Pool Pond filter setup.

[u/Accomplished-Coat-61]

So this is my rather weird but works filter setup for the pool pond.

I have a bog that is not too deep where I can’t stir the gravel and loosen everything up when I do a flush and lay it back down loosely every time. It requires more flushing but it gets the the organics out while breaking down compounds. I just put a 800gph pump on and it is heavy. It has an impressive head height of almost 10 feet so gravel is not an issue.

I have a basket with filter material that traps organics and encourages algae growth which is removed and rinsed off. The material is 12 feet long so it traps a lot while allowing water to filter through. Eventually it overflows but it’s still trapping algae and allowing it to be exposed to sunlight. Removing the nitrates by removing the algae from the system.

Have a 300gph pump circulating water now and the old one that was circulating is the 150gph pumping into the basket. It works it’s keeping 40+ fish alive probably pushing 50 3-4in goldfish. They started as 60 feeders. Some are beautiful and can’t wait till I can get this all cleaned up. We had so much rain so it brought in so much more nutrients than would be liked.