DIY home made cheap Biological Filter for your Koi or Goldfish Pond for under $100

[joker66599]

I am looking at filters and not sure what is a good one. I have an above ground pond stands about 2 1 /2 feet tall and the water level is about 1- 1/2 feet of that. so i need something that will pump up about the 3 feet and in to a canister just like yours. I like your design best for my set up. I am seeing this head rating I am guessing that pumping power. Pond has 2 red eared sliders and is about 150 gallons Quiet One Lifegard Fountain Pump 991 GPH or Lifegard Quiet One 4000 these to much?

[stevenJEDI3]

good job

[kheroot]

I am going to build a koi pond and I think i'll use this design, I am going to put a bridge over it and the bridge would cover this up just fine!

The only difference is I think I'll use a solar panel to run it.

I subbed because of this video, now I'll watch you're others, thanks for the post!

[Kapulfilms]

@kheroot no problem, always happy to share my knowledge. Good luck with your build.

[GreydeDeuil]

Also, im going to guess a settling tank is unneccessary for two goldfish whose body length is abut 3 and 3.5 inch roughly

[GreydeDeuil]

Can your design be adapted into an undergravel filter type set up? Also how small could you make it? I have two goldfish in a 30ish gallon tank. what size powerhead would be recommended and the size of the filter bucket?

[drydjinn100]

I actually used the same exact design on my pond. Works like a charm!! 

[Kapulfilms]

@drydjinn100 Fantastic, i love hearing that i have helped others with there ponds.

[350streetracer]

I have read those scrub pads contain chemicals. Bioballs are a better option. On another note, what is more efficient for a pond filter, water intake through the bottom and drowning the media or trickeling down the water like a wet/dry with the out flow on the bottom?

[jcainaz01]

I like the idea of the scouring pads as a biofilter. I have a pump submerged in gravel (search Pond filter - no algae bloom (turtle makes two appearances) in YouTube. The output goes up into a series of little ponds with Water Hyacinth. This works pretty well except that I have to vacuum the gravel periodically. I'd like to build an above-water filter but need to figure out how to keep newborn fish from being sucked in.

[UnstopableRollerteam]

wat is that black cord call the one that suck in water

[betomty84]

Kapulfilms, what type of pump did you used? whats the GPH of that pump?

[Kapulfilms]

@betomty84 5000 lt per hour pump was used

[firefox51]

made one over the weekend,works like a gem and the water is crystal clear after running it for 2 days.

thanks

[MultiFishcrazy]

niccceeeee

[Kapulfilms]

no worries. I have since added a settlement tank and bioballs, see my other videos

[titman69er]

looks great you done well am going to make 1 also cheers and thanks

[MrBlahcorp]

kewl vid! :)