Hi everyone. Hoping to buy a Zakki Sieve soon, the 16" one. I have one question. I am a little concerned about the amount of waste it can hold before the sieve screen will pop out of place. We have a 2500 gallon pond, and at times we get a lot of algae. I would like to be able to go a week or two without dumping the waste, in case we go on vacation or whatever.
So, is the amount of waste the sieve can hold an issue for people, especially for waiting that long between flushes?
Also, I am curious if I can add some additional waste capacity. I have seen several pictures of the sieve. Some have the waste valve next to the sieve, some have it after a length of pipe. If I came out of the sieve waste port with a 3" pipe and angled it down about a foot or so, then put the valve, would that section of pipe server to increase the amount of waste the sieve can hold?