Blanket weed is a non existant problem in my pond which is made from two inter-connected ponds with shallow areas in places just 9 inches below the surface. The water is hard which BW loves and yet Not one strand of blanket weed exists. The system behind this apparent miracle is Trickle Tower technology, a simple, inexpensive, easy to build trickle tower filter.
The following images show you a typical DIY TT I have on my system. The Barrel contains 12,000 flocor pieces, the top level of which are about 6" below the black bucket base through which the water trickles. You can just see the position of the outlet at the bottom of image 1. Image 2 shows the inlet arrangement.
My TT is fed from the surface skimmer so the basket you can see in image 2 keeps leaves and debris out of the filter. The water falls through 6mm holes drilled into the base of the black bucket which is sized to fit snugly into the hole at the top of the water butt.
Nitrate levels in my pond are zero at all times of the year and the TT is the device that does this. I would not be without one.
Hopefully, you can build a similar unit and find a place to hide it.
Alan
Posted on Jun 21, 2005, 8:55 PM from IP address 213.120.101.21
