Originally Posted by
jfknt
Okay ladies and gents.
Working on a new project to add to my water scapes and pond life, this one is just a small one.
1000gal above ground poly tank (9ft round by 2ft 4” deep) I will be using decorative brick to go around with large retaining wall caps to make it look good and hide the tank. But to the filtration questions/discussion. —>
Plan : 3” bottom drain/aerate; gravity fed to (settlement) barrel #1, overflows into barrel #2 (bio balls) with a pump in the bottom, pumps to the UV and then up through the bottom of barrel #3, which will be my sand and gravel that then gravity feeds back into the pond.
Question #1, would I just go with a 2000gph pump? Or is that over kill, open to suggestions.
Question #2, do I need to use 55gal drums or will 30g drums work?
Also open to any and all opinions on any little piece to the plan