DIY Pond Filter by Shawneen

Make your own pond filter and save some cash. If you have a rubbermaid tote sitting around, all you need are fittings, filter media and some pvc pipe. Prices will vary according to your region and the state of the economy;-)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• pond
• filter
• DIY
• koi
• fish
• nitrates
• educational
• cheap

[LilyISay]

I did catch her saying nitrates although that's probably not what she meant -yes we do know the difference but we're also not reading off a teleprompter (or rehearsing:-). Yes, the pads were in backwards...we fixed that. It should go coarsest to finest. Funny, but when you DIY it's pretty easy to fix little errors like that. This filter was in use for a year and it was perfectly adequate for the tank- we did not need to add anything else.

[takenbythesky]

you do not have to p ay 500 but no o ne explains how to do this correctly or successfuly all these people saying how to do it but no one showing the result so funny

[LilyISay]

@takenbythesky there's the second video DIY part 2 to show the working filter and the look of the water- I need to learn more video editing (of which I know nothing) to show a good step- by step.

[Arteolike]

Not really $25.00. it around $60 - $80 for the Savio Spring Flo® biological filter media

[LilyISay]

@Arteolike I know that's what we've got in the video, but you don't have to purchase expensive filter media if you don't want to- for the bargain hunter and diy person, all you need is large amounts of surface area and that can be accomplished with a number of materials.

[Arteolike]

@LilyISay

Well... That is true. But i still am saying that $25 for that filter is not right! $50.00+ is the least, it will cost a lot for the fittings, as they are not too cheap. Bulkheads will run you about $5-$15 Each.

[LilyISay]

@Arteolike yep, our bulkheads at the store run from $9 to $20,( I just checked). The size we used on this filter was $12.99. The T piece sells here for $4, and the pvc pipe I'm not certain because we just used some scrap that was laying around. The cap on the pvc shouldn't be more than $2. You could silicone it, though. The rubbermaid tote, again, we already had lying around but should cost less than $15. However, this is in Canadian dollars. I'd be surprised if it's more in US$!

[Bretty135]

"Zapstrap" ? It's a cable tie.

[xrayfeeney]

LilySay, can you tell me where you got the fittings for your filter please?

[valdezorbust]

Aquaponics/Koi pond/etc. all can learn a thing or two when it comes to DIY from the aquarium community

[Yakuzagang5]

@LilyISay For my 5 Gallon bucket DIY filter for my turtle tank I bought 50 pounds of lava rock for $14, 60 sponges from the dollar store for $12, 50 bio balls for $6 on ebay, the pump was $30 for 500 gph flow and the bucket was one I had already. $60 for an awesome filter lol better than the $149 fluval 305 I had running

[rckrackedup]

she wrong with the mechanical filter,,it should be the oposite

[MrSaijujose]

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[ChrisH11515]

I thought biological filters lowered nitrites and ammonia..not nitrate.

[helicrashpro]

Biological filtration CAN reduce nitrates, just not this kind of biological filtration. So like many others have said here... that filter is going to do NOTHING for your nitrate level except continue to raise it.

[blownable]

Also, biological filtration does not reduce nitrate, only nitrite and ammonia/ammonium.

[blownable]

Shouldn't the fine floss stay at the bottom? That way it won't clog as fast.