I’ve tried just about everything to maintain Crystal clear water over the past few years. Always interesting to see the results. As of today I use 2 bio falls with 3 stages of sponge filters and a bag of bio balls and ceramic media. In my skimmer I have several brushes. When your bacteria is working properly you will get crystal clear water. And a whole lot cheaper than a rotary drum filter. The floss is a great idea however it will load up quite fast and require a lot of changes. However it will polish your water up rather fast. My suggestion would be to use the 3 different mesh sponges and put a large amount of K1 to house your bacteria in your tub . Also I noticed you don’t have any pebbles or rocks on the bottom. The addition of these makes for added wet surface in which bacteria can colonize. Mechanical filtration will only get you so far, then you need to have good bacteria. Aerobic and anaerobic for your water column. BTW your fish are beautiful! I’m a bit curious though. If you put the floss ( batting) over the screen on your drum filter I wonder how well it would work. Obviously it will filter finer finds and in theory should wash somewhat clean during the cleaning spray cycle. You could easily wrap the batting around the drum and secure with some string. Just a thought.
@@Lwimmermastermetalart thank you for watching! You’ve brought up a lot of good points. For my purposes the water polishing filter was great as a short term use filter. Because like you mentioned, the frequency I have to clean that thing at is too often for it to be practice long term. You’re absolutely right about colonizing the beneficial bacteria. Idk if you happened to catch my videos about my moving bed filter. That filter has around 6 cubic ft. of K3 media going in it. I’m planning to add another 6 cubic feet this spring at some point.
@ yes that is the only problem with using batting. My problem is too big of a fish load. I had no idea I had any females. Sure enough without doing a thing I ended up with 3 babies. They are now a foot long in just a little over a year. The mother is about 2 feet long. Anyway all of them are so nice I couldn’t give any up. I tried a pre filter. It helped but was a pain to clean and it didn’t seem to help any with the bio fall filters . Honestly the sponges work the best. I simply pull them out and wring out by hand. About every other month I’ll wash them with a hose and treated water. I also have a small bog filter too. More for the looks. Although you should see how big and nice my inpatients got. This too helps with algae as well as clean water. I’ll add some fresh bacteria every so often but that is the only thing I add. I’d also recommend Microbe Lift bacterial. It stinks to high heaven but damn it works great! Too many companies want to sell you all sorts of chemicals. Such a waste. If your eco system is right you’re good to go with little maintenance. You’re basically just mimicking Mother Nature. Good luck with what you do decide to do. There’s nothing quite like listening to water and watching beautiful Koi. I love butterfly tail ones. In fact that’s all I have.
I must say my friend, that is a lot of pipework 😮 The pond looks great 👍 I think we have fallen into the RUclips thing. By mistake 😀 I've watched the first 3 of your videos, but I've got a headache with all that pipework 😂😂😂 Nice one, TY 😅🐟
Mate, I will catch up with your videos 😅 I hope I don't have to put all that pipework in 😢 You have a talent, my friend. You're worth watching. 😮 Cheers Ty😉🐟
@@Garykoi625 haha yeah, I didn’t think I’d end up doing RUclips videos either, but I’m having fun with it! You’re kind to think so, I do my best. I need to get caught up on your videos as well! Cheers Gary 🍻
In the U.K. the kind of material you are using is usually treated with fire retardants so not usually suitable for use with fish! However, we do have available a similar product specifically for filtration called “Filter Floss” which can be obtained from Aquatic stores! I personally have never used the stuff because it’s strength (ability to filter fine particles) is also it’s weakness in that it blocks easily and requires regular replacement!
@@ces69 Ive learned something new today! Now I understand why some people in r/ponds on Reddit kept calling it filter floss. Thank you for the clarification. It’s great at what it does and I 100% agree with you that the downside is how often the material has to be replaced. But as an extra way to strain the water for showcasing the pond for the pond tour it worked great. But I did have to change it frequently for it to do what I wanted.
Hey TY. Met you on Vince's live I am all about cheap easy DIY. Btw great video.. informative and funny Still have yet to try a uniseal Subscribed as I promised I used a big
some bio balls or lava rock would be good maybe.also and sand and check out some drinking water filter set ups ,looks like your figuring it out and having fun experimenting awesome,thx
I've been fish keeping for 25 years, and you know what i discovered recently that's pretty effective.... Swimming pool filter balls..... Saw it from a European Aquarist with a 20ft tank.....
@@FARMOORKOI hi Tony! I’m meeting so many new UK pond peeps lately, it’s been awesome 😁 it’s good to meet you, I’ll have to head over to check out your channel
Great video . Where did you get your drum filter from. Every thing I see is in or from Europe. Also do you keep your air pump running 24/7 or just during the day?
It's not a pond filter it's a water polisher there is a difference and you can also use pond clay to bind the fines together but that would just create more work for the Drum. The way he's done it is probably best for the fish too and nobody can argue with the results !
@@ChrisWijtmans yes I do. In a swirl filter solids sink to the bottom but liquids and floating solids don't and would not get filtered but the floss catches everything including liquids and floating solids that were too fine for the rotary drum filter to take out. (I class liquid dirt as dirt that you can't physically pick up with your hand) the dirt a swirl filter removes is dirt you can pick up with your hand and nearly all liquid dirt will bypass the swirl filter !
@@oliverskinner8962 wrong. They do not sink to the bottom they are FLINGED to the bottom through the mechanical action of the pump and filter creating a vortex, including floating solids. I can tell you searched for swirl filter on youtube and you got amateur results. Professionally speaking they are called vortex filters and they are exactly designed to turn "liquid dirt" into clear water, because guess what, they are solids suspended in water. So again you have no clue what you are talking about and you just searched youtube to sound like you know what you are talking about.
@@oliverskinner8962 wrong. in a swirl filter solids including floating are flung through mechanical action to the bottom. You do not know what you are talking about.
Cheers for sharing just what I needed. Just subbed from the uk.
@@StokeKoiAdventures thanks for watching and right On! It’s cool how many UK koi people I’m starting to meet
Some weird ideas, some crazy materials used, and no way would I do this. But I have some respect for you mate. Great video.
@@blink4711 haha fair enough man. thanks for watching!
I’ve tried just about everything to maintain Crystal clear water over the past few years. Always interesting to see the results. As of today I use 2 bio falls with 3 stages of sponge filters and a bag of bio balls and ceramic media. In my skimmer I have several brushes. When your bacteria is working properly you will get crystal clear water. And a whole lot cheaper than a rotary drum filter. The floss is a great idea however it will load up quite fast and require a lot of changes. However it will polish your water up rather fast. My suggestion would be to use the 3 different mesh sponges and put a large amount of K1 to house your bacteria in your tub . Also I noticed you don’t have any pebbles or rocks on the bottom. The addition of these makes for added wet surface in which bacteria can colonize. Mechanical filtration will only get you so far, then you need to have good bacteria. Aerobic and anaerobic for your water column. BTW your fish are beautiful! I’m a bit curious though. If you put the floss ( batting) over the screen on your drum filter I wonder how well it would work. Obviously it will filter finer finds and in theory should wash somewhat clean during the cleaning spray cycle. You could easily wrap the batting around the drum and secure with some string. Just a thought.
@@Lwimmermastermetalart thank you for watching! You’ve brought up a lot of good points. For my purposes the water polishing filter was great as a short term use filter. Because like you mentioned, the frequency I have to clean that thing at is too often for it to be practice long term. You’re absolutely right about colonizing the beneficial bacteria. Idk if you happened to catch my videos about my moving bed filter. That filter has around 6 cubic ft. of K3 media going in it. I’m planning to add another 6 cubic feet this spring at some point.
@ yes that is the only problem with using batting. My problem is too big of a fish load. I had no idea I had any females. Sure enough without doing a thing I ended up with 3 babies. They are now a foot long in just a little over a year. The mother is about 2 feet long. Anyway all of them are so nice I couldn’t give any up. I tried a pre filter. It helped but was a pain to clean and it didn’t seem to help any with the bio fall filters . Honestly the sponges work the best. I simply pull them out and wring out by hand. About every other month I’ll wash them with a hose and treated water. I also have a small bog filter too. More for the looks. Although you should see how big and nice my inpatients got. This too helps with algae as well as clean water. I’ll add some fresh bacteria every so often but that is the only thing I add. I’d also recommend Microbe Lift bacterial. It stinks to high heaven but damn it works great! Too many companies want to sell you all sorts of chemicals. Such a waste. If your eco system is right you’re good to go with little maintenance. You’re basically just mimicking Mother Nature. Good luck with what you do decide to do. There’s nothing quite like listening to water and watching beautiful Koi. I love butterfly tail ones. In fact that’s all I have.
Those koi are living large!!! Beautiful clarity. I loved using filter socks on my aquariums, super clear H2O❤❤❤
@@kristycannon7923 they’re living their best fish lives and I 100% agree: filter socks are the way to go with Aquariums! Thank you for watching 😄
Most of the time, DIY touches significantly make that finishing effect! Good stuff
I love fish related DIY stuff. Thanks for sharing
@@markfranklin8831 thank you for watching 😁
I must say my friend, that is a lot of pipework 😮 The pond looks great 👍 I think we have fallen into the RUclips thing. By mistake 😀 I've watched the first 3 of your videos, but I've got a headache with all that pipework 😂😂😂 Nice one, TY 😅🐟
@@Garykoi625 Gary, Thanks for checking them out! My wife says my filter room looks like a Windows95 Pipe screensaver 😅 I totally get it
Mate, I will catch up with your videos 😅 I hope I don't have to put all that pipework in 😢 You have a talent, my friend. You're worth watching. 😮 Cheers Ty😉🐟
@@Garykoi625 haha yeah, I didn’t think I’d end up doing RUclips videos either, but I’m having fun with it! You’re kind to think so, I do my best. I need to get caught up on your videos as well! Cheers Gary 🍻
Nice work, mate! I have done similar polishing filter over my time as Koi keeper. It works great but a lot of work. Again nicely done 👍
They are super effective at physical filtration. but agreed, a ton of work to keep up on long term
In the U.K. the kind of material you are using is usually treated with fire retardants so not usually suitable for use with fish!
However, we do have available a similar product specifically for filtration called “Filter Floss” which can be obtained from Aquatic stores!
I personally have never used the stuff because it’s strength (ability to filter fine particles) is also it’s weakness in that it blocks easily and requires regular replacement!
@@ces69 Ive learned something new today! Now I understand why some people in r/ponds on Reddit kept calling it filter floss. Thank you for the clarification. It’s great at what it does and I 100% agree with you that the downside is how often the material has to be replaced.
But as an extra way to strain the water for showcasing the pond for the pond tour it worked great. But I did have to change it frequently for it to do what I wanted.
Hey TY.
Met you on Vince's live
I am all about cheap easy DIY.
Btw great video.. informative and funny
Still have yet to try a uniseal
Subscribed as I promised
I used a big
@@stubbsaquatics6080 thanks for watching Chris :) glad you enjoyed the video! They work relatively well so long as you drill the hole the right size 😂
some bio balls or lava rock would be good maybe.also and sand and check out some drinking water filter set ups ,looks like your figuring it out and having fun experimenting awesome,thx
New subscriber 👋❤️🤗 Hi Ty. Great video. Glad it worked for you. ❤
Thank you for watching! I’ve enjoyed watching you, Sane and Maureen do the Sunday Live Streams 😁
🎉love this idea 🎉
@@HollandAbsher thank you! It worked out better than I could have hoped
Nice work my friend
@@jasontate1209 thank you!
I've been fish keeping for 25 years, and you know what i discovered recently that's pretty effective.... Swimming pool filter balls..... Saw it from a European Aquarist with a 20ft tank.....
@@d-godfather interesting 🤔 I’ve never heard of that. I’ll have to start experimenting
Awsome ❤diy filter❤
@@ColossalKoi Thank you, And thanks for giving the video a watch! I just started looking at your channel. You’re also in the U.S.?
Hi Ty, Just subbed you, I see you on Vince's live, I am Tony, from Farmoor Koi UK, very best wishes, Tony😀
@@FARMOORKOI hi Tony! I’m meeting so many new UK pond peeps lately, it’s been awesome 😁 it’s good to meet you, I’ll have to head over to check out your channel
@@The_Koi_Pit Thank you Ty, nice to meet you too, I need to take a look at a few of your vids too, best wishes.
To reduce your costs even more you can use polyester filling from inside an old pillow or duvet this stuff is tougher too so will last a bit longer👍
All you need now is a UV clarifier and a fine sponge filter. Done!
Great stuff. What size pump are you using?
@@clivegilbert7165 I’m running two Oase Aquarius 7300s
Great video . Where did you get your drum filter from. Every thing I see is in or from Europe. Also do you keep your air pump running 24/7 or just during the day?
@@Maatson_ I got my drum filter from Free RDF. Here is a link to their products: en.freedrumfilter.com mine has been great!
@@Maatson_ oh! Almost forgot, my aerators only run in the early morning and late evening.
Bro find a way to incorporate this filter into your system so it keeps it clear always ..awesome work
@@andybaldeo4773 thanks dude! I’ll have to put my caveman brain to work and see what I can come up with 😂
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now turn off the drum filter, and the UV light, and wait for 1 week and see how well that filter does.
You'll see..........it won't do jack.
It's not a pond filter it's a water polisher there is a difference and you can also use pond clay to bind the fines together but that would just create more work for the Drum. The way he's done it is probably best for the fish too and nobody can argue with the results !
if you want to filter solids you need a swirl filter.
It's not solids that white floss is filtering liquid dirt so a swirl filter would not work.
@@oliverskinner8962 you do not understand what you are talking about.
@@ChrisWijtmans yes I do. In a swirl filter solids sink to the bottom but liquids and floating solids don't and would not get filtered but the floss catches everything including liquids and floating solids that were too fine for the rotary drum filter to take out. (I class liquid dirt as dirt that you can't physically pick up with your hand) the dirt a swirl filter removes is dirt you can pick up with your hand and nearly all liquid dirt will bypass the swirl filter !
@@oliverskinner8962 wrong. They do not sink to the bottom they are FLINGED to the bottom through the mechanical action of the pump and filter creating a vortex, including floating solids. I can tell you searched for swirl filter on youtube and you got amateur results. Professionally speaking they are called vortex filters and they are exactly designed to turn "liquid dirt" into clear water, because guess what, they are solids suspended in water. So again you have no clue what you are talking about and you just searched youtube to sound like you know what you are talking about.
@@oliverskinner8962 wrong. in a swirl filter solids including floating are flung through mechanical action to the bottom. You do not know what you are talking about.
This looks so sad.. just a concrete water pit 😅
Audio fail!!!
Pond is looking absolutely fecking awesome Ty bruva 💯👌🧁👍👍👍
@@LeTwistedOne Thanks Vince!
That's the Shiz Ty Rosser!