Cleaning/ Flushing a DIY BOG FILTER
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Just a quick video showing how I recently cleaned out a DIY bog filter that I built around 3 years ago.
If you want to see how the entire pond and filter system was built this playlist will do just that- • Dream pond build
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I'm just feeding the algorithm monsters with a thumbs 👍.
Nice one 😊👍
I also dread having to do things that might kill plants or fish. I appreciate you showing us how you cleaned your filter, I need to do the same on my bog in a barrel, but fortunately the only creatures in it are a few snails. I've got to get the layer of dead cyanobacteria off the rocks, and I want to add more rocks and plants. I plan to do it once the weather warms up, so probably in a month or two.
Let me know how it goes 😊👍
Good to see ya getting hands dirty for a change.. just don't let it Bog you down!
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nice vid, thanks, Kev!
It's time for me to build my first bog filter for a pond that's about 10 years old. ( I adopted some more koi that needed re-homing, so I really need to get ready for the summer) Here's what I'm hoping you might be able to help me with: sourcing dispersal pipe in America similar to what you use there. Generally I'm finding that the diameters of retail pipes are way too small. I'm wondering if I could use plastic milk crates work, as they're similar to aqua blocks. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks!
I’m not sure about the pipe in America. Milk crates are a great alternative to aquablox. I’ve had many people tell me they’ve used them successfully.
Thank you!
Best suggestion I have is to make friends with a plumber or even better yet, one of the road construction team members. Trade them something for the scrap pieces they have. I've gotten some good 10in and 12in diameter round scraps for a case of beer each. Finding anything larger than 6 in at the store is impossible and/or expensive. Can sometimes find deals on FB marketplace. I'm in Southeast Louisiana.
Thanks for showing that. Maybe I missed it, but what water do you use to rinse out and flush the bug? Can you use tap water from the garden hose?
I used tap water during this clean. Best practice is pond water, tank water, basically un-chlorinated water. This pond has two bogs and a long stream. There’s plenty of bacteria that will recolonize the filter if I accidentally killed off too much.
Thanks Kev ,always useful to hear about your way of doing things. But I was rather disappointed I didn't get to see you having a swim with the fish and local wildlife. 😕 🐠🐟🐅🪴😊
😂 that’s my time to relax. 😉
Thanks kev for the content
What brand & litres an hour pump do you use on this system?
Curious for my aquaculture design I’m trying to come up with which would have around 20000ltrs of water total
This pond has 4 jeboa dcp 15000 litre per hour pumps. They are variable speed all dialled back to around 60 watts each. There’s a link on my website if you are interested in these pumps. There are models up to 20,000L per hour.
Have you looked into incorporating tubifex worms as part of the filter design? I've been reading about constructed wetlands for human wastewater, and there are studies that observed that the worms consume some of the sludge and their physical disturbance increases water flow. A CW with only worms also had a higher denitrification capacity than a CW with only plants, but having both plants and worms was the most efficient.
I can’t say I have. But I will take a look into it. Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Some public papers that I found useful:
"Enhancement of the performance of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in winter: the effect of Tubifex tubifex"
"Enhanced nutrient removal and mechanisms study in benthic fauna added surface-flow constructed wetlands: the role of Tubifex tubifex"
These bogs are fed water in contrast to having water actively sucked out. If a bog filter has the potential to suck up worms, I could imagine that that would actually *cause* clogs, which is what happens at some waste treatment plants that are not designed for the presence of worms. Cheers!
Thanks for the resources. Yes my bogs don’t have any pumps in them. Water is pumped in and then simply overflows back to the main pond.
Hi Kev - another very helpful video! Thinking longer term about my bog filter and how to clean it. I was hoping to keep the diameter of the clean-out pipe fairly modest (as it isn't the largest of bog filters) so I won't be able to fit a sump pump into it. Is a pond vacuum a useful thing to invest in longer term? I've also seen online the option of running a suction pump manually using a hand drill which looked funky but not sure how reliable that actually is. Thanks again for all your great videos and advice. Sheile
I think a vac is a handy thing to have. I don’t use mine as often as I thought I would. If its purpose is only for the bog filter cleaning, probably not worth the money.
Thanks Kev - that’s helpful advice. They aren’t cheap. Will try the drill powered suction pump and see how I go.
Let me know. I’d be interested 👍
Will do!
What is the purpose of using the Aquablox stormwater modules in the bottom of a bog/wetland filter? They do not seem to be required for the wetland filter to work. They also do not seem to be required to be able to clean out the filter. Especially if you use the Aquascape centipede and snorkel vault. I guess people are trying to store water there. I could maybe understand this on a small fishpond. I have a large pond, 150'x300'. I would not think I would need to store additional water in the filter. Can you shed some light on the reasons why they put these in the filter? It seems like it would be taking away much of the surface area for the bacteria to live by creating large voids in the filter.
I actually think the bigger the bog, the more necessary the void. I didn’t use a void on my dream pond, I built two bogs that are quite narrow and I feel easy to clean. As the filter increases in size I feel it’s harder to move muck into the clean outs, therefore having the void space under all the rock will create a large area where the muck accumulates, then because there is no rock in the way it hopefully migrated to the clean outs much more efficiently.
There’s also arguments to be made that the void helps settle out solid waste. Of course all this is hard to know for certain and that’s why I say every pond is different.
You are right that the modules aren’t required for the filter to work, bacteria will still colonise all the rock and pebble. All I can do is show how I do my ponds and then hopefully, that helps others make their own decisions.
Legend Kev, 😄
I have two questions. I am thinking of using your bog filter. I have a 20 gallon tank. If I make bog filter using 5 gallon bucket, will it be enough? I know how to make it according to your video. Second question is how long I have to wait until my nitrate level becomes 0? How about your case? Thanks.
Should be. It will take 3 weeks, 2days and 7 hrs for the nitrates to reach zero. No seriously I have no idea, every pond/ tank is different. If it’s overstocked and over fed you’ll probably never see a 0 nitrate reading.
What state you in ? Dont think i could have shrimp in Vic
He's in Victoria too so I imagine you can
@@nickmaher8632 looks like i have something to try!!
Yes. I’m in Vic 👍. Can keep Cherry shrimp outdoors, the local shrimp from the rivers ( they are transparent). This year I’m trying long arm shrimp. Will see what happens.
This video made me want shrimp also
How much time do you leave the hidrogen peroxide on the stream to kill the string algae before you turn the pumps on?thx for the info!
15 minutes is enough time.
Witam serdecznie dziękuję pozdrawiam miłego wieczoru życzę
You too.
Can you do a video on what camera you use to record underwater.
All I have is my iPhone and a go pro. I put both underwater. Preferably in their protective cases but not always. It’s not something I’d make an entire video on. I’m sure there’s tons of camera reviews out there.
This video could have also been called. . .
Hi, my name is Kev and I like using Sodium Percarbonate
You selling that stuff yet bro?
Hydrogen Peroxide Society secretly funding you ?
Somethings smells fishy 🤣😂🤣
😂 Yeap this is my last video. Im off into the sunset with all my loot 👍
So. In essence your bog filter is so big it's essentially a small ponds it's self 😂
Yes this pond has 2 like this.