DIY Shower / Trickle Filter for a Koi / Fish Pond by PondGuru

Click 'SHOW MORE' for full video description + links - Watch in HD.
Decent set of 4 plastic boxes: geni.us/iGvq
Stronger option for larger filters: geni.us/tBdZg
Biohome and Pumice: www.filterpro.co.uk
The shower filter set up on outdoor aquarium: • Outdoor Aquarium Updat...
'How To' video showing the building of a very effective and extremely cheap shower filter for a fish pond.
The media types in this video are as follows:
Flocor = a very cheap and quite ineffective plastic media in any situation. Supports aerobic bacteria.
Large Hel-x = a quite effective plastic media for a shower filter but more suitable for a large moving bed filter. Supports aerobic bacteria.
Hel-x 13 = decent media for a shower filter but like other plastic media it only really supports aerobic bacteria. Good alternative to K1 in a moving bed filter as it has 40% more surface area per volume.
Gravel = it is definitely not the best natural media but is better than plastic. Supports mainly aerobic bacteria as it tends to be not very porous.
Alfagrog = A decent cheap ceramic media which does quite well in a shower filter. Good surface area but poor porosity so it takes ages to build up anaerobic bacteria. However it will support both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria when well established which could take a year or so to affect nitrates.
Pumice = a great natural filter media if the correct type is selected. The pumice I used in this video came from a supplier specialising in pumice for drinking water purification so it has an excellent reliable internal structure. Will support a decent balance of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria for nitrate reduction.
Biohome Ultra = A sintered glass filter media which was created for use in shower filters and large aquarium sumps. Effective in fresh or salt water and its internal structure is perfect for supporting aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in great balance so is the best choice if the aim of the filter is full cycle filtration (nitrate reduction).
I sell some of the media types above on my website here: www.filterpro.co.uk
FILMING EQUIPMENT:
Panasonic HC-VX870 geni.us/3UwE
Rode stereo microphone: geni.us/4OL
Rode deadcat mic cover: geni.us/1pmn
If you have found this video useful feel free to share it anywhere you think other people may benefit from viewing it.
Check out the nation of other aquatic videos on my channel.
Thanks for watching.
Pondguru.

[@pondguru]

Click 'SHOW MORE' for full video description + links - Watch in HD. Decent set of 4 plastic boxes: geni.us/iGvq Stronger option for larger filters: geni.us/tBdZg Biohome and Pumice: www.filterpro.co.uk The shower filter set up on outdoor aquarium: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e32ceYWVjphgapI 'How To' video showing the building of a very effective and extremely cheap shower filter for a fish pond. The media types in this video are as follows: Flocor = a very cheap and quite ineffective plastic media in any situation. Supports aerobic bacteria. Large Hel-x = a quite effective plastic media for a shower filter but more suitable for a large moving bed filter. Supports aerobic bacteria. Hel-x 13 = decent media for a shower filter but like other plastic media it only really supports aerobic bacteria. Good alternative to K1 in a moving bed filter as it has 40% more surface area per volume. Gravel = it is definitely not the best natural media but is better than plastic. Supports mainly aerobic bacteria as it tends to be not very porous. Alfagrog = A decent cheap ceramic media which does quite well in a shower filter. Good surface area but poor porosity so it takes ages to build up anaerobic bacteria. However it will support both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria when well established which could take a year or so to affect nitrates. Pumice = a great natural filter media if the correct type is selected. The pumice I used in this video came from a supplier specialising in pumice for drinking water purification so it has an excellent reliable internal structure. Will support a decent balance of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria for nitrate reduction. Biohome Ultra = A sintered glass filter media which was created for use in shower filters and large aquarium sumps. Effective in fresh or salt water and its internal structure is perfect for supporting aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in great balance so is the best choice if the aim of the filter is full cycle filtration (nitrate reduction). I sell some of the media types above on my website here: www.filterpro.co.uk FILMING EQUIPMENT: Panasonic HC-VX870 geni.us/3UwE Rode stereo microphone: geni.us/4OL Rode deadcat mic cover: geni.us/1pmn If you have found this video useful feel free to share it anywhere you think other people may benefit from viewing it. Check out the nation of other aquatic videos on my channel. Thanks for watching. Pondguru.

[@ThousandYardStare]

@@Steves_fish Yes less is more as far as numbers of containers go but this video is simply to demonstrate that something can be made very cheaply using boxes bought from discount stores. My choice for a 'proper' sized shower would definitely be the traditional long containers and you're right - the smaller a system is the more need there is for overflow(s). It's definitely good advice to have a spare similar sized pump for any system whether that is indoors or outdoors as it is the heart of the system.

[@MAFishGuy]

Didnt realize you were back at doing fish videos so glad you are. Something awesome to watch on youtube again. Thank you Pond Guru

[@pondguru]

+MA FishGuy I probably won't do many but I will definitely be spending less of my free time metal detecting so there will be a more varied amount of topics on the channel. One thing which will be coming will be a quick-fire Q&A on aquariums and one on ponds too as hopefully those videos will save people trawling through all the older videos for information.

[@thursobhoy1888]

Just finished putting this on my pond, 2500 litre raised sleeper goldfish pond. Have the pump connected to a pressure filter then on to the DIY shower which is 4 boxes high and has about 20-25 kilo of alfagrog. So delighted with it so far.

[@thefishylife6823]

hands down the best pond filter build on KZbin!!!! beautiful pond too!!!

[@pondguru]

If you liked this one then you will love the one I will be making this week as it is portable and has a much smaller footprint (and uses the new shower media which takes up so much less volume than traditional media).

[@hannah-mariedonovan4681]

PLEASE can you tell us if all the boxes have the same inside, if not the box with the expensive stuff in it is that at the top or bottom of the stack? excuse the lack of education on this, but i am new to pond keeping.

[@jakewagner5033]

Mr.PondGuru just really wanted you to know that without your video I would have just ended up with a big muddy hole with adequate water. Now thanks to your filtration concept I finally have crappie, bream, and other sunfish actually breeding like drunk rabbits during the apocalypse! Thank you and God bless.

[@Beefy2203]

After watching this video decided to give this trickle filter a go. What can I say absolutely brilliant, the difference after only 5 days running are amazing (just wish I could post before and after photos. I used 3 sponges in top box then mature alfagog from my old filter in other 4 boxes, with a flow rate of 5000lph water is crystal clear without a uv purifier. Great videos Pond Guru, become a bit of an addict during lockdown, not jealous of your pond at all.........😜😜

[@stephenross1581]

Very useful information and very well explained, love watching your videos and find them very useful with helping me and my new pond construction. Thanks for posting. Stephen

[@neilhedger6569]

Made this with 2 boxes and pumice stone the other day works great! thanks for the vid mate.

[@ladyjo808]

Thanks for explaining biological aspect and showing diff media types. Question: do all boxes in system contain same media as the one box you showed?

[@AJBAdventures]

watching this in 2021 and such a great step by step build and has inspired me to build my own on my newly built indoor 1000 gallon koi pond 👍

[@yosoyepi]

every video I see from You, teach me more and more interesting things, just THANK U!!!

[@pondguru]

No worries, I'm sure there are other shower filter videos on KZbin but I always like to give my own experience of certain things - thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@desiraecollins8035]

I've been working on aquarium/vivarium projects on a much smaller scale but I LOVED your video!! super informative and I love your accent!!! hello from a new fan from the US!!

[@pondguru]

+Desirae Collins Great, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. This one really seems to be doing well and has been well received by viewers so I will do more on pond filtration ideas, no worries.

[@brianzambotti4510]

Just beautifully done.

[@elzafire7539]

Matur sembah nuwun pakde tutore mantull ...😁👍

[@frankholehouse1393]

One word ( Brilliant) thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@mirola73]

Great idea, that's the filter for my pond that I'm building this year !

[@flinthillsmodelrailway]

hi , so pleased you kept this video up . I'm just about to copy your shower , ive just ordered 3kg of your Biohome ultra from you . i'll be making up the shower box's over the weekend . Geoff

[@jadday14]

spent a lot of time looking at different styles and actually purchased items for another type until I saw this video. luckily I can stilll return that bucket and try this. Thank you

[@rosesmith-r7.158]

Amazing Video and Amazing Point of View .

[@mickeybelle340]

Awesome video. Thank you. I've seen a few others, but yours was detailed, visual, and straight to the point. Thank you.

[@pondguru]

No worries and I'm glad you found the video useful.

[@kdaniel8721]

Very helpful!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@DiggingwithDallas]

A fantastic idea and a nice easy diy project. Thank you.

[@AussieAquatic]

Well done. Great viewing and well explained.

[@pondguru]

+colinbarsby No worries and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@warrenpower3768]

thanks for the tips .

[@mgl63823]

You are the man. What a great idea for a cheap filter. well done for a great video again.

[@IsabellaM._]

I'm enjoying your videos!

[@Chosenorc]

I have been waiting for this video in a long time. Wish I saw it when I started my pond

[@captraykelly]

Excellent video. May try this next year!

[@pondguru]

No worries, I'm glad you found the video useful and thanks for watching.

[@jimwalsh4834]

Great filter my friend. Nice and neat as well . I will refer back to this video when building mine. Thanks.

[@pondguru]

+jim walsh Sounds good to me - glad you enjoyed the video.

[@smithmiesterman]

nice job and very cheap!, will try setting this up above the first bay in my bay filter, its deffo gotta help improve water quality !!

[@pondguru]

Yes it would definitely add much more biological action and help with pollutants. You don't need a mad flow rate going through it either.

[@TheDeedsta]

finally made this filter for my koi pond(that i watched and learned how to make from you back in 2013 at 14yrs old) and it made a huge difference in a day!!!! thanks for sharing this.

[@pondguru]

No worries and that is awesome to hear. I'm glad when people have great filtration on their pond as the fish will benefit from that.

[@AsavageMustache]

How did it hold up as I'm lokong at making 1 for my 1st koi pond at 11000 litres

[@TheDeedsta]

@@AsavageMustache it held up well. But I eventually shut my pond down. I recommend painting the outside of the containers so it doesnt get sun damaged over time. Or put under shade if you can.

[@AsavageMustache]

@@TheDeedsta appreciated

[@walterotiepka1460]

Hey Rich good video as usual, I use bio home media and peat balls in my discus tank and I attribute some of my success to those two products enjoy all your vids

[@pondguru]

+walter otiepka Good to hear that things are going well. Unfortunately the quarry I get peat from is closed with no date to reopen so I can't get peat for the foreseeable future which is a real bummer as the peat balls were great.

[@eduinmigrante782]

Hi, your video helped me a lot!!! Thanks so much. Question: What water pump you use?

[@amarjolly7049]

Omg wow!!!, perfect for my 2,000 liter koi pond. Thank you.

[@bigdave1383]

This is awesome, great video brother, thanks for the walk thru

[@pondguru]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching.

[@muj2012]

Thank you very much for your helpful video 👍

[@pondguru]

No worries, I'm glad you found the video useful and thanks for watching.

[@jamieskoipond]

Thanks for this video going to build one next week.

[@edwinarroyo8967]

always very good video pondguru. and nice explanation. again my fish tank working super good after I use you biohome media. no ammonia. also no nitrate and n. almost over one year. Regards Edwin

[@pondguru]

+Edwin Arroyo Great - that is exactly the outcome which should be achieved when a suitable amount is used so its good to hear. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@djromeoneb]

Thank you for the info. very much appreciated.

[@pondguru]

+Donnell Jones (DJ Romeo) No worries, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@SjaakSchulteis]

Great video. I wrote on a blog from which I'm a member about your system, which I copied. I didn't use boxes, but a plastic chest of drawers (5 drawers) and it is working perfectly. I don't use strong pumps, but two that don't use much electric and made two of these trickle filters, which are running for more then 8 months now. The pond was green, but it soon turned back to a very clear pond. In the beginning I had to change the soft filtermedia or wash it out a lot, but now maybe once a month. Besides that I put an airstone connected to an airpump at one end of the pond, which is helping of course. Also I increased the filter time. I turned the filtering of at night, but now the pumps are running 24/7. The water looks so clean that I use it to cool off, swim between my fishes and feed them by hand! By the way I live in Thailand, so one of the concerns here is algea. My pond is divided into one big pond and some smaller basins, which are carrying above water plants. That's the only place green algea is growing. In the big pond itself there is except for some kind of growth of a spungy thick layer of whatever that sits only where there is a lot of watermovement no visible growth of algea. The fish help maintaining this pond.

[@pondguru]

That sounds great and I'm glad you used the principle idea of the shower filter to achieve better water conditions - good stuff and thanks for watching.

[@evanabishek9272]

can you pls tell which water pump you are using

[@pondguru]

The pump was either an old Oase Nautilis 3000 or an Oasis 3500. Both old pumps from my pond building days and I'm not sure they are made any more.

[@evanbleumer]

we built one today, it was just as easy as you said. thanks!

[@pondguru]

+evan bleumer That's excellent to hear - thanks for watching and appreciating the video.

[@hollybair8046]

I absolutely love your videos, so helpful! I had an idea I'd like your opinion on. Last summer I hand dug a 10ft x 5ft x 4ft deep pond. Before this I've never even owner a fish tank. Now that the ice has melted I've noticed a good bit of leaves in my pond. My idea was to use my wet/dry vac with a mesh bag inside to vacuum out the leaves while letting the bottom port on the vac open so the water could flow right back out. I only have 5 large (roughly 10in) fish in my pond who always avoid where I'm working in the pond so no little ones to be sucked up.. Do you think this could work to do my spring cleaning of the pond? Or maybe links to your own videos on pond cleaning. Thank you!!

[@gajbirthapa4239]

Very useful tip Thank you

[@pondguru]

No worries and best of luck if you make a filter.

[@jorgegomes1600]

muito bom !!

[@Wausje]

When I have a bad day I play the part several times from 15:28 to 15:34, tears in my eyes with laughter ... My day goes all the way hahahaha 😎😄

[@jackiehobbs4728]

Brilliant you are far from boring thats for sure ! thankyou so much just what i was looking for :-)

[@NYCityCichlids]

Great job on this filter.

[@pondguru]

+NYCity Cichlids Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching.

[@nbk12nv]

This was a great video!

[@kenechukwuagulueokoye6426]

excellent delivery. i live your video. straight to the point and informative. thanks. thumb up.

[@pondguru]

No worries, glad you found it useful.

[@Wausje]

Great video mate...can't wait to build one...👍

[@pondguru]

Glad you enjoyed the video - yes they are very easy to make and highly effective filters.

[@dennisfrankland4296]

Hi Richard, enjoyed watching your video, very good cheap one filter. You have many excellent ideas, going to check out your aquarium video now , very amusing cat. Just bought bio balls and ultra filter media. I've Having a lot of trouble with very high ammonia reading, done water changes over last four days. Reading was off the scale, but now down to 2.0 but still too high, I'm hoping the new media will get the anirobic bacteria going. Cheers from Dennis

[@pondguru]

+dennis frankland Ammonia should never be e problem with an aquarium once the filter has matured. The balls and new media will certainly help. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.

[@bh6871]

Ty for the info

[@hangassan]

I like your fabricating technique...use of the "calibrated eyeball"...

[@philkyle8919]

building mine today ty for a great upload :)

[@pondguru]

Groovy - best of luck with that.

[@MrTruthislight]

good job, alreet, my koi are growing proper like man. Thx 4 the info.

[@pondguru]

No worries and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@cazsantics525]

Absolutely awesome where have you been I’ve been looking for a video like this for so long thank you so much one question what pump nobody talks about pumps

[@observer8838]

Brilliant - as always!

[@ThousandYardStare]

(my other channel) I'm glad you found the video useful - thanks for watching.

[@perfum999]

I have the same question as Hannah-marie Donovan and other viewers ---Quote ' 'PLEASE can you tell us if all the boxes have the same [media] inside, if not the box with the expensive stuff in it is that at the top of the stack? ' Fantastic video by the way, sooooo simple and very well explained. Love that you gave mm AND inches. I know you don't do many fish ponds anymore but if I ever won the lottery I dream of you creating a beautiful pond in my dream garden zzzzzzzz :))

[@Chrismusson196]

Great video! I think it would be very interesting to see how this performs compared to say an Oase filtoclear, I would imagine when filled with Biohome that its filtering capability's are untouchable for it's price. I think this is defiantly going to be a summer project for me.

[@pondguru]

+ChRiSVII Even with alfagrog it will do an excellent job and with pumice it will do even better. Using biohome is kind of like saying to the filter 'if the water isn't perfect it's your fault' as it is better again. I actually swapped out some of the biohome for pumice and that will be running in an upcoming video. I wanted the water to be a bit higher pH and mineralised for my aquarium and although the biohome offers the perfect balance of aerobic / anaerobuc bacteria the biohome wouldn't do raise pH or mineralise water. The pumice could well be a great choice for a large koi pond. where a huge filter is required and cost is an issue.

[@Chrismusson196]

Nice one Richard I can't wait to see this secret project with that massive aquarium!

[@ianroughley1933]

Ha great job - I guess that would work so well. Don't think I could use that in my 250ltr aquarium though. The BioHome media is amazing, very quick to setup and I use it in all my systems..

[@pondguru]

+Ian Roughley Awesome to hear, man. A scaled down version of a shower filter could be installed coming out of an aquarium sump but as sumps are generally easily big enough for a good set up I reckon most people will only make shower filters for fish ponds. Thanks for watching.

[@bmzaron713]

This was great, thanks

[@pondguru]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching.

[@paullarkin6090]

I have a 3-ft deep pond, and I could only see one inch below the surface with green algae, I made this filter and now I can see the bottom perfectly...only tip is don't forget to switch the pump off when it's freezing weather , as if it freezes in the box the pump will empty the pond by overflowing out of the side of the boxes

[@stylechild23]

Hey partner. Just wanted to drop in and say much obliged for this how-to. Your method, design and instruction saved our 1800 gallon koi pond here on the Gulf of Mexico. Anybody who cares about their fishstock can take what this fella has to say as the gospel truth. If you ever wind up in our neck of the woods down the trail, gimme a holler. I owe you a whole lotta longnecks and a touch of whiskey.

[@djromeoneb]

thanks for sharing.

[@pondguru]

+Donnell Jones (DJ Romeo) No worries, glad you enjoyed it.

[@rhetteck9]

Hi richard just want to say i absolutely love you videos keep up the great work mate. P.S is there a video of the secret outdoor aquarium which you have used this on ? Many thanks rhett.

[@pondguru]

Yes I think it has featured in a couple of future videos but I still haven't got any fish in it, lol

[@stepitup5409]

I Assume that all the other boxes have the same filter material? Correct?

[@englandshistory]

Hello mucker... loving all the vids... i have just built my first pond, only small as my garden is tiny... i used a icb container so just over 1000 litres... i have a pump and filter that does 5000 litres so should be ok but would you recommend adding a shower filter?? Ps do you still metal detect 🤩🤩

[@MrPaulnestor]

Excellent as usual. Off to the pound shop i go ......

[@pondguru]

+Naturally Healthy Glad you enjoyed the video and best of luck with the filter building.

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

Cheers...thumbs up.

[@bsessley55]

I love ..love love your video. They have been so much help. I've struggled with my koi pond now for years.. 6 or more keeping it clean and functioning, sad to say purchasing koi each year. l finally slowed down long enough to research the web and found your video.. yahhh. its so refreshing to find a successful way of maintaining my pond [ponding] ..lol. l was so jealous of the koi ponds i'd see when out at various Japanese Steak houses.. clean, clear water and huge koi...so that motivated me to do some research.. l plan to duplicate the system in this video with exact same size containers.. My pond outdoor pond is 5'x7'x1.5'. Are all the containers filled with bio-home media . if so how many pounds should i purchase for this system.

[@pondguru]

+bsessley55 It sounds like you are in the US. The US supplier of Biohome is www.greatwaveeng.com and he will be able to work out cubic inches and pounds needed no worries. I am actually going to use only 2-3 containers for my 800 litre external aquarium and only one will have the biohome in. The other 1 or 2 will be filled with the pumice media as I will be keeping crayfish in the tank and I want the water to have an elevated pH and a good level of mineralisation for them. Glad you enjoy the video and if by chance you're in the UK just give me details of the container sizes and I will work out how much you'll need no worries. If you're in the US Don from Greatwave can work out that and supply the media no problem.

[@hamstrings99]

PondGuru, what a great video many thanks. I have a general question about filtration which, I hope you can help me with? shall i post it here or email you separately? Regards, Paul.

[@josephspadea8814]

This looks like a great DIY filter, I've seen a few on KZbin, but this may be one of the best (if not the best). I haven't made any of them though because I always have one question that never seems to be addressed in the videos... How do you clean it??? The DIY filters often seem to be superior to anything you can buy for the money mainly because you can make it as good as you like. However, they all seem like they'd be difficult to clean. For this one, do you only clean the pads and leave the other media alone, or do you have to clean all boxes? Also, how do I know how big of a pump I can use without overflow my DIY filter?

[@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES]

im currently making a pond of 12500 liters how many tanks would i need for that ? loving your videos best iv found on the subject ty

[@timspillane828]

Hi pondguru I'm new to pond keeping. I have been watching your videos . And wonder what pump you would use on the trickle filter. Many 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...

[@kip6671]

Hi PondGuru - love your channel!! Regarding this DIY-SHower-Trickle filter, do all the boxes need to have media in them, and if so, which ones go on the topbox (inlet), middle, and bottom box(output)? I will have a go using three boxes for my small pond... Cheers...

[@rachelsmith896]

Will definitely be giving this a go. I'm sick of cheap and nasty ready made filters!

[@pondguru]

+Rachel Smith Best of luck with the build and thanks for watching.

[@sdbigguy]

Great video as usual. I was wondering if you could show a picture of what the pond water looks like before it goes in and what it looks like when it comes out. I would guess that as the system becomes more active those results will probably be better but it still might be interesting. What is the maintenance on a system like this. Do you just need to clean/rinse the media pads periodically or do you also have to do something with what ever media type you choose? Thanks again for an easy to follow and economical project.

[@pondguru]

+Thom Lindgren Problem is that flowing water always looks quite clean and the real test will be looking in at the foams after the filter has been running a while. It is going to be set up on my outdoor aquarium with a mixture of biohome and pumice filter media so once it has been running a while I will do a water test and take a look inside on a future video. The foams should be the only things which need cleaning with the coarse and medium foams needing rinsing and muck removing. The fine white pad will be binned when it is clogged. Although a filter of this type will clean the water and can reduce nitrates unless it has a UV fitted before it it's unlikely to act on a green pond which gets many nutrients. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@gadogadojawa4190]

nice I wanna try make filter like that on my koi fish pond

[@pondguru]

I have another couple of filter videos coming out in next 2 weeks so you may want to wait until you see them...

[@ryankline6711]

Loved the video! I am just getting going on my outside pond. This is probably a dumb question, but am I supposed to put media in the bottom box as well?

[@kenney9120]

There is really no reason not to. It is a choice really. As for the amount of filtration you would have to run the figures on the size of your pond and the type and number of fish and then you could make an educated guess as to how much media you need.

[@joluth1394]

Very Good

[@pondguru]

Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching.

[@nkundado]

Hi buddy! I was impressed by your demonstration but I still have a question. As I see your pond is large enough and its aeration is efficient, naturally by the winds. What if the pond was small, in the backyard for example? Do you think the simple showering on the outlet of the bottom unit will be enough for pond oxygenation?

[@jpconga5]

i made mine 9 years ago never clean them always clean also i have a 100 gal stock tank as pre filter that's the one i flush once a week and fully clean once a year. i made a 1'' hole on each totes on the side on the top because shower needs good contact with air to make nitrates go down

[@stevencain4804]

Pondguru - Good Day. Love your videos. How can I add a UV filter to the DIY shower filter?

[@EastLondonKiwi]

Thanks Richard another great filter example. Can you explain the benefit to separate boxes between the media. And why the shower effect between the boxes helps. Thanks D

[@pondguru]

+EastLondonKiwi Glad you enjoyed the video, man. Having separate boxes allows the filter to be made bigger / smaller for the size of the pond but more importantly it increases the chance of the water being well spread across the area of media contact. There is nothing wrong with a single chamber tall filter (like a wheelie bin) but there's a small chance the water would not cover all the media depending on the layout of media as water always takes the easiest route. Hope that makes sense.

[@steviesteve750]

Brilliant detail until the last couple of minutes! Which box did you put the filters and media in? I'm assuming top one so you can easily access it to clean it, and then all boxes below just have media in them?

[@craigkenwright3601]

thanks so much for the help and great video .. I made my own version of your filter and it works perfectly .. keep up the good work

[@pondguru]

That is great to hear -glad you found the video useful.

[@craigpillay1706]

Great video thanks! So do you have the same media in all the chambers? Can anyone advise? Tnx

[@jwoodard621]

How's the water going into the bucket from the top thanks for your videos

[@marcinlipinski7403]

What do you think about expanded clay aggregate as media? Did you ever tried it? I have made my trickle filter with that just recently and wonder if that was a good choice to provide full cycle

[@Addythe1baddy]

Thanks for the vid and the blooper was a bonus lol

[@pondguru]

No worries, I cut most of my balls-ups out but sometimes they get added at the very ends of videos.

[@Addythe1baddy]

Pondguru i was able to built my first pond based on one of your vids i love watching them and your knolage is gratefully appreciated. Just in the middle of building my second pond i think ill be adding the filter from this vid keep the good vids coming ;) Many thanks

[@richardskar2748]

green standstill pond water....how about to get the pond water moving and use some UV-C light to make the green algue clump together so the filter can catch algue and you will get cristal clear water and the light wil kill tiny paracites aswell....and the sun can reach bottom of pond and you can se the fish down there aswell

[@pondguru]

+Richard skår I had a mega filter system planned for this pond but it is around 1,000,000 litres and would require way too much UV power to affect the water, plus the size of settlement chambers / mechanical waste removal would require something akin to a small treatment plant.

[@Cammed_SS_3187]

Great video, Currently in the midst of making one for our 12000gallon pond. Is every box filled with the same media? Also will this help clear Algae? Our pond should be named Emerald pond because of its color.

[@sparkymark68]

I wish I'd seen this before I made my own diy filter Richard!

[@pondguru]

lol, that's always the way. I will be doing a few more DIY filter videos in the next few weeks with any luck.

[@sparkymark68]

I used a 100l waterbutt and the return from my Oase filter in a similar way to an external aquarium filter. Seeding it with your biohome ultimate. Your's was a much easier method!

[@keymae6714]

Did I miss the part on connecting the pump ? ( From Vancouver )

[@ThePepperford]

Great video. Any idea of the decibels of it running through? Sounds louder but might be the video.

[@pondguru]

+ThePepperford The loudest noise was from the water pouring back into the pond but that could be cut way down by piping it to the pond properly. The actual shower filter doesn't make much noise as the water is falling only a few cm onto either foam or filter media. Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.

[@piranhafish]

Hello fellow English KZbinr :) I Might build one of these for my 1900 gal pet pike outside tank :) might use biohome ultra if it takes out nitrates that is amazing stuff did you invent it?

[@pondguru]

I did not invent biohome but I had a hand in developing some of the types now sold (with regard to porosity, shape, size). 1900 gallon would need a heck of a lot of media to provide the full cycle so maybe a combination of 30mm-50mm pumice and the new shower media we are going to be selling shortly would be the best option (to keep costs down) - feel free to ring any time on 07772848730

[@kevinair7648]

To you have to put filter in everybody that stacked we need 2 boxes so would it be filter on topbox then hole pipe bottom box Cheers great video from council kev uk

[@skarpKARP]

Brilliant video, another question here. I have got hold of quite an amount of lava rock for use in gas grills to keep the heating. Where would you rank those for use as bio media compared to alfagrog, pumice, biohome etc? Cheers

[@pondguru]

It is very similar to alfagrog - much heavier though as it can be very dense. It is a sort of volcanic rock called 'scoria' and very much like the white pumice but the white pumice has a much more suitable structure for bacteria. The scoria is definitely not as good as white pumice or biohome but I'd rate it on par with alfagrog.

[@ash8215]

Great video. I've just acquired a large pickling drum to make a filter for my yet to build pond. Would you advise me to follow the same concept. For example: media, fine foam, med foam and course foam? Repeat repeat repeat? Would be a nightmare to clean. So maybe just lots of media at the bottom and the layers of foam on top?

[@pondguru]

Yes have all the foams on the top if you have a single container followed by the media underneath. That way the media will stay clean and the foam will be easy to clean. I am intending to make a shower filter with a wheelie bin very soon and it will just be single chamber whit media filling 90% of it and layers of foams on top. Glad you enjoyed the video.