Growing on pond update

[Bob Hart]

Looks good Andy. How easy is it to get the seive screen out to clean it off?

[emmaandaj]

Hi Gazza,

Im running two 5500 aquamax pumps and using the blagdon ceramic media. I think the blockage was caused when i experimented with a new food-the waste seemed to be sticky and clogged everything up. The pond is also massively over stocked and gets a lot of food thrown at it. Im sure with a normal stocking and feed rate it would be ok without the sieve. Hopefully when the pond is done il get some bhm for the showerwhen i have some spare cash.

Hi Bob,

Unfortunately the roof is to low to access the screen in situ. I opted for the flexy pipe so i can simply lift the sieve of the shelf and lift the screen out. Ive ordered a length of push fit 3inch pipe that will fit the sieve properly so i can just slide out the spray bar when cleaning. Its not that ideal really but it doesnt way a lot when the pump is off and it will reduce maintenance alot.

Will be interesting to see how much the sieve has collected tomorrow.

Cheers Andy

[Bob Hart]

Will be interesting to see how much the sieve has collected tomorrow.

Be a good picture if you have a camera nearby

[emmaandaj]

Hi,

So far so good. There have been lots of particles in the pond for a while now, since adding the sieve these have now all dissapeared. Ive attached a pic of what it removed in the first 24hrs.

[img]http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/emma ... ure075.jpg[/img]

Today i cleaned it out (after 4 days) there was much less waste than earlier in the week-so hopefully i will be able to start cleaning it once a week. Ive also noticed a big difference in the static k1 chamber running off the skimmer-it used to start to block after 2 or 3 days but ive only had to clean it once this week!

Hopefully while im away next week Emma wont have to flush the filters (she has been given a crash course in how the filters work but didnt seem very impressed with the idea!)

Andy

[Bob Hart]

Looks good Andy, lots of crap removed.