Originally Posted by
CtheProducer
jcardona1, great looking pond! That water and the koi are amazing. Yes, I was looking for an all in one mechanical and biological filter system, but am not opposed to better options. I was also considering the Nexus 220, but I was reading some of the opinions on this forum and it didn't sound like the best route. The photo below is my current DIY filter setup on my 800gal pond, but it is just not cutting it and takes a little too much work each week to flush. I will do some reading on the Birdman setups. The AquaKing Red Label RDF sounds amazing, but ideally I would like to be more around the $2,000 price point. Point taken on the 4" bottom drain as well, I will make sure to go that route, and also get two of them.
audioenvy, I was up in the air on whether to go gravity or pump driven. I know gravity is best, and I am currently running my setup this way, but was unsure if pump driven to a pressurized bead filter would be ok to do. Overall I am not dead set one way or another, it sounds like a all-in-one setup is too good to be true, but want to make sure whatever route I go I am not regretting it a year later.