GIANT HOMEMADE FILTER FOR EXOTIC FISH POND, CRAZY!

GIANT HOMEMADE FILTER FOR EXOTIC FISH POND, CRAZY!
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[@CHIKILINYT]

Dope! That is The Hulk of filters!!

[@BIGFestae]

With the mechanical filtration (Poly) being underneath the bio stones you will have to dismantle the filter to change it. It be easier to reverse the order you install everything and reverse the flow so the mech part is on top and easy to change. You wouldn't have to take the whole filter apart every time.

[@shiyamaifrad8933]

Exactly

[@wilfredoalta3475]

Nice idea! Awesome design of the vortex design with the pvc pipes… I might do that

[@devinb9985]

Great filter build man, I would suggest trying to find or make some sort of large media bags for the hydrostone so you can get down to the polyfil easier when it gets gunked up with mulm. Other than that it looks like it will run great, I like the idea to use the PVC to make a vortex like that on the input tube

[@devinb9985]

IFG true, I didn't even think about it making it into the discharge. I was just thinking about how much food your monsters are gonna be turning to "mulm" everyday haha

[@ces69]

I would suggest you use a laundry basket with smaller holes, smaller than the rocks you are using and not use the poly fill which will clog up pretty quick! If you want to use the poly fill to catch the very fine debris, put a layer on the top so that you can remove it to clean or replace easily when clogged! You should also put the larger stones/hydro rocks in first and then the finer/smaller stuff. You should also put a large bulkhead fitting quite low down, as low as you can with a cap or valve so that you can clean it! Then all you would need to do is turn pump off, open to drain off and flush with a few buckets of the pond water! In the future if you needed more filtration, you could link 2 or more of these together!

[@newfiejoe4998]

Man! You are "THE GENIUS". WOW! What a monster filter!

[@487joe]

Nice build. Your the first one I've watched that used the correct names of parts.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

been looking at several videos for ideas to do my own filter. thanks to this video, i now know what not to do. that maintenance is gonna be a hassle with all the poly on the bottom

[@IFG_OFFICIAL]

Insert it into a laundry sack. The netted type, I have another vid up on how to do it

[@rane655]

Just reverse the order of the filling, stones on the bottom, and polyfil on top, easy to clean and works better.

[@crittercousins8987]

I’ve watched so many diy filter videos and this is by far the best

[@ryandyer471]

Great idea but the system would work better and be easier to clean if you reversed the order of the filter media so that the floss is on top.

[@rane655]

You absolutely correct.

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

I woulda used sheeted poly. Once that gets wet i can easily see it falling down and uncovering your holes in the laundry basket.

[@jmotanks8960]

OH my goodness!!!! Your a NATURAL!!!!

[@fishrrelaxing9361]

Typically in pond filtering with simple setups like this you would utilize 2 cans. One for mech and one for bio. Especially since all that rock is going to compact the poly under it and drastically reduce flow and efficiency. Two smaller 20g or 30g cans would be sufficient.

[@marcinp9769]

OH man! is that filter for a lake?! Nice!

[@ty.w6479]

could you do a video on the maintenance and cleaning of the filter?

[@ty.w6479]

yessss, cant wait.

[@dwainkitchel1316]

nice build Eaven! my one suggestion is some filter roll to wrap around the laundry basket, because that polyfill will compress a lot when wet...that way none of the media ends up inside the basket

[@truijs65]

I was about to suggest something like that. You could put some light diffuser on top of that basket so the polyfill won't get compressed. If you put that media in bags you can take it out easily when you want to clean the filter and change the polyfill. Love the idea though!

[@aquablaster86]

I was gonna say, servicing that filter would be a pain! That polyfill will clog fast and then you'd have to take out all the media to change it. Great video tho thanks for sharing! A few modifications and this would be a sweet, cheap set-up.

[@luqhakim775]

The best diy filter for me so far... Awesome dude!

[@BoY860]

How do you plan on cleaning your mechanical filtration though?

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

I gotta subscribe

[@KGcichlids]

Very cool design bro! Reminds me of a toilet 🚽 with that vortex action you got going on.

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

WOW that will never have to be messed with for a LONG time depending on the fish that go in there

[@chelseamarlow9112]

As long as you're actually happy with the performance and maintenance of a "filter" like that, I guess that's all that matters at the end of the day.... Been there, done that and I see a rebuild in your future. Get a food grade 55g barrel- usually about $10 off craigslist, never waste money on flex hose, bag your media and fiber mats are rinseable, (in old water, never fresh tap) reusable and won't clog or be a nasty mess when it comes to change it out. I wish you luck.

[@mrreneboy]

Awesome DIY Project! Great job man!

[@jimconard5889]

How do you clean it!

[@cockatielcitypr1798]

You throw the whole fucking shit out🤣🤣😋🤣😋

[@GLIXXY_]

My favourite aquarium hobbyist channel by far most definitely my koi will be happier now :)

[@MauriceMccomie]

There it is!!! I see you bro! Great build

[@crsaquatics5292]

There’s a couple of things I would modify, but otherwise an absolute beast of a filtration system

[@TedSpacey]

I've had a very similar idea for a pond filter.. get a wheelie bin and put a large traffic cone in it upside down with a gap at the bottom for large particles with a tap to empty.. then fill up with sponge or floss and media at top with a spout.. in take pours straight down the cone.. the cone creates a vortex

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

FINALLY!...Somebody on youtube using good old filter floss!...not that sheet poly or those other course grades. After awhile,the filter floss acts as a bio filter and its already the best mechanical filter material. When it wears and gets course? Just add more!..what I do. Never causes a drop in water quality.

[@PULAG]

What size diameter are the PVC pipes

[@rayb4643]

Thats a good looking filter, I have a garbage can just like that so I might have to make one. Awesome video!

[@markanderson7555]

great build but wrong concept you need small grid inner basket to catch the large debree, than a course media. than medium ,than fiber which will make it easier to clean the fiber. The concept is to go from course to fine .also add a water back wash to clean the rock with a drain hole to drain the debree from the rocks. I have this build on my turtle pond.. Home depot sells a metal basket with real small holes.

[@rane655]

100% correct.

[@ryansturm9138]

Great idea I have to think of a filter for my pond I’m making there’s gonna be a tiger shovel nose catfish a peacock bass and a spotted gar and 4 koi

[@floridafishermanpace798]

the gar might reck the koi

[@floridafishermanpace798]

wreck

[@ryansturm9138]

Florida Fisherman Pace the koi are gonna be bigger then the gar so he shouldn’t even try eating them

[@floridafishermanpace798]

ok just monitor them for the first couple of days closely

[@ryansturm9138]

Florida Fisherman Pace there all super small compared to the koi the gar might be 3-4 inches and it’s mouth is big enough for guppies wish there was a way to show u pics lol this Monday I’ll be getting the Redtail and gar but the tsn and koi are doing great

[@jakeschnorr300]

This was very helpful thanks

[@vdia247]

Awesome stuff!!! What makes the water crystal clear? Is it the bigger the pump? or the bigger the bucket? Thanks for the info...

[@okofly6886]

How long can we wet to change the filter?

[@bebiboi]

How will you clean polyfill or do maintenance

[@jeremysegovia943]

Nice setup... Much love from San Antonio Texas💪🔥🔥

[@mastiffpeople4868]

You saved a ton of money by doing this!

[@shiyamaifrad8933]

Give him half of that ton which is 500kg of money 🙂

[@cristianalatriste1777]

Do you have a recent video on how the filter worked for you?

[@lauramcalister2213]

That's going to be one very clean pond!

[@timstanton6431]

I knew this winter when you began putting fish in the garage, you had been bitten hard by the "fish bug". As the fever continues, the amount of fish continues to increase. Enjoy this time to the fullest!

[@christiancampbell115]

Totally dig the set up!!!!

[@GregTLaurie]

Great video!

[@rymaccichlids5999]

Haha I was right in Facebook saying you had 50# of growstone in there lol great build IFG seems pretty simple nice job sharing how you did it hope some people use it

[@TheDrunkenAlcoholic]

nice filter, looks like it could be slight nightmare for maintenance tho' changing out the floss. good job IFG

[@rane655]

The Foss should be on top.

[@raadolla7184]

Great vid bro

[@louiejaylamberte8512]

Nice but i think you should put a drain at the bottom to flash out the solid waste at the bottom, and should have put the gravels in a net for an easy maintenance

[@wadebenbow650]

This video got my subscription very informative. Was only wondering would you need to replace the media as it became dirty or would it be self contained with all the positive bacteria?(planning for future filter) will check out more videos for sure 😁

[@wadebenbow650]

IFG thank for the responce much appreciated👌

[@DamianBloodstone]

Great info on how to build a massive filter. Doesn't this make you have to break it down completely to change the floss out or do you ever need to? What if you added another mesh layer, a created pan, with some of that fiberglass ground covering in it between the floss and media layer. The ground covering would save the media from clogging and the mesh pan could have some nylon rope on each side so you could lift the entire media bed out. But, this is just me thinking and I might be wrong.

[@DamianBloodstone]

Thanks for the reply. I've never used that stone media so I didn't know. (As I always say, "ask and don't make mistakes.) I'll look it up at my stores. Might be good for something I'm designing.

[@garycoulter2809]

I got two question ? one won't the get pressed down by the stone ? two what about cleaning it?

[@Danesniper97]

that was my concern as well. I would has used one bucket to contain a sponge and then to fall into themedia

[@jesusbarragan7033]

Pretty cool

[@froglick28]

If you could figure a way to put like a sheet or a screen between the course rocks and poly it would make cleaning it easier. I would probably glue in a ring just above the poly line then make a basket or a mesh to set on top of it.

[@yorgdridgeblern3550]

How often do you clean it out if I'm not the 50th slug to ask?

[@yorgdridgeblern3550]

oh, by the way if you think I'm criticizing him you are wrong . I have a similar setup in a 5 gallon bucket for an indoor pond and I was amazed at how clean it was .

[@yorgdridgeblern3550]

ooops, I forgot to say after 3 months!

[@mayolormairez2527]

How long does it last b4 u have to do a maintenance change and do u have to change the rocks out or just rinse them off

[@jerryy6442]

No offense but I see people make this mistake all the time with this particular setup. All I have to say is have fun changing the poly fil with all those rocks on top.

[@koi2394]

You inspired me to get African cichlids

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

how many gals is the pond & what fish you gonna put in it? & what's the GPH rate on the pump?

[@ibrahimprom6538]

but how do you clean it? 🤔

[@ofthedawn]

Will you ever need to change the filter media out?

[@jackiemoore9095]

One day when I grow up 👌🏾

[@jonathancavazos2176]

Nice setup

[@charlesb5007]

nice video..I will say I should own stock in homedepot I can go in there and buy way more than i need especially in instances like pvc fittings...

[@KayakKingdom]

Nice video! My next mission is a pool pond. I like the idea of having the media in bags, or some sort of trays or I imagine it would be very difficult to clean or change the floss without all the media going everywhere. Did u just use a large pond pump?? U got a new sub!

[@anish7487]

great channel u should have more than this great video keep it up.

[@mynameisnotcory]

Solid!

[@thembonesahh]

The floss is gonna get wet then drop and all the gravel will spill in the huge holes on the laundry basket. Plus ya have to strip everything to clean. This filter needs some mods and it would be good

[@kaseyhenderson574]

Hi there, im curious why the fibre fill went on bottom n the hydro dtone on top? I would think the stone on bottom to catch the bigger waste n the fill for the fines... and why not lava rock? Its cheaper than hydro stone?

[@rane655]

Your way is the correct way.

[@spencerhammer229]

Big homie , will this same idea work ina smaller scale for a couple of large aquariums inside? Taking all leak precautions of course but like will it actually keep my tanks clean? And how often should I think about cleaning , thanks

[@lindasearle1761]

but how do you clean it

[@inventoryking]

Nice demonstration bro! beast of a filter!

[@santoroaquatics5038]

I love watching your videos man keep it up you rock and I love your fish man 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikedaskalakis5006]

Why do you comment the same thing at every video ?

[@rock305305]

Where to buy the pump

[@sondercichlidaquariums4951]

Are the grow stones inert? As I know pumice raises yr ph to 8.0-85, but I guess you know that as it's ideal for African cichlids. I really hope it is inert as I like pumice as a media but it makes all my fish start flashing (centrals) but that looks just like pumice. I do like that filter though, is it way too loud for a living room?

[@sondercichlidaquariums4951]

IFG I bet it's the same as sintered glass. I wonder if it's the same name in the u.k? Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@m.nghientvdotot8155]

Cleaning out filter is gonna suck...

[@aquaticbuzz5929]

Doesn't it cold where u @ how you gonna heat so much of water

[@floridafishermanpace798]

he's in Texas but it still goes down to 50 so idk

[@floridafishermanpace798]

mayb he will bring in the fish

[@TheCichlidShack]

Genius..

[@TheCichlidShack]

Thinking this might be a good addition to the grow out tubs.. hmmm got my wheels turning.

[@dabellmanzoo5410]

sweet

[@leontran2665]

Can I buy one from you? Can you make one for sell

[@MateyGardelOriental]

Ok besides the fact that each bag cost 79 dollars...how you gonna remove the stones when the time to clean the filter come??

[@rane655]

I was wondering the same thing, according to know the larger stones should be on the bottom and then smaller ones and the polyfil should be right at the top.

[@MbunaMarcus]

Pretty clear vid...your camera have auto focus? Choosing cameras, lighting and mics is some tough ish

[@MbunaMarcus]

get shooting G

[@BIGRENZO]

That's cool that you have BUCK ON YOUR intro and show love to the smaller KZbinrs... he's subscribe to my channel and I'm subscribe to his as well....

[@darrendelmonaco2249]

ok now change the polyfill

[@donnakatemorgan8963]

I would do this if I had a ginormous tank all mine are 40 gallon or less

[@bryanbondad6669]

Those basket whole i think were just too big

[@mickdrew1968]

Nice filter, but your 90’ for the swirl are backwards. Swirl is clock wise in northern hemisphere. The water will swirl better if you change the 90’s. Good job otherwise. Thx

[@KeViN-wg5xs]

You did it backwards, because your going to need to change out plyofilter.

[@roterbarbarossa4497]

* looking at the Thumbnail * Dang! That's a big Filter !

[@cichlid62]

You do know that cotton media is gonna clog quick right? You should've used plastic scrubbers in the bottom

[@michaeljohnston4167]

Be careful man I used the same exact trash can and after one or two months the plastic was so weak it began to lean to the side of the wheels so bad that I decided to take it down before it fell over or exploded.

[@justinrvarga7236]

I may need to do this. Great video. In your filter there’s a ton of biological media. Anyone can control the flow with the litres per hour. Just need to get my head around the basics.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

For god sakes man, use a media bag!

[@aquaticbuzz5929]

I feel for you gonna have to take all that out to glue the stuff up

[@aquaticbuzz5929]

IFG lol sweet nice filter 👍

[@j.r.hinaut9748]

bro!

[@mohammadwazzan5351]

its hard to clean gna make a big mess

[@ricosaquariums7992]

👊👍

[@markalan8517]

What happened to your channel

[@cockatielcitypr1798]

Good heart nothing but the best intentions but that filter is a catastrophe