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    Thread: Skippy Filter Made from a 55 Gallon Drum?

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      Skippy Filter Made from a 55 Gallon Drum?

      So Is it possible? Seems like it should be Take the stock take design and put it inside a 55 gallon drum? Would it work? Any Ideas?

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      I think the difficult part is for cleaning....a barrel is much deeper for cleaning.

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      I was thinking of adding a bottom drian and maybe making a stand to lift it off the ground a lil

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      A Skippy is nothing unique...... all upflow filters work basically the same ......water enters the bottom; flows up thru the media; exits at or near the top.
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      I would not want to deal with cleaning that filter with all of the media bunched up in there. What about a matala round upflow filter like they have posted on the matala pages? It looks like a good filter without all of the cut up media.
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      well the barrel I am getting tomorrow already has the top cut off so acess to it isnt really hard I am wanting to make the return a waterfall and hide the barrel in a waterfall made like billys with the fake rocks etc

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      ALso steveamy what page are you talking bout? still finding my way around here

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      A 55 Skippy Is What I Am Working On Now For A 1,ooo Gal Stock Tank. I Actually Tested The Water Flow In It Today, Now Just Have To Put The Media In And Hook It Into The Bottom Of My Small Bog With Spillway That Flows Into The Tank. I'm A Little Undecided About Media Even Though I Have 8 Inchs Of Poly Mat (looks Like Matala) And Every Green Scrubbie Pad The Dollar Store Had. Mines 12 Inches Off The Ground Because Of Gravity Return. I Think It's Gonna Work Great. I Also Have A Small Trickle Tower That Works Really Well Running On It's Own Pump.
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      How about a little more information on your plans such as pond size, fish load, filtration plans.

      I can't find the picture of the matala filter that I was looking for. Basically a barrel filled with green, blue and white matala rounds. To clean, you just pour water over the top and let it drain out of the bottom.

      If you are going for upflow, go with a sand/gravel filter or fill the barrel with pvc shavings (bacti-twist).
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      pond size is about 210 maybe a lil over 2 medium goldfish at the momment few plants Im wanting this to be the main filter right now i just have one of those lil black in pond filters with foam and bio balls

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      For that size pond, I would skip the Skippy and fill that 55 gallons drum halfway from the top with lava rocks. The bottom half would be the SC. This TT would handle a lot more than 2 gf.

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      but from what I read here I should stay clear of lava rocks?

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      I have a 220 gal pond with an in pond box filter like you desribe and the pump pulls the water through the filter and then into an urn laid on its side so the water flows back into the pond. The urn has lava rock in it and the pond is crystal clear.
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      well i figured since i was gonna need something to build up the waterfall anyway why not just go ahead and do a barrel lol

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      Quote Originally Posted by John_A View Post
      but from what I read here I should stay clear of lava rocks?
      Every media has pro and con. Every media has limitations, pertaining to specific application. If you're sticking to build a Skippy filter, I would suggest that you to stay away from lava rock. I only suggested lava rock for a different application.

      I missed the part about the waterfall. You should stick to upflow type filter, to run your waterfall. Sorry about that.

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      lol I've been told so many filters some I know some not so now Im really confused on what would work best haha

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      Here is a link that shows a 55 gallon drum filter that works very well.

      http://www.koiclay.com/diy/pg5.htm
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      Also My pond does not have any bottom drians on it Im really starting to wonder if I wouldnt just be better off getting one of those 20 or 30 gallon rubber maid square totes and make like a 3 or 4 stage matala filter or something then just build a waterfall round all that...doh I dunno!

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      Square totes is they are not designed to hold water and will probably lose their shape.

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      Well I wouldnt mind Making a filter Like the one Gene Posted and then have a peice of pvc come out of the return onto the start of the waterfall Also It says This filter will need a 600 to 1,000 gph I was told the best gph pump to use would be no more then 500 so how could I do this? Maybe make the barrel smaller? or will that pump work

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