3 Common reasons a bog filter might fail

[@sweetkoiyo]

So far the bog I built following your recommendations, but our layout, works fantastic. This will be its second season running, so the plants will be more mature. This should help it become more efficient with each passing year. You have helped so many people like me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Take care. 👍

[@Ozponds]

I’m so glad to hear that. It makes the time spent worthwhile 😊👍

[@francus7227]

I enjoyed your pristine footage, AGAIN. As always, I'm tapping the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters. Thanks, Kevin.

[@Ozponds]

Awesome, thank you!😊👍

[@ndnygren]

I transitioned to your style bog filter because of the defects in not being able to clean the David Butler style filter. The bog filter makes more sense, I’m sad that I didn’t figure it out until after I made my swim pond

[@MikeyDreamerLam]

Built one exactly like yours, took 4 weeks but the water is now very very clear, thank you very much Kev 👌💛.

[@Ozponds]

Perfect 👍

[@AaronHahnStudios]

I miss the drawings your kids did. These fancy special effects diagrams are freaking me out!

[@Ozponds]

😂

[@Chilled_Mackers]

Superb video as always fella, commenting for the matrix tally - so more people get to benefit from your brilliant channel 👍

[@Ozponds]

Much appreciated 😊👍

[@neilmitchard8706]

I built a bog filter for my small fish pond using a solar pump, but following your lead. I had it set up as a reed bed filter originally, but suspected it didn't do the job. That's for sharing your tried and tested designs. I'm really pleased with it and pleased with my DIY skills! Cheers!

[@Ozponds]

Great to hear.

[@valmikii4013]

I second what @sweetkoiyo just wrote. Excact same here. I put my return underground to stabilize water temperature a bit. Now looking forward to seeing how it works when the filter returns to full functioning (with warmer water). So far always crystal clear water. I would not have a pond without you. And I LOVE it :-)

[@Ozponds]

You’ve certainly made my day. Thank you 😊👍

[@IamAnubite]

Hey mate , love your videos, thank you so much

[@Ozponds]

😊👍

[@MandyJane123700]

My bog in a barrel, based on your design, is still working great. I just had the first really big rainfall of the year, and my pond went very blackwater, probably because the rain washed a bunch of oak tree tassels out of the trees and into the pond. I don't know if I should worry about it. I am thinking about flushing the bog, and replacing some of the water.

[@Ozponds]

Be interesting to see how quickly it clears. Sometimes I have similar issues after big rains. Water is generally clear again within 24hrs.

[@MandyJane123700]

@@Ozponds I panicked a little, and changed some of the water. I couldn't find my fish! I thought they had died for some reason, but after I took out maybe 80 or so gallons of water, I decided to get my underwater camera. There they all were, in a little school just hanging out. lol

[@Ozponds]

Great to hear 👍

[@Lwimmermastermetalart]

Sometimes with big storms and changes of water this will occur . Fish will find a better place to stay in. Sometimes it’s simply for more oxygen. Large changes in the water can also tend to make them stay in coves or heavy rock areas where the water tends to be less disturbed. Always great to find your fish that you think you’ve lost.

[@MarvinBowen]

My pond and bog filter work great! I followed your design as best I could with available materials and lowest possible cost. I have been using a Jebao filter, but it has stopped working. Pretty disappointed that I'll have to buy a new pump after 2 seasons. First, the power supply failed. Now the impeller just won't turn under power. It spins freely with my finger but there is something wrong mechanically. It'll catch and start but then stop immediately. Anyway, thanks for the great advice on bog filters!

[@Ozponds]

That’s no good. I’ve still got my original 4 running 24/7 no issue. I also have a 5th running the stream on the pond/stream I built below the dream pond. I’m still incredibly happy with them. Are yours protected?

[@MarvinBowen]

@@Ozponds my pump is submerged. The control unit and power are out of direct sun and rain, but only inside a bucket.

[@paulc3307]

@@MarvinBowen Hi Marvin, have you removed impellor to check for obstruction and or is there an error message on power unit? There's not much to the pump which operates on magnetic field.

[@Ozponds]

Are you going to buy another jebao or try something else?

[@MarvinBowen]

@@Ozponds I'm not sure yet. I liked the pump and control. If there is a different option to try I might, otherwise probably stick with Jebao.

[@avishek24]

Hi Kevin. I have recently got a small (400 litre) above ground pond in my garden and set it up with a filter that came with the kit (blagdon affinity pond kit) and some plants. I am looking to build a small bog filter as well to go with it as an additional filter and your videos are super useful for that. Thank you so much. I was wondering if you are ever concerned about the pump burning out because its constantly running or water affecting the plug points considering they are outdoors? Not sure I would be able to leave the house on holidays because I will be constantly worried there may be issue. How do you handle that yourself?

[@Ozponds]

Dedicated pumps for ponds or aquariums are designed to run 24/7 for years. I use all low volt pumps, the power supply socket is undercover and I extend the cable to the pond.

[@MrDrivesafe]

Really appreciate all your content, thank you. I'm in the process of building a pond and was wondering what your bottom drain setup is in your dream pond. I can't remember seeing you detail that.

[@Ozponds]

No actual bottom drain. I placed a barrel beside the intake bay. There’s a pump inside the barrel that takes water from the bottom of the pond. I can’t remember which video it was, where I showed what I did, but it’s somewhere in the dream pond playlist. The bottom of the pond stays pretty clean. The middle shelf is where most of the buildup occurs.

[@MrDrivesafe]

@@Ozponds Thanks, I'll see if I can find it. Really curious as to what you are using to keep debris out of that pump.

[@Ozponds]

I actually just made a video on how I wrapped it like a burrito. Before that I had a coarse sponge over the opening in the barrel.

[@coteymoore7335]

I’m having problems with my big! It was keeping the water crystal clear. I added more plants to the pond which stirred the bottom and it got cloudy, but every other time it settled and became clear again. Now it’s been cloudy for over 3 weeks and I don’t know what to do! I don’t know what’s changed and I’m havi bc a lot of problems fixing it

[@Ozponds]

If it’s small, you could just do a water change. If it’s big try a flocculent. I’ve got links to flocculents on my products page @ ozponds.com

[@trevondakelly8374]

Hi, I love your videos and have built two bogs. The problem I keep having is the bog overflowing, which then results in the pond losing water. Seems like the pump is sending too much water to the bog, but I haven't been able to get the right balance because when I lower the flow from the pump, then there's too little water getting to the bog. Please help!

[@Ozponds]

Increase the size of the overflow pipe.

[@ctrain03]

If I have a drum bog filter inside a pond would I need a pipe and pump into the drum? Seems like water would fill up naturally and I just have the pipe leave out pipe in top

[@Ozponds]

You’ll only have passive water movement.

[@bbsv13]

Do you have any recommendations for pumps to purchase?

[@Ozponds]

I have links on the website 👍

[@chiranjeevin3919]

Hey kev. In this video you mention that the water should take anywhere between 10 mins to an hour, so do you mean slower the better ? For a 12000 litre pond with 10 koi what can be the approximate recommended flow time?

[@Ozponds]

Still depends on bog size.

[@chiranjeevin3919]

Thanks for responding. We have built bog 10 percent of the size of pond.

[@Ozponds]

I think that’s a bit small. I size the pump at 6x the size of the bog.

[@9catlover]

i have 2 issues needing to fix - flow rate (mine is too fast. i bought a valve and i think the filter is too small, so attaching another) i thought i could sort issues in one weekend. seems like it will take a few more days

[@Ozponds]

Don’t rush it.

[@9catlover]

@@Ozponds Trying not to. pond is murky brown. just feeling bad for the fish

[@arnoldwebster151]

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[@oddienyirenda5206]

Hi i am trying to build a bog filter for my pond which is 4000 litters. I know i will need to build a 400 litter bog filter but my question is how deep should my bog filter be? I watched some videos were they say it mustn't be more then 30cm deep, is this true? Or depth doesn't matter?

[@Ozponds]

Bog filter depth kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqemmGV9ebenmZo. These are my thoughts 👍

[@rolandvantol2338]

What about your airflowfilter?

[@Ozponds]

Not sure I know what you mean.

[@mashrequl7164]

Where is the bubbles in the middle of the pond coming from? Do you use an air pump?

[@Ozponds]

@@mashrequl7164 yes.

[@HardyTheresa-u3m]

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[@MarvinBowen]

@ozponds your website is not working, FYI.

[@Ozponds]

Seems to be working for me. What’s it doing on your end?

[@MarvinBowen]

@@Ozponds I wonder if it was a DNS issue. It's working fine for me now.

[@Ozponds]

That’s good to hear. Once I got hacked. That was costly.