Mark & Looraine's Pond
Mark
is from Gloucester, the pond was built in 2000, and was changed to a
gravity fed system in March 2001.
Timber construction, approx size 12ft x 8ft
x 5ft deep benched to 6ft.
Capacity is 3000gallons.
Filtration.
1- 4" bottom drain feeds Tri-tech 2500 three bay vortex, pumps
back to pond via u.v and Biotec 10 for extra biological filtration.
Tritech- Filter contains-
1 settlement
2- alphagrog/sponge
3-sponge/merlin biosys- course and fine sponge.
View of fish.
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| Pond details | |
| Gallonage
Dimensions Construction Shape Bottom drains Filter feed Year completed |
3,000. 12ft x 8ft x 6ft deep. Timber construction with liner. Rectangular. One 4"drain. Bottom drain to vortex. 2000 |
| Filter details | |
| Type Media Bay 1 Media Bay 2 Media Bay 3 Settlement chamber Aeration |
Fibreglass unit. Settlement. Alphagrog/sponge. Merlin/sponge. Vortex chamber. Jun aco 60 air pump. |
| Pump details | |
| Type, make, etc Pumping capacity Location Water return |
Aquamax 10000. 880 gals/hr. Chamber after filters. Venturi. |
| Other equipment | |
| Ultra violet lamp - Briton
25 watts. Power skimmer powered by Blagdon P4000. |
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