FISH POND BIO-FILTER MADE OUT OF A GARBAGE CAN...

This is my first attempt at a Instructable...

I am not a expert, this is my first filter after doing some research...please feel free to tweak the project or add input...

take care good luck, yukon4321

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[ejsilver26]

I realy like your design and I may use it to tweak the design I am coming up with. In my research, I have found that putting a pre-filter before the pump will save wear and tear on the pump itself (no solids in the pump). The design I have some up with: starts with a "sediment" filter to catch kicked up dirt, etc; goes through another filter to start catching fine particles, then to the biofilter. I'm using a gravity fed system, to these are at the same level as the pond. Then a pump will pull the (clean) water through and put it through a U/V filter. Then it will probably go to a garden area, which will be kept seperate than the main pond. It will either be part of the pond, or just above the pond. I will need quite a few of these filters, so it looks like I will be making more than one (perhaps 4 with larger tanks). It will double as a swimming hole and a place for the ducks to hang out.

EJS