Building a HUGE Pond Filter - Part 3 - Brush Chamber

[@leighsandham3718]

Great video Richard. Looking good . Can't wait to see it up and running

[@campo7622]

About time lol ... Whens the next episode out

[@SaitoGray]

Wow, i really need to get a better drill. Mine would implode if i try anything close to that.

[@pondguru]

Third episode in this mega-filter build for my large trout pond. Today we will take a look at the brush chamber of the filter and I'll explain how the water will flow through the chamber to help with settlement which will hopefully clear the pond. The next episode will highlight the moving bed chamber and have detailed information on the various types of moving bed filter media available. *When using side pressure to cut a hole with a drill bit use safety glasses since a broken drill bit is a sharp object which can damage eyes. Vortex filters: bit.ly/2Mj7gYa 4" fittings: geni.us/nTQc9bw 2" taps: geni.us/OBXBGSI 8" diameter brushes: ebay.to/2OvMOkc Filter grids: geni.us/oqDBzT Alternative sealant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJrLpZ6gasaKi7c If you've enjoyed this video please check out the playlists on my channel for hundreds more - on a variety of subjects. Feel free to share or link any of my videos on facebook, twitter, forums etc. for the benefit of anyone you think may also enjoy watching. See you next time. Pondguru RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS ON AMAZON: goo.gl/jMaBWy INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/pondguru_outdoors/ FILMING EQUIPMENT: Panasonic HC-VX870 HD camcorder geni.us/3UwE +Rode stereo microphone: geni.us/4OL +Rode 'deadcat' mic cover: geni.us/1pmn JVC Everio quad proof HD camcorder: geni.us/e09e +Rode 'deadcat' mic cover (opened up and held between tripod and camera base) geni.us/dee24 Zomei Z666 tripod: geni.us/1a1af3 Manfrotto MTPIXI-B PIXI mini tripod: geni.us/87f7

[@bladimirmontesinos4522]

As far as i see... Seems like you got all figured out... I have no questions ... I think tht pound is gonna be cristal clear .... Im gonna see you diving in there and making a video under water about the acuatic community in your pond... I really hope tht... Probably so all the ppl making questions you should make a diagram of how the water is goong to travel through the filter...just saying...!! Good luck... Bernard

[@pondguru]

Thanks, man - I just need a bit more free time to get on with this project but the moving bed chamber has been finished now.....just need to edit that part and get it uploaded......

[@danielbrockbank3002]

Hi , can you tell me what the other sealant was that you talked about in this video , think it was maybe a gutter sealant ?? Thanks

[@pondguru]

Sorry I forgot to add that to the video description: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJrLpZ6gasaKi7c

[@Snacksy1973]

YES! -it´s been a looong wait... you almost got me worried there.

[@MyTinyBalcony]

Love it. A man in a large bucket, with a caulking gun, uneven surface, and additional fart joke sound effects. You are the best. I am not able to do ponds in a 7th floor apartment, but I love watching these. Thank you for the hours of entertainment, AND polished tank water in my 60L tank. :)

[@TheWildWondersSA]

I really like this series of yours! Can not wait to see the end result, but happy to follow the progress. Hope you are doing well?

[@Populiervogel]

Thank God your OK, I thought something happened to you, great stuff again Richard, please don’t let us wait an other month for the next video, your channel is the best!

[@dreadnought79gameandchill.]

12:47 Thought I saw something bottom right corner. Keep the good work up.

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

Kitty!!!!!

[@rustytwinkles7762]

hi Pondguru me an my wife are about to start our tropical fish tank and im just asking if you can give us some more help and advice about if what we about to buy is good enough for the set up we want. so the tank is a fluval roma 240. the filter is a.. AQUARIUM FISH TANK EXTERNAL FILTER EFX+ 2000L/H 9W UV STERILISER the booster.. EF-2 EXTERNAL FILTER BOOSTER SUPPLIMENTARY CANISTER 2.3L the media for the filter...FRESHWATER 3KG EXTERNAL FILTER UPGRADE KIT for £56.99 and the amount of fish would be around 40 to 45 tropical fish. thank you and great videos

[@rantsandreviews]

Liked and shared...Can't wait for the next episode.

[@sherluthien]

You're a hoot to watch Richard. Thank you for sharing this filter build. It's been great to watch and very informative. Can't wait for the next part. Brilliant!

[@neild9071]

Good to see you back Richard.. know you wanted time out for the family and a rest (good idea).. like most I've been waiting for part 3 of this build and I haven't even got a pond ! not sure what that says about me.. we are a demanding lot... shows how good your videos are... really looking forward to seeing this filter fired up and running.. keep up the good work...

[@KoiCarpKyle2393]

Hello mate another great video I will be making somthing like that but on a smaller scale bud I'm just putting pen to paper and the moment thinking vortex then Into 3 other barrels I'm not quite sure yet but yes don't leave us for a month till next video 😛👍😎💯🐟

[@simplifygardening]

Brilliant Richard, Been waiting for this one for a while. Where have you been pal? Hope all is good, Looking forward to the next segment. Tony

[@pondguru]

I haven't been anywhere - that's the problem, lol Last month I had the equivalent orders of 3 months when I had the shop so I was stupidly busy and it's not letting up this month either. We're waiting of a large industrial drier being built for the filter media manufacturing plant which should really increase production then I will make the trade site live which will hopefully take some pressure off me if people can buy the media at various other sources in the UK. I can't make the site live until the drier is installed since we couldn't cope with an increase in orders at the present time.....it is mad.

[@simplifygardening]

@@pondguru Thats great news though mate. Much better to be run off your feet and have the orders coming than not have them at all. When is the drier due? When the trade site goes live that dhould streamline everything for you and free you up a little

[@pondguru]

It is quite a big thing so they reckon it will take about 6 weeks to build - can't come soon enough, lol

[@mr.brownplumbing]

Head pressure is key. Ball valves can isolate flow out and in. When balls valves are placed on manifold

[@209Control]

The sound effects for your video were GREAT!😁

[@mrpotatorocks]

Please make updates on the filter today

[@ronf-ingmyers8449]

Actually per the B8108 Process Piping Code your method for installing the Tank Connector/Bulkhead fitting is the proper method for installation. I love critics who dont have a damn clue what they are talking about!

[@pondguru]

Thanks for the confirmation - to be fair it was people who I'd never heard from before commenting on that subject but I think they were trying to troll me after watching 'experts' doing it a different way, lol

[@ronf-ingmyers8449]

Not a shocker to be honest, There are a lot of this out there...............You just do what you do and enjoy it............looking good to me!

[@pondguru]

Good to hear and that's what I hear from anyone who has done practical work, including koi guys and other pond keepers - the people telling me I'm doing something wrong always seem to have channels devoid of any content and therefore can't prove they've ever built anything in their lives, lol

[@chrisgreen1331]

YES. Been waiting for this BIG BOY to drop. 😉

[@kevinrose3455]

jeese how big are his fish , or is that an effluent treatment plant..

[@FenixLightOfficial]

hi , how about the flashlight

[@Hornbyttgingernerd]

Very nice Richard , great video 👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidglenn5971]

I work HVAC and have experienced rot in even pressure treated deck material from the moisture coming off a condenser unit with 6-8’ of clearance over the condenser fan. Big reason not to put a heat pump under a deck. You will have a lot of splash and evaporation adding moisture content to your decking pillars and planks. Might take a couple years but the rot may be problematic. Do you have a plan to combat or prevent this? I imagine reframing a deck or replacement of a pillar once all the filter equipment is operational and permanently affixed would be problematic.

[@pondguru]

There is pond liner above this filter project and that sits a good 9" underneath the deck above so that prevents moisture getting up. Sides of the filter area will have trellis on to allow good air flow through it so condensation should not be an issue. The ground under the filter has perforated field drains covered in 20mm gravel as that was originally meant to be the (ground level) site for the cabin before I decided to have it raised up.

[@DramaticAquatics]

awesome stuff man, filter is looking great & i can see plenty of places for some led lighting lol!!!

[@hilblue6224]

Great to see the next stage progress! Cheers Richard for what I find to be quite clear and easy to understand video's, there is always the option to re-play if it's needed... Trust me I ain't no rocket scientist either ;) Keep up the great work !

[@pondguru]

lol, I'm glad you enjoy the videos as I love making them but time to shoot and edit videos is extremely limited lately - I've got another episode of the big filter build shot and in need of editing and 25+ videos on aquarium filters shot and in need of editing........aaaaarrrggghhhhhh....

[@ForestExotics]

Good video thanks

[@waikarimoana]

Hey Richard, Good to see you and great video, regards from New Zealand, Tony.

[@charlesdavis2891]

Lol no Sawzall huh?

[@varanidguy]

My advice when doing that is if you're going to use a drill with side-pressure, be careful and take your time. Drill bits and chucks aren't necessarily designed for side pressure, but in soft material like plastics, it should be okay. Always good to wear gloves and safety glasses!

[@pondguru]

That is a good tip and I should have mentioned that. The container plastic is quite soft so the drill cuts through it reasonably easier but I wouldn't want to see someone try this with a drill bit which snapped and ended up in their eye. I'll add a note to the video description and shoot an extra part for the next episode as a warning at the start. Groovy.

[@varanidguy]

Rock on, sir! I love your videos, can't wait to see the next step in this monster filter!

[@jdofishtank6018]

Beast filter, and I’ve used a drill like that too lol

[@mattdawson7055]

Lol love it mate

[@markmmm1737]

Being pump Fed I would consider a 4 inch bypass at the very top of the container. Just in case, you never know.

[@pondguru]

I had considered that but the system is under cover so will get no leaves or any other detritus finding its way into the containers. If the worst did happen it would take a good while to drain the pond so the fish will be safe, lol

[@pondking3845]

Hi mate, where did you get the brush chamber from?

[@pondguru]

I bought it off a guy who used to come into the shop many years ago as he had a few for sale - not sure where you would get something like this now as most are round now.

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I can hardly wait until you show the pump. Its got to be a monster. I've seen them at a local store that only does Koi ponds..as I perused the plants outdoors,I went inside to see some huge commercial grade pumps. I wonder if they are low energy use like many magnetic drive pumps are compared to olden days direct drive pumps. Well,I know my idea of buying bales worth of poly filter and filling one of those huge containers with it...or in milkcrates of it stacked might not be practical,but might work. How you clean it..is for you to figure out-lol. Also the barley bales in the pond..no use to your needs? Some swear it takes care of green water.

[@pondguru]

I'm hoping that the first stages of this filter will handle the mechanical parts of filtration but if they don't then the latter stages will have static alfagrog which works great in muck. The pump I'm considering is 30,000 lph and is 380w so is very low power consumption for the output it generates.

[@koiCompetitions]

How on earth did I miss this!! I have the bell on and everything😂😂it’s looking good mate, can’t wait to see it up and running😁

[@pondguru]

A guy who is way more popular on KZbin than me was saying that some channels only have between 2%-5% of their subscribers notified when a new video drops and I'm definitely in that camp. If I had done a video where I was jumping about like a coked up gerbil and showing people some pointless vanity purchase or taken something out of a damned box google would have sent that to 100% of subscribers......there is so much useless crap on KZbin...lol

[@spex357]

Looking good.

[@bigb8227]

If I'm going to let a canister filter sit for days or weeks unused. How should I do that? Should I leave the water in it? Should I clean it? Thanks

[@pondguru]

Best to empty it and clean it out - if water is left stagnant in there it will go rotten quite quickly. If you want media to still be OK then it would be put in mesh bags inside the aquarium to keep bacteria alive.

[@Martinstanktalk]

Very interesting and neat setup. Its a massive filter system, but then again it is a big pond. Really enjoyed watching the video and hope to see the rest soon. Great work as always.

[@imageone2152]

finally

[@ultimatefishkeeping]

That Filter is going to be one awesome beast. Thankyou for sharing! 👍

[@johnryancanoy5479]

VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO. Great work thier ma man! keep it up and GOD BLESS ALWAYS.

[@MrTruthislight]

i will drill with smaller hole saw and use a fat max knife saw to cut spokes to the edge then saw around the mark. One thing, Richard, the tank connectors don't come with washers I find. Had to buy on ebay. Will leak without.

[@Interp66]

Thank you for sharing this information great looking filter so far! Can’t wait to see it in action!

[@billmc8964]

❤️

[@gabrielgalaxygh]

I was just thinking where has pondguru been

[@RichyJam2011]

You're gonna see the bottom of that pond after a few months of running that monster LOL. Really enjoying this build mate and very informative as always

[@50shadesofgreen]

good day to you Richard !! another awesome stage in the process of your massive pond filter project !! i can't wait too see the next step !! absolutely superb !! 🐟🐠🎥👍✝

[@frankmario6747]

Good job, hope the cat dont get near that monster when it will run !

[@pondguru]

I am putting lids on vortex filters and the others will enable cats to get out no problem - that's the one thing I worried about when making the system.

[@Sulprax]

Your amazing, made me laugh after you sniffed that solvent glue you got a HIGH from it and started laughing at your silicon skills.

[@demacherius1]

How can you drill holes without messuring. It would drive me nuts !

[@crewecarpangler]

you no hes been tooting that PDC in his cabin lol . love the videos pondguru

[@gianlucabassgnani]

You should use more powerful lights when filming the video, that place is too dark

[@Matt_corns]

Fantastic looking forward to the next one.. keep up the good work...

[@YorickdeVisser]

Can’t wait to see this Rube-Goldberg machine of a filter when it’s running!

[@sheilabowers7532]

Thanks for the video your doing great I really enjoyed it your friend G man

[@pedritomorales4002]

10:20 you really thought about releasing evil pond guru.

[@wardraven8755]

Iv been waiting on an update. Its comeing along nicely. Cant wait for the next vid.

[@y2keefus]

gotta love that cat hijacking your video @ 12:46

[@WilliamHarber]

Looking Good my friend, Looking forward to the next episode!

[@danielfoley9647]

Great vid looking forward to the filter being finished, an idea for a future vid, once the filter is all up and running take a vid of the water and then see if there is a difference in 6 or 12 months

[@vickythegreatest]

Mate you r too good Waiting for next episode thanks !!

[@johnfloydman7735]

Great update on the filter, looking forward to seeing the next. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@mannyroias3392]

great video and information thank you

[@tomshively5419]

Good episode..I'm learning a lot!

[@Jonebee7771]

Lovin this project Richard

[@DaMung]

Been so long since last update, love these diy videos

[@mcallistersviews6643]

He’s back haha great video

[@Kopsu87]

Been waiting for this. Nnnice!

[@stevebennett1858]

Great video can’t wait for more

[@ThePepperford]

Great video. Love the content.

[@Wayne-fe1ed]

Thanks. Going great.

[@jamesrytter9595]

Really looking forward to the next part! Do you have any idea when we'll get to see it? I'm pimping my sump this weekend, couldn't afford the biohome 😢 so went with alphagrog. 2 sacks arrived.... Far too much! I'll just have to get more tanks I guess! Haha

[@pondguru]

Alfagrog is a decent media in the right situation and I'll be using lots in the static parts of this filter since I had pallet of 66 bags delivered last week - hope to add that in today as I've been running the filter to test for leaks. If you went for the E25 size and it is packed in tight in a sump it may create anaerobic conditions in small areas for some nitrate reduction. I think I have the next part edited but I can't remember - if I have then I'll upload it today.

[@markmmm1737]

I see the 5 outlets, however how do you plan on getting an even flow around the brushes to the outlets. I fear the water path will follow the outer edge of the container straight to the outlets. Also the bottom drain may have difficulty reaching the far edge to clear the muck out. Maybe a small "H" shaped diffuser piping in the bottom. I hope I'm helping.

[@pondguru]

Not sure if you saw the last video but I have built a pipe into the feed which will supply a really heavy flow of water for swilling down the containers for cleaning so muck flow through the drain will not be an issue. Water in brush chamber is fired down to bottom by the 4" pipe and it rises up through brushes evenly so there will be no area where water level will be higher than other area in the container. The outlets may not be perfectly level but water flow will be heavy so should easily go through all 5 outlets. If I have got it really wrong I can simply add a 90 degree bend on the inside of the outlet to level water flow through them. I should really mention that in a future episode so thanks for bringing it up.

[@shunter66]

Looking good Richard , Cat looked impressed too 😀😀

[@pondguru]

It won't be too impressed if it falls in the vortex, lol I will be putting lids on them just in case....

[@barrygill2213]

Been a long wait for part 3 but worth the wait just a quick question when you changed the screws to the tank connector for longer ones was they stainless screws👍👍

[@pondguru]

They were galvanized as I didn't have any stainless screws - first choice would have been stainless for water use.

[@simonhedderwick4516]

Awesome as always :) Just a thought but with those 4" legs are you not going to get water left inside once you drain it down? I built a similar thing on a much smaller level for my marine tank sump and cut out small sections at bottom of the pipe legs so the water could flow out. Keep up the great videos :)

[@pondguru]

I may get a tiny bit of water held in the legs but it will amount to very little and on the scale of things it's something I never thought about but I could see why you had holes in for a sump scenario - nice one.

[@adriantodd7847]

Hi Richard , glad thats come out , i was getting worried i had missed it or something ! By the way , i was at plawsworth hall farm a few weeks back on hollibobs , and i think you drove past ! 😉😉

[@pondguru]

I have been down that way a few times with my son's football so it could well have been me, lol

[@Keldarahs]

Nice Filter!

[@adamjay1995]

Great design. Where did you get the big black containers from. Thanks

[@pondguru]

I bought them off a local guy who used to come into our shop many years ago and he got them from a koi place which closed down about 20 years ago - not sure where you would buy such a thing now as the manufacture of them is quite specialised.

[@adamjay1995]

Pondguru thanks for reply 👍

[@Tinyestdolittle]

Loving this little series I always planed on diving another pond and joining them with a small stream the fish could use to access both sides but funds ran dry so now I have a great big filter box just sitting there but after watching these I'm thinking maybe set it up with brushes to get the majority of crap as my pond is quite robust on the stocking side of things lol and that should surely cut down on cleaning of the filter pads as sometimes they can clog up pretty quickly so thanx for the insparaition now to find the time dam kids 🤣🤣🤣 tnx Jon ✌

[@pondguru]

That sounds like decent plan there as anything to settle muck you can add to the system will definitely help to save the filter with finer foams.