Pond descriptions

Robert & Carol's pond

Completed pond
 
The photo above shows the completed pond with the filters in the foreground.
Internal of filter Internal of filter
The bottom of each filter has it's own slope to a pipe connected to a 0.75kw swimming pool pump, and each chamber can be flushed seperately. The filter is split into two identical systems parallel to each other. After the settlement chamber the water goes to four "up and down" filter bays filled with brushes. The filter bays are seperated by 10mm fibre cement sheets covered with fibreglass. The last 2 metres of the filter is only 400mm deep as it has a large tree root beneath it and the water flows through rows of brushes here.
Pumps There are three swimming pool pumps.
0.25kw - - - 12,000litre
0.6kw - - - - 20,000 litre
0.75kw - - - 25,000 litre
All pumps connected to inlet and outlet manifolds, and can be operated seperately or all together.Both skimmers have to be on or the filter runs dry with all pumps running.
2 venturi & 2 surface swimming pool return type 'eyeballs' all with own valves.
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