Thread: Filters?

In process of my build. Untold unexpected things have popped up so far.
So could really do with hitting this one on the head first time
What’s the Best filter set up I should be looking for ?
Set up in progress atm is :

Approx 5500 gallons
One bottom drain
One (Tommy?) drain
Large mouth wall skimmer
Two two inch returns
and a 3ft Blade return

What’s the options in your opinion?

my new pond is almost the same i have two smaller blades that are turned off at the moment. pond is not heated so water crashing out of the blades would lower water temp making it even colder than it is already,
water blade and lighting i can turn on by remote control from the house a little surprise gift from the pond builders.

keith

Technically all Koi pond filter options perform the same job. What you choose comes down to budget, how much space you have and how much routine cleaning/maintenance you are happy doing.
It's also important that you size it right for the fish load and the turnover you plan to use (both now and in 5 years time when all the koi have grown).

Every system has its pros and cons

With no budget restrictions a drum maybe the way to go, for a more budget friendly option I really like a sieve/nexus combo, if you can make it work height wise a gravity fed sieve pumped to nexus can work well

It’s going to be a fairly substantial/large footprint setup for that size pond either way