New project, will take a long time

[zennzzo]

Ok, first off I know this looks silly, not level and the pipework doesn't look great. I personally don't care, the pond is filthy and the filters that were fine for the first year are now not up to the job. I've being playing around with the filters for the past month and no matter what I do the pond just won't clear, the last change I made was turning off the fluid bed so the k1 became static for mechanical filtration to try and get more out but that hasn't worked either. This is only setup like this for a month or so until I revamp the whole filter area and add a sieve.

There is only one thing for remove the dissolved solids from the water to do that we need a foam fractionator.

Here is all the bits, I thought it was best to get plenty and take back what I didn't use. In the end I only needed pipe, slide valve, 90 bend, 90 rubber boot, 2'' to 1.5'' converter.
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I've had to mod the return by adding a T so I can control the water going into the fractionator, flow rates are very important other wise it won't work.
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Rubber boot added to the tops of the unit:
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Here is the inside again, the water is dispersed via a spray head in the unit through the media which breaks down the water as it passes through, it also adds much needed bio capacity to the pond now the fluid bed is static:
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Temp fitting:
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I had to play about with the levels on the thing, again temp at the moment but due the flags we put down the pattern is so uneven it was impossible to get in right while not being used,so bits of wood will have to do(again I don't care):
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After running for one minute:
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After running for five minutes:
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Once May arrives it will be all redone The sieve will go where chamber one is now and the water will then be pumped out of the bottom to the three chambers but above ground which will help maintenance and access. I'll have to work out if a second pump will be needed to run the foam fractionator or if a split line can be run from the pump and controlled with valves.

Comments always welcome.

Most excellent!...so the foam frac. acts like a protein skimmer, taking out the waste via aeration...


so the waste can be plumbed to sewage or garden from that tray right?

How does the sieve work?

 

[Yanbbrox]

Most excellent!...so the foam frac. acts like a protein skimmer, taking out the waste via aeration...


so the waste can be plumbed to sewage or garden from that tray right?

How does the sieve work?

Yes it works like just like a protein skimmer but the wrong way around, the foam takes the route of least resistance to the collection tube and is forced out of the hole into the tray. At the moment I can't plumb the waste out only manual removal because of where it is but there will be a collection tub in the end that can be plumbed to waste. Like I said it's all a bit temporary at the moment need to get the job done for than anything else

As for the sieve to try and explain would be a bit difficult, there a vid on youtube somewhere will one working as a cut away, I'll dig it up.

 

[Yanbbrox]

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Water comes from the bottom drain into the sieve and the waters falls over a 300 micron screen to a chamber at the bottom where the water is pumped from to the rest of the system. It operates via the floating weir which you can see moving, so it adjusts to the water level of the pond. You install them so they are slightly higher than the water level so via gravity feeds it.

Here's a better video explaining all that:

http://koinations.ning.com/video/mystic-koi-cetus-sieve

Oh I almost forgot, remember that tancho I posted and I said 'you should have seen the other one I turned down'

 

[Yanbbrox]

I just can't believe the state of the crap coming out of it

 

[streaky]

great read yan love the sturgen

 

[Yanbbrox]

great read yan love the sturgen

Cheers bro, Once this clears, I'll be able to see what the big boy actually gets up to

Going out for some night time snaps of the FF

 

[Yanbbrox]

Brother Zen, you have mail ;-)

 

[zennzzo]

Very COOL stuff you have there...
it helps to be active where the ponds and pond keepers are plentiful...

And Yes!! that is a most gorgeous Tancho Koi...Lovely markings...!!

 

[telepw]

I love your pond and filtration system.

Link for DIY filtration and protein skimmers, maybe you'll find something for yourself
http://www.koi-bito.com/forum/pond-construction/4487-protein-skimmer-awesome-3.html

 

[Yanbbrox]

Very COOL stuff you have there...
it helps to be active where the ponds and pond keepers are plentiful...

And Yes!! that is a most gorgeous Tancho Koi...Lovely markings...!!

I know, I'm not even paying to feed her

I love your pond and filtration system.

Link for DIY filtration and protein skimmers, maybe you'll find something for yourself
http://www.koi-bito.com/forum/pond-construction/4487-protein-skimmer-awesome-3.html

Thanks, I actually bought the FF on the way back from trying to find the bits over here to DIY one. We're not as lucky when it comes to this stuff over here, after most of a day and many stores visits you just can't seem to find anything in one place, to start with six in pipe is order only and freaking expensive.