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10-05-2025, 12:06 PMI use an aquaforte feeder and it's run seamlessly since I installed it. Mind you it is bolted to the wall of my garage so not exposed to the...6 replies | 6518 view(s) -
10-05-2025, 12:02 PMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesHi I was able to build an air chamber fairly easily... I used 2 x flexible clay to plastic rubber boots from Toolstation:...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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08-05-2025, 09:51 AMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesRather than have the BD pipes come up inside the pond, why don't you just box them off with breeze blocks, so they sit outside of the pond? I...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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08-05-2025, 09:46 AMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesThe top of my pond return is about 15cm below the water level in the pond. Personally I'd say aim to have the top of the pond return somewhere...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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07-05-2025, 03:49 PMFraid not. I've used PP with a sturgeon before. It is a bit fraught because I usually have to end the treatment earlier once the sturgeon come to...1 replies | 4789 view(s)
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07-05-2025, 03:41 PMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesOne way you could do it is to have the u bend close to the pond where the water will return (although not too close, allow space for bends and valves...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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07-05-2025, 07:55 AMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesI have about 2m of horizontal pipework (including a ball valve) between my air lift and my pond. Using 110mm/ 4" pipework. You could probably...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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29-04-2025, 06:46 PMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlifts - pumping water around a gravity system using only air in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesGlad to hear someone else has realised how much water they can shift. As I said near the start of this thread, they really should be the default...161 replies | 36139 view(s)
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19-04-2025, 07:30 AMHi Blow XP for me too. I've had a secondhand one running non stop since Oct 2019 without issue. I used a jecod air pump on my grow on tank and...6 replies | 1796 view(s)
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19-04-2025, 07:24 AMIn terms of valves, I've tended to get them from coastal koi. I did buy a cheap 2" ball valve off eBay once for my grow on tank purge line. But,...8 replies | 8772 view(s)
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19-04-2025, 07:20 AMThe only time I have used slide valves is on my grow on tank. One (before a sieve filter) remains open all the time and one (on the waste exit of the...8 replies | 8772 view(s)
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19-04-2025, 07:04 AMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Trickle in trickle out rain water ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationThere is. As, depending on the size of the pergola, in a heavy downpour you could collect a fair amount of water in a short space of time. So it's...8 replies | 515 view(s)
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17-04-2025, 12:58 PMTwhitenosugar replied to a thread Trickle in trickle out rain water ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationI add rainwater to my pond. I've got a pergola over the pond with polycarbonate roof panels. I've installed guttering along the back edge of the...8 replies | 515 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 10:16 AMAnd as you can tell I'm a big fan of air lifts. They are just so cheap to run and require no maintenance once they are all set up. I installed...10 replies | 2798 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 10:08 AMIf you did the latter, the air lift can sit outside of the filter area close to the pond return, so that should help reduce the space used up In the...10 replies | 2798 view(s)
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Yes exactly that BD needs a proper ball valve. Skimmer is ok with slide valve as it's not so...