my local area and there are a few with block built, and it was these that I decided to go with block build on my own system. Gazza: There is a local dealer round here who has three 2,000 ponds/tanks with lots of k...

Hi Totally agree with what Dave T had to say, the main reason I built block filters was the low maintenance of them and to pick and choose the better days in winter when to flush them out. Dave, your vortex is fine and has proved them to be very successful over the years. To sum up as I see it my vo...

Hi I seemed to have made a right pigs ear of them pics. Will try a couple more here goes: [IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums [img]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f269/457457/IMG_0295_2_1_3_1_1_3_1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f269/457457/IMG_1544Small.jpg[/img] Regards, Sha...

Hi Bob I will change around 10% every fortnight in the summer, when feeding 120g of growth across 4-6 feeds a day. I don’t add any clays or conditioners to the water but I do have a constant trickle to waste, which means I don’t have to change as much water. My readings are: Ph 8 Ammon...

Bob I dont have a filter full of poo just sitting there,it is more of a thin layer of brown dust along the length of the settlement so is not confined to one area to build up. I cant understand why you can not get your head round this design when the Japanese breeders are still useing block filters ...

Hi All (Koi Questers) This is my first posting on this board, but have been watching with interest: so go easy on me please. I am also running block built filters on my pond which has been up and running now nearly two years. I must say this has been the best decision I have made, my settlement cham...