Planting Your Pond or Bog Filter - Episode 4 How To Build A Bog Filter

[@BrizzleKoi]

Cool video...liked and subscribed

[@gtrsquared919]

Thanks.

[@jayamay]

Just looking at turning my brick built above ground level pond in to a bog filter to waterfall in to a larger ground level pond. From the UK and a wooden built filter container would last about 2 years max. Really helpful video. Out of interest, would you know the best plants to choose for our climate? 👍

[@gtrsquared919]

Thanks for watching. You should be able to use the same plants we used in the video as you are in a warmer climate than we are. Otherwise you can do a quick search for marginal aquatic plants for your climate zone.

[@robw7676]

You can use wood in the UK, you just need to use decent treated wood and keep it out of ground contact properly

[@sebrofseven]

How many gallons was your bog and same for your pond? Thanks

[@gtrsquared919]

The pond is about 6000 gallons. The bog has a surface area of about 16 to 20 square feet.

[@DreBluntz]

Sick bogg, but Who made the music!!??

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I made my first bog sisimilar to this. Two years later, I rebuilt and made out of rock and concrete.

[@gtrsquared919]

I would be interested in seeing some pictures. Thanks for watching.

[@frankrzucek6226]

The pond looks beautiful. Home is looking for some help. I have about 300 surface feed 25 x 12 and I’ve been Greenwater for about seven or eight years now and I’ve seen these bog filters recently I want to try it I was just looking for some help to know what size Bob filter to use I’m looking. I don’t know if it should be 100 gallon and then they say to use 12 inches of gravel and then I see someday you can use the 2 feet of gravel if anybody can give me some suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it, 2 inch pipe into my waterfall now. Just need to know if I should lower the volume and see what’s going on. Any help would be appreciated again thank you very much.

[@gtrsquared919]

Green water is a result of too much nitrate in the water. The algae will spread to eat up any excess nitrate. Do you have fish in your pond? If so how many and what size? Do you know the volume of your pond? What do you currently have for aquatic plants?

[@frankrzucek6226]

Thank you for replying yes I have water lilies and elephant ear yes I have gold fish last time I cleaned pond I had about 35 and about 6” long I know I have to get rid of some and a 3600 gal pump we just want to enjoy pond and it looks like a big filter will work just don’t know what size I have to clean pond soon just looking for some help thank you Frank for got to tell you have 2”pipe running to water fall thinking to go to 1 1/5

[@frankrzucek6226]

Sorry 3300 gal pond

[@richo1177]

Look up Ozponds bog filter for sizing requirement

[@TheJSchup]

How do you clean it out?

[@gtrsquared919]

You can back flush the filter. I haven't had to do it yet, but plan to clean it this year when I shut down for the winter.

[@DallasHVac]

Does the bog filter attract mosquitoes?

[@gtrsquared919]

Not that I have ever noticed. The water in the bog is constantly moving and the top surface of the water in the bog is below the gravel, so it would not be a good breading area for them. Typically, they want still, almost stagnant water.

[@DallasHVac]

@@gtrsquared919thx for the info

[@jeribrockington800]

Hello

[@gtrsquared919]

Hey. Thanks for watching the video. If you have any questions feel free to ask.