start to my diy 480 gallon timber pond (not finished)

[midnight]

What sort of filter setup are you going to run? I don't see any bulkheads for overflows so I'm assuming a canister setup but would like to know.

annnd thats where im stumped at the moment. lol
was thinking
1. 1 55g drum,pond overflows into it and pumps back to pond
2.same as 1 but with 2 barrels
3. build another box just like the pond but 4x2x2
pond would overflow into it.
problems with 3 are more wood,another pond liner,no clue how i could make 2 or 3 chambers for different media inside the liner.
#3 would look so nice tho,would blend in.
any ideas?


this is how im going to have it overflow
might do 2 overflow pipes like this
2 barrels or just 2 overflows into the box filter

 

[MrRngr94]

This is pretty cool! You need to remember to put axles and a tongue on it so I can come by in the middle of the night and pick it up.

 

[midnight]

hey thats an idea,hook up a battery for the filters,take it to my hole,fill it up,go to the next hole,get more,bring home.
if i want to use them as bait? hook it up go fishing and refill as needed

 

[zennzzo]

Here ya go...I'll do mine just like this, but for an indoor 480 just off to the side...

http://www.skippysstuff.com/biofiltr.htm

http://www.skippysstuff.com/minime.htm

and a 70gal
Stock tank here>>>> http://www.instawares.com/structural-foam-stock-tank.rcp4244gra.0.7.htm

 

[midnight]

thanks for the reply.
but i dont think that will work like i want it "nothing above the pond".

 

[Euge]

its looking good midnight. I take it you're going to use a pondliner. And if you don't want anything 'above the pond' then you must have to drill in overflows? Could you take detailed photos of drilling through the pond liner? I was thinking about using a pond liner for my future raised pond but i don't really wanna drill through the liner. I was thinking of using some water proof paint. And using silicon to seal the edges.

 

[edotero]

Looking good....

 

[lemcc]

Looks great

Whatever you do for filtration you have to incorporate some plants

Water Hyacinth or Lily would be great
Shade for your fish
Keep nitrates low
Less W/C's

If in full sun the tanks going to get pretty warm in the summer floating plants can help lower your temp

 

[midnight]

ya a liner.
to go through pond liner you just cut a x a bit smaller then hole.
im probably going to do it like i did in last pic."think last pic"
drill a hole in the wood,cut an x in liner,stick the pipe in from the inside and push through,then some type of glue around the pipe to seal.

and i have alot of floating plants

 

[BIGgourami]

ya a liner.

is that why you didn'tmake it any taller? yeah i tried making a pond and it tok me like three hours to figure aout what width liner to use.