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    Extreme Koi Member Rank = Mature Champion pip895's Avatar
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    Do drums cope with pine needles?

    My drum copes with standard deciduous leaves prety well although I do have to wash down the waste shoot/brushes reasonably frequently.

    I have a friend with a pond surrounded by conifers. My initial thoughts are that a drum with internal brushes like the QK or Aqua Drum should be fine - has anyone experience of drums working on ponds that get loads of pine needles in them?


    6000g in ground koi pond
    +3000g lily/Anoxic pond attached
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    JBR boichamber->Blue eco 500 pump ->below surface return.
    Blue Eco 240 -> Large MB -> Waterfall -> Planted Anoxic pond (25 baskets)

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    I think a drum would handle pine needles, they might have to clean the waste shoot occasionally but a good quality drum would work.

    Akex

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