How I Built and Installed My Massive Moving Bed Filter

[@Matt_B79]

The window on the moving bed is next level!

[@boon9329]

That moving bed is overkill in every way possible, and I love it 😆

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@boon9329 I probably overdo everything haha, thanks dude!

[@Koi-addict33]

Best to over filter 😂

[@ChrisWijtmans]

can never go overkill with filtration.

[@KeefesKoiHaven]

Holy cow Ty!!! Phenomenal!! Pipe work/plumbing is scaring the bejesus out of me!! I’ll be a nervous wreck once it starts hoping I don’t mess up. Lol 😂 great job done! Moving bed looks to be working a treat! 👍💯

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@KeefesKoiHaven measure twice than one more time for good measure has worked for me so far 😅 I’m sure you’re gonna nail it 💪🏼

[@zachunderdown3243]

Amazing work but wow how complicated can the pipework get, so many twists and turns 😆

[@mustangkoiaustralia]

Great video, mate! Your filter room looks great, but at the same time your plumbing looks like a maze.😮 I hope you don’t get lost 😅

[@The_Koi_Pit]

My wife says the filter room looks like the windows 95 3D pipes screen saver. I know it looks like chaos but it’s relatively organized chaos 😅

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Looking good 👌 are you going to cover the window as sun light (uv rays) with be detrimental to the bacteria in the moving bed

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@progressivepondkeeping indeed, that is the plan! I just need to get around to it. There is just so much I need to get done. Pond ownership is terminal 😅

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@The_Koi_Pit I know bro so much needs doing it takes years but looking amazing so far can't wait to see your journey. 👌👍✌️

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@progressivepondkeeping I’m pretty sure pond ownership is terminal 😂 it will never be finished! But definitely getting there. Also, I just subscribed to your channel!

[@bina64]

HOW did you learn to do all this? I was fascinated watching you.

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@bina64 thanks for watching! Haha I guess I’ve just watched tons of KZbin and just having a knack for building things 😅

[@kristycannon7923]

Question: how do you know what size pipe to use for the volume of water being pushed by the pump. Same question for the tank size. Was thinking of building a mechanical filter for my pond and using a submersible 9800gph pump to try to turn over some of the pond's water volume but through some mechanical filter pads/micron filter pads/a place for carbon or purigen...whatever. should i have at least twice the number of return pipes as intake pipes or at least double the diameter pipe? How big should my container be (gallon-size-wise) to accommodate the water volume that pump will push? Thank you for your time! You have mad skills! 😀

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@kristycannon7923 hello! I’ll do my best: 9800gph is a good size pump. Is this pump only going to Be used for the filter you’re wanting to build? Even before calculating head pressure that is a lot of water to put through a single filter unless you’re planning to build a seriously massive one With at least a 4” return pipe. In my pond I have two pumps that both do 7000gph for a total of 14000gph if I chose to run them both going all out (they are variable speed so I have some control over their performance). My pumps both supply water to various filters and returns throughout the whole system so no return is taking on too much flow (except for that one moment in this video where I goofed up). Larger diameter pipes are usually a better bet for both inlets and drains. You can hook up a pressurized 2” pipe to a 9800 gph pump, but even two 2” return pipes won’t be able to drain as quickly as the single is filling the filter up. My best advice would be to find some online calculators for Water Flow Rate through Piping. That should get you a better idea of what size pipes to use for whatever you’re trying to create.

[@kristycannon7923]

@The_Koi_Pit That makes a lot of sense. Thank you! Yes, the pump is just going to feed the mechanical filter box and return back to the pond. I will look online to see about a water flow chart as you suggested. Maybe I might just need to step the pump size down some. Thank you for your time! I appreciate it 🙏 😌

[@Koi-addict33]

Make a cover for the window mate 👍🏻

[@Zeamus634]

Never saddle a dead horse.

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@Zeamus634 you have no idea the rabbit hole this sent me down. man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/nstm/ch613.pdf Thank you for the head up

[@reidlanham9067]

You way over complicated you pipe work bro .Also want much bigger air pump for moving bed .but love the idea 👍

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@reidlanham9067 I have 60 liter air pump running it now. I thought that would be big enough but I’m always learning. What size air pump would you recommend?

[@reidlanham9067]

@@The_Koi_Pit if you go at least 120ltr you could add way more media .or add another 60ltr..use the air rings also .you could put a few hundred ltrs of media in that size tank .with more air 👍

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@reidlanham9067 I’ll keep that in mind for the future. There is always more to do and learn

[@LeTwistedOne]

Now that's what i call a moving bed filter absolutely fecking love it💯👌🧁👍👍👍