HI
JUST FINISHED SUMMER PROJECT WITH MY 12 X 6 X 4FT POND.BOUGHT SECOND HAND FILTER KOKNEY KOI 4 BAY WITH VORTEX ADVERTISED AS GOOD FOR 1500 - 3000GLS.I HAVE BOTTOM DRAIN WITH 4INCH SUMP OUTLET THEN GOING TO 3INCH REDUCER UNDER BASE AND TO FILTER,APPROX 8FT LONG FROM DRAIN TO FILTER TO SAVE ON PIPE AND GATE VALVE COSTS.CONNECTED MY 5000LTR PUMP WHICH IS IN FINAL CHAMBER ON MATTING AND WATCHED AS THE END BAY EMPTIED QUICKER THAN IT COULD FILL.IS THIS BECAUSE PUMP TO STRONG OR BECAUSE IVE REDUCED THE DIAMETER OF DRAIN PIPE.PUMP IS ONLY 5000LTR/H AND POND APPROX 9000LTRS. I WAS TOLD IDEALLY THE POND WATER SHOULD BE TURNED OVER EVERY 2 HOURS WHICH THIS WOULD DO.IF I CHANGE THE PUMP TO 2 OR 3000LTR/H WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO RUN FILTER PROPERLY.I SPOKE TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY HAD IT RUNNING ON 8000LTR/H WITH NO PROBLEM ALTHOUGH HE WAS USING IT PUMP FED.AS YOU CAN SEE IM A COMPLETE NOVICE SO ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECCIATED.IVE PLACED PUMP IN VORTEX CHAMBER AND HOSE DIRECTLY OVER WALL RETURNING TO POND AND ALL WAS OK THEN WHEN PLACED IN FINAL CHAMBER BACK TO SQUARE ONE,THAT WAS WITH NO MEDIA INSTALLED AT ALL JUST IN CASE THIS WAS RESTRICTING THE FLOW.NOW ITS DOING MY HEAD IN AND I HAVENT EVEN GOT ANY FISH YET.
Posted on Oct 25, 2005, 10:38 PM from IP address 213.104.241.138