How to Install Pond Filters
A water feature has made its way to the garden world.
Most landscape designs these days have either a fish pond or a water garden feature that gives accent to the whole landscape.
Any water feature added to the garden adds to the aesthetic pleasure the whole garden has for those who see it.
And of course, anything in the garden requires maintenance, most especially the garden pond.
The most important requirement to keep the pond clean is a pond filter which costs a bit more than what people expected.
Because of this, many garden keepers just drop the idea of having a pond in their garden.
However, pond pumps and pond filters can actually have much more affordable alternatives like the homemade ones.
As long as you know the ins and outs of pond filtration system, you sure are good to go.
Primarily, a pond filter's job is to keep the whole pond healthy for the creatures that depend on it.
Plants and fish indeed require much care and a healthy dwelling place.
A pond filter that is purchased in the market usually removes the environmental pollutants in a physical way.
But a homemade pond filter does the opposite.
It works as a biological foundation for the beneficial bacteria which convert the nitrates, nitrates and ammonia in the pond into much more functional forms for the plants and fish.
A homemade filter will need a large plastic container or grow pot for at least 3-4 gallon in size, mesh bags, big rocks with large surface area and a submersible pond pump.
The larger the container and the pond, the more lava rocks you will need.
Since the rocks are purchased full of dirt, it is necessary to wash them first, as well as the other supplies that you will use for the pond filter.
Once all the materials are ready for use, you can begin the construction of a homemade pond filter.
First up is to put the cleaned lava rocks in the mesh bags.
Be sure that the mesh bags will not be torn once filled with the rocks.
It's essential to know that these rocks will get heavier after they have deposited the wastes and accumulated bacteria in the pond.
Therefore the weight of the rocks in the mesh bags should allow it to be easily lifted up.
Consequently, three to four mesh bags could be used for the lava rocks.
The pond pump is needed in order to have a good homemade pond filter.
The pump must be put at the bottom of the container where you will put the pond filter.
This will allow the easy adjustment of the attached tubing and electrical cord as they stick out of the container.
After positioning the pump and the tubing, slowly place the mesh bags containing the lava rocks on top of the pump.
Your homemade filter should be put in the water and the pump turned on.
The rock layers act as the main filtration of the pond.
If however, you are too busy and have no time for this process a mechanical pond filter would be perfect for you and your pond.
Most landscape designs these days have either a fish pond or a water garden feature that gives accent to the whole landscape.
Any water feature added to the garden adds to the aesthetic pleasure the whole garden has for those who see it.
And of course, anything in the garden requires maintenance, most especially the garden pond.
The most important requirement to keep the pond clean is a pond filter which costs a bit more than what people expected.
Because of this, many garden keepers just drop the idea of having a pond in their garden.
However, pond pumps and pond filters can actually have much more affordable alternatives like the homemade ones.
As long as you know the ins and outs of pond filtration system, you sure are good to go.
Primarily, a pond filter's job is to keep the whole pond healthy for the creatures that depend on it.
Plants and fish indeed require much care and a healthy dwelling place.
A pond filter that is purchased in the market usually removes the environmental pollutants in a physical way.
But a homemade pond filter does the opposite.
It works as a biological foundation for the beneficial bacteria which convert the nitrates, nitrates and ammonia in the pond into much more functional forms for the plants and fish.
A homemade filter will need a large plastic container or grow pot for at least 3-4 gallon in size, mesh bags, big rocks with large surface area and a submersible pond pump.
The larger the container and the pond, the more lava rocks you will need.
Since the rocks are purchased full of dirt, it is necessary to wash them first, as well as the other supplies that you will use for the pond filter.
Once all the materials are ready for use, you can begin the construction of a homemade pond filter.
First up is to put the cleaned lava rocks in the mesh bags.
Be sure that the mesh bags will not be torn once filled with the rocks.
It's essential to know that these rocks will get heavier after they have deposited the wastes and accumulated bacteria in the pond.
Therefore the weight of the rocks in the mesh bags should allow it to be easily lifted up.
Consequently, three to four mesh bags could be used for the lava rocks.
The pond pump is needed in order to have a good homemade pond filter.
The pump must be put at the bottom of the container where you will put the pond filter.
This will allow the easy adjustment of the attached tubing and electrical cord as they stick out of the container.
After positioning the pump and the tubing, slowly place the mesh bags containing the lava rocks on top of the pump.
Your homemade filter should be put in the water and the pump turned on.
The rock layers act as the main filtration of the pond.
If however, you are too busy and have no time for this process a mechanical pond filter would be perfect for you and your pond.