The most important thing on your filtration is the water flow system and how do you design your filter so that it work properly?. Basically, your filtration water flow can be categorized into 2 groups, as follows:
(1) Water that are circulated back to the pond after being filtered and passing thru all media in the chambers.
(2) Water that will be directly flushed from each chamber or pond, while the chamber and pond are periodically being cleaned.
Caution :
(A) Most of 'pond makers' initiate to install one bar of long pipe along all chamber for flushing purpose. They use "T-Join" to connect pipe between each chamber before finally flowing to the flushing chamber. I think this is relatively wrong design and merely intended for efficiency purpose. I strongly recommend not using this particular design, because you will need more extra effort when cleaning your filter.
If I was asked whether the above mentioned design would be working well? My answer was 'Yes', BUT if you make filtration design you must select the design that is "user friendly" for you and your family. Why do I say the design is not 'user friendly'? because all chamber has media inside. You therefore have to pull up the standing pipe in every chamber in order to releasing and flowing the water to the flushing chamber.
I felt it was very hard when pulling up the standing pipe because the filter media pressed together toward the standing pipe, which positioned at center of each chamber. Later, I will propose to you and show you of how to design a simply, workable and user friendly filtration design.
(B) I strongly suggest all side wall of your pond and filter chamber must be made of concrete to avoid leaking problem.
(C) The partition wall between chamber is not as critical as the side wall, since small leaking problem will have no impact to the filtration system
(A) Most of 'pond makers' initiate to install one bar of long pipe along all chamber for flushing purpose. They use "T-Join" to connect pipe between each chamber before finally flowing to the flushing chamber. I think this is relatively wrong design and merely intended for efficiency purpose. I strongly recommend not using this particular design, because you will need more extra effort when cleaning your filter.
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If I was asked whether the above mentioned design would be working well? My answer was 'Yes', BUT if you make filtration design you must select the design that is "user friendly" for you and your family. Why do I say the design is not 'user friendly'? because all chamber has media inside. You therefore have to pull up the standing pipe in every chamber in order to releasing and flowing the water to the flushing chamber.
I felt it was very hard when pulling up the standing pipe because the filter media pressed together toward the standing pipe, which positioned at center of each chamber. Later, I will propose to you and show you of how to design a simply, workable and user friendly filtration design.
(B) I strongly suggest all side wall of your pond and filter chamber must be made of concrete to avoid leaking problem.
(C) The partition wall between chamber is not as critical as the side wall, since small leaking problem will have no impact to the filtration system
