First time poster.
We purchased a house with a pre existing pond. Lots of trees equals lots of debris all year long.
7000 gallon pond- 30 x 30 feet square and 14 inch depth. Bottom and walls are poured concrete.
Aquadyne bead filter AD 16000 Model 4.4 C(600 gallons per hour filtration)
2.5 inch intake pipe with a universal strainer that can be used for gutters etc.
Output to a waterfall.
Above ground Dragon Series pump
There is a separate Proline compact skimmer with 40 watt UV filter attached to Proline skimmer pump. This is in another corner of the pond. I put on a standard mesh bag around the intake to decrease debris.
The intake to the bead filter is around mid pond depth. So no true skimmer and no true bottom feed. It clogs daily with debris.
Looking for advice on a decent skimmer for ease of use (and no longer getting on my knees to pull the strainer from underwater).
I have thought about adding a y connection to add a bottom feed as well.
I would also appreciate advice on improvement to the UV filter strainer.
Thanks
Matt