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    Thread: Filter Pits and Filter Systems....Store bought or DIY

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      Filter Pits and Filter Systems....Store bought or DIY

      Here is ours..we put it behind the fence so you dont see it from the pond its 8' x 24'
      I have really enjoyed our gravity fed nexus units..UNTIL we have been overrun with STRING ALGAE....It will flat clog up a nexus..pain in the backside
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      Here's mine, before the building and after. It's 10 by 20.
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      Quote Originally Posted by birdman View Post
      Here's mine, before the building and after. It's 10 by 20.
      How are your towers working out Steve
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      Bart that's a very nice filter pit you have there....maybe we will be able to make a quick visit to see your new home and pond area while there at the show! Also, what is that lining the walkway on either side?

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      Quote Originally Posted by Susan Reed View Post
      Bart that's a very nice filter pit you have there....maybe we will be able to make a quick visit to see your new home and pond area while there at the show! Also, what is that lining the walkway on either side?
      You talking about my sod ...Only put a little..the rest of the yard is field grass..its all dead right now
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      Quote Originally Posted by HAMMERHEAD View Post
      You talking about my sod ...Only put a little..the rest of the yard is field grass..its all dead right now
      oh ok wasn't sure if it was that straw strip that some landscapers use to hold back the soil....

      I would post pics of our filter pit but it's to darn cold out to go take pictures

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      Quote Originally Posted by HAMMERHEAD View Post
      How are your towers working out Steve
      Great Bart, absolutely love them. Never any Nitrate.

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      Ok so I am only 2 years into koi keeping so after some reaserch and advice from a few friends, heres what I've come up with....
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      IF IT AINT A PIT BULL, ITS JUST A DOG

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      Quote Originally Posted by Dale M. View Post
      Ok so I am only 2 years into koi keeping so after some reaserch and advice from a few friends, heres what I've come up with....
      Looks pretty darn nice to me. And who cares how it looks anyway. It's how it works that counts.

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      Sorry, I'm pit-less. I do have an equipment pad hidden behind my waterfall and my bio filters are under my deck. Now lets see if I can find a shot or two of it...

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      Our filter pit/deck..There is also a bead and uv down there..3/4 of the deck opens hydraulically to get down and service the filters..Work's well We added stairs and flower boxes to the back end which this year I can finally plant in
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      here's our filter pit. not as complicated as some but works like a charm. i've since fixed the extension cord snafu!
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      Here's ours. Fits nicely in our storage shed.
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      Everyone take note of the generator. One prepared guy here.
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      1st attempt - No outside help - and it shows !

      Pictures tell the story. Got the pond running; looked at it and said the infamous words:

      You know.. I could've done ....

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      Still going strong. No major leaks - #3 outflow for cleaning needs to be tighten.

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      The 2nd pump line turned into a UV circuit and the water feature turned into a pond water hose ( to flush barrels). And yes, the system is off (Hey ! His ball is closed!)

      I'm planning a major re-do (OK I'm tearing it out and replacing it with what should of been done the first time... Slow learner here. (See the dream pond thread). But that's down the road; a little ways.. down the road.
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      Two examples of filter area and ponds to go with.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Ponddigs View Post
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      Thanks for posting...I see a few nexus systems...how does the pump fed nexus compare to the gravity fed nexus ?
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      Quote Originally Posted by HAMMERHEAD View Post
      Thanks for posting...I see a few nexus systems...how does the pump fed nexus compare to the gravity fed nexus ?
      The only real difference is the 4" pipe to gravity feed out of Nexus, needs to be at the right height 4-3/4" down from lip)to keep water level in bio chamber at the 2" draw down line. Where the gravity feed, the pump pipe is under grate in the Nexus. Which boils down to the right pump for either setup(3200-3400 GHP. Also if you do have a bigger pump then needed and your flow is higher 3200-3400 the 4" pipe will be surging(burping)so have to find right balance point gravity return setup.

      I also used a 4" compression fitting so you could adjust the four inch pipe up a smudge or down.

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