Mattingly Filtration Project.... Zakki Sieve and Shower Installation

[frankl]

Nice job Zac, wait until a week or so... They will not believe the quality of the water........ Mine is so clear i can count the bubbles coming off the main drain...LOL

[Zac Penn]

Very nice work Zac. I assume you are using the original Sequence 7200 primer pump? I thought the MC-50 had a max flow?

The pump is actually the 7800 version and it is not too powerful for this system. The MC-50 does not have a flow limit that any koi pond pump can deliver (50 PSI max...Not really by flow rate) and the Zakki Sieve has a flow rate of 4500 gph. This pond is flowing at 4000 gph currently mostly due to the static head height 63" plus about 6-7' of dynamic head loss due to the plumbing and equipment used. The pump is also old so it is probably flowing less water than it originally did.

Zac

[Zac Penn]

What is the brand name of those ball valves and are they available anywhere. Also, what is the cost of a 3" true union ball valve. I can only find the ones that are hundreds of dollars. I'm hoping there is a cheaper kind.

I use Georg Fischer 375 TUBV's and they are of very high quality, with a moderate price tag. I get them from a local industrial supply house but you will not find them in the big box stores. My pricing on the 3" valves are $155 and $65 for the 2" valves.

Zac

[mat4644]

As in all of your work excellent job with the equipment manufacture and installation.

I still think you need to expand your sieve line with more models. You also need a BFH for concrete instead of your claw hammer (HaHa).

[Zac Penn]

As in all of your work excellent job with the equipment manufacture and installation.

I still think you need to expand your sieve line with more models. You also need a BFH for concrete instead of your claw hammer (HaHa).

Yeah I know!!!!! If I would have been prepared for this I would have had my chipping hammer and made quick work of this, but the warehouse was 30 minutes away and it only took me 40 minutes to cut/chip it out.

[Zac Penn]

Made an instructional video for Jim and Libby and it should help explain some things for everyone else as well....

[Zac Penn]

Sorry for the delay but here is the picture of the water improvement...





Once the filters are fully cycled the water clarity will only get better.

[bbmc88]

Looking good

[Zac Penn]

Well the Mattingly's decided that they wanted the water to return into the pond instead of onto the base of the rocks. So I fabricated a weir extension and installed it today!

Before...


After...



I also decided to take some pictures of their fancy Algae Defense System

[bbmc88]

Real nice Zac

[Joey S]

I had to look twice to see the difference. Great job.

[Zac Penn]

Thanks guys... I was hoping it would blend in nicely. Once they get the area landscaped it will be really nice.

Zac