| Keeping a clear pond in the warm or hot
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| | bio falls combination, or a pressurized
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| summer months involves these key
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| | filter- sponge filter combination.[3]
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| ingredients for proper filtration:[1]
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| | Plant Filtration (Often called Veggie
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| Adequate water circulation and movement.A
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| | Filters)This is a very important part of
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| general principle (not a rule) of about
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| | pond keeping and filtration. A well
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| 100-200 gph per 100 gallons can work for
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| | planted and diversified planted pond is
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| this. This can be achieved with more than
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| | VERY important for clarity, pond and fish
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| one pump and even a large aeration device
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| | health, and even fish breeding. Any plant
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| (air stone). As for the air stone, I find
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| | with a good root structure that grows
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| they are excellent for vertical
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| | fast and has the majority of their leaves
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| circulation, often better than water
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| | above water is a good candidate to start
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| pumps of greater gph. A large double air
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| | with. I recommend water iris for their
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| pump such as a Million Air 600, Whisper
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| | strong root structure, fast growth, great
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| 800, or Maxima with two air stone can
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| | nutrient absorbsion, and a great place
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| circulate at a rate up to 500 gph. A way
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| | for baby fish (fry) to hide feed and
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| to check this is to place the air stone
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| | grow. There are many other excellent
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| down a narrow PVC tube or aquarium lift
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| | plants as well such as bull rush. Make
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| tube, then place the top of the tube just
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| | sure these types of plants (plants with
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| above the water level and measure the
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| | roots in water and leaves above) are
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| rate the water fills up a gallon
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| | planted in an area of good, but not
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| container (one gallon in 15 seconds= 240
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| | strong water movement. This ensures that
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| gph).A good water pump is the Via Aqua
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| | they will do their job as plant
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| 2600, 3300 or 6500 hydrant pump. Both
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| | filters.Other plants such as lilies and
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| have sealed electromagnetic motors and
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| | hyacinth are excellent for nutrient
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| ceramic shafts.[2] Good Filtration.I
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| | removal too, but not at the rate of iris
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| prefer pressurized pond filters for their
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| | and similar plants. They are useful for
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| efficiency and ease of hiding in the
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| | shade, which will slow algae growth[4] UV
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| ground. But there are many excellent
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| | Sterilization.Although not always
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| filters available. For small ponds (and
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| | necessary in a well planted, well shaded,
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| even medium-large), large sponge filters
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| | well filter aquarium; they are still very
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| are excellent bio filters and reasonable
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| | useful. UVs help with algae control,
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| mechanical filters. They are inexpensive,
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| | disease prevention, and the Redox
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| easy to service, and simple to attach
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| | potential (which is important for fish
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| with either a power head pump or and air
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| | health and proper filtration). For the UV
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| stone. Bio falls are also excellent pond
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| | to properly function in a pond, the flow
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| filters. I do not recommend the old style
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| | rate should not exceed 20-45 gph per watt
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| Becket or Pond Master Submersible
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| | of UVC. In larger ponds with high flow
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| filters; they clog easily, are hard to
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| | rates I recommend more than one UV
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| service, and are not efficient filters.
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| | sterilizer, with a by-pass from the main
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| Multiple types of filtration are also
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| | line, connected in PARELLEL not in line
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| excellent, such as a pressurized filter-
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| | together.
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