UP-FLOW TOWER FILTER BUILD PART2 (KOI POND)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2021
- Today i complete the tower upflow filer, test for leaks and first clean
Parts that i used (may not be suitable for your build)
links below
150mm x 3mm x 1000mm Clear Acrylic Tube
clearplastictube.co.uk/index.p...
K+ media
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4023623767...
slide valve
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312731696582
12m bulkhead connector
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3627079389...
12mm elbow
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3627079389...
12mm stem elbow
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3627079389...
150mm bracket
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1835853816...
12mm ball valve
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3533517623...
100mm reducer
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112166397752
43mm tee piece
www.wickes.co.uk/FloPlast-WS2...
43mm elbows
www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-s...
43mm pipe
www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-s...
6”-4” rubber reducer
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Thanks for watching, Please leave a comment and don't forget to like share and subscribe and hit the notification bell to receive updates on new uploads.
You can also find me on Facebook for extra content
/ derby-koi-254308289004437
Disclaimer
These videos are not meant to be instructional.
Any reviews, how to videos or information given are just from my own experiences of koi pond keeping and may not be suitable for everyone. I hope you enjoy watching this video Regards Andy
![[TH] VCT Pacific Stage 2 - Week 4 Day 1 // PRX vs RRQ | GE vs GEN](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iIi2_04jGr0/mqdefault.jpg)
Brilliant Andy 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Larry 😬
Cracking filter Andy. 😊👍🏻
Thanks mate 👍🏻
Fantastic, excellent system !!!
Cheers mate, I appreciate that 👍
Excellent job Andy as always. It will be so beneficial to your skimmer line.
Big kiss on Bizley's nose.
Thanks lau, really pleased with it so far, Bizley got a big smile now 🐶😘👍
Cracking job that 👍 Derbest Filter 😁
Derbest filter 😁 love it 👍👍👍🤪
Nice job Andy and the satisfaction of doing it yourself is priceless.
Thanks Tony, really pleased so far 👍
Brilliant video mate great build 👌
Catching some serious fines that is 👌👍
Thanks leon, bit of tweaking and maybe get a bit more out of it, I'm going to patent it, its called
Bizleys Ultimate Tube Trap.
Or Butt filter for short 😂
@@DerbyKoi brilliant mate perfect name 😂😂👌
Fantastic job you did on the upflow Andy stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
Thanks Carol. Jobs a Goodun 👍
Unbelievable how much that caught from just the skimmer, great video Andy, well explained and will help others interested in building one 👍
Cheers Brian, I was shocked at what it caught, if it helps others then that's what it's all about mate
Couldn’t believe how much muck it collected, great vid, thanks.
Thanks John, I was amazed too, just from the skimmer, I think I can improve with sine testing, stay safe mate
Brilliant andy, why buy if you can build and it suits your needs, plus you clearly love doing it yourself and your video may inspire others to do the same. Great channel and Bizley is a star
Thanks Tony, for me building the filtration is part of the hobby for me, and sharing what I do if it help someone is all part of it too, we can all learn from each other. Bizley said hi 🐾
looks like a brilliant job mate better with the slide valve 🤣 definitely catching a lot of crap 👍👍👍
Cheers mate, worked better without it, honest 🤔😬. Only put it in to keep you and vince happy 😂
@@DerbyKoi 🤣🤣🤣
Great inspirational video showing how innovative a Pond keeper can be to improve his filtration system. Particularly impressed with the air pump injection which certainly gives the media a thorough “boil” wash rather than a passive air drawn flush on the Tempest say,! I’ve had my Tempest installed two weeks ago and flush it daily as part of my routine. Again a great video to inspire the DIY Pond keeper,
Thanks Nicholas, I really appreciate your comments, I love trying to improve and build my own filtration system, and being able to share my ideas on TH-cam gives great satisfaction when I get thank you comments and others share there ideas with me. I'm interested in your thoughts on the tempest filter you have if your willing to share. Have a great weekend mate, thanks for watching 👍
@@DerbyKoi
Hi
I’ve only recently fitted my Tempest as a pre-filter to a bank of Oase UVCs that is then fed into an Oase 36000 Bio-system. The Tempest had a leaking ball discharge valve and that was replaced by EA when it was brought to their attention. The Tempest is a nice but simple bit of kit. It does pull out debris, which I flush daily. Sometimes a singular flush or twice in succession depending upon how much debris is seen amongst the media. The water and whatever is held by the K+ media isn’t really dirty and the K+ is only now starting to change to that pale caramel brown colour to suggest that a bio film is taking hold.
The way you approached the “boil” wash via air-pump agitation on your DIY upflow filter is superior to that of the EA Tempest, which as we know, relies on air being inhaled into the the Tempest as its waste water is being vented.
The way I have configured my filtration set up was to make the filters and pipe-work look like some Engine from out of a Supercar. It’s not contained within a Shed or anything like that. But upon a raised deck. I’m hoping to finish off the pipe work bracket supports later this week. And this will be the third re-iteration of a filter system on my Pond which was dug-out 20 odd years ago. Home made filters until the Easy pod came to market, then (and now) twin Oase Bio Smart 36000 filtration systems. The fact of just switching off the main gravity fed pump and lifting just two slide lever valves to flush waste water is just great - as is the simple operation of the Ball valve on the EA Tempest. I will see if I can upload a picture on here at one point!
I feed my fish, currently just 7 at present lightly but every two hours. The weight of each feed is just 2grams of high protein pelleted food from Hikari and EA. My pond is only 1320 gallons and admittedly the Koi are small , around 4 inches but one is nearing 10”. I’m expecting to add a few more small koi later this week bringing the fish count up to 12 and that’ll be it.
Keep up with the innovations. It’s great to see other Pond keepers approach to a somewhat fascinating hobby in terms of water quality (chemistry), the fish themselves and the ingenuity of DIY skills using readily available components.
Cheers
Nicholas
Cheers for that mate, sounds like you have your filtration sorted, and the pipework sounds interesting. You cant add pics to TH-cam but you can send them via my Facebook page or email to derbykoiuk@gmail.com, I did a bit of research Regards the tempest and all seemed positive unless adding a clay or powered based treatment to the pond and then problems occurred during the clean. I think one of the reasons I decided to build the upflow was I can adjust and maybe improve as necessary as the pond demands, plus I enjoy the challenge of designing and making things, most of which either don't work or need adjusting which is all part of the fun for me, I'm a big fan of automated filtration and love how the drum works, but I also enjoy the manual cleaning I think it keeps me better informed on how the pond water is. Your welcome to send me pics or video of your pond, fish filtration etc, I do show videos on the channel, seeing how others keep there ponds is a great ways to share ideas but I never show anything without permission. Thanks for supporting the channel, much appreciated 👍
@@DerbyKoi Hi, will email you a few pics
That looks brilliant Mate, you have got me itching to have a go at this, cheers for putting the links in 👍😀
Thanks Paul, I'm well pleased with it, scratch that itch mate you wont regret it 👍
Great job Andy on up flow filter 👍
Thanks Dave 👍
Great video. DIY is so more satisfying.
Thanks Hieu, I agree, I get great pleasure in building and modifying what I have, thanks for watching. Stay safe 👍
Works a treat mate, bypass is a great idea, I love watching your diy builds 👍
Thanks Jason, really pleased with it 👍
Like wise I was so pleased after the first clean with my upflow down hear fantastic bit of kit
I was surprised, I think a bit of tinkering and I can improve it slightly 👍
Hi Andy, the waste water is great for the hanging baskets, and any bald spots on the lawn!!!
Hi marek, I do have a water barrel at the side of the Filterhouse that I fill and use from the easypod, and I'll use the water from the upflow if needed, my flowers have never looked so good this year, but I never thought of using it on the lawn so thanks for that mate, much appreciated. Wished I'd met you at the show maybe next time. Stay safe 👍
Hi Andy, Great bit of engineering there mate, and working well. Keep up the good work, take care, Terry.
Thanks Terry, really enjoyed building it, few tweaks and I think I can improve it slightly. 👍
Looking really good and seems to be working like a charm. Surprising how much crap it is collecting. Job's a goodun.
Thanks mate, really pleased with it, a few alterations maybe 👍
Very interesting & we’ll explained video(new sub)👍🏼🐠
Thanks Stephen, and welcome to the channel 😀
Great job it looks the part and fits in to that space nicely
That should work well for you 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers mate, really pleased with it so far 👍
Well done Andy. Nice build.
I don't think you will need any more media in there. The problem I found with more media is that it drops below the air feed and then pushes the dirt back up into the media. The other thing is the second air pipe at the top. I don't think you need to do that. The only reason I did it is because mine feeds the ASHP and if I pump too much air into it I get air locks. So I fitted the second air line so I can shut the top valve and still allow the air to pump in without pressurising the filter. I wont be fitting one to the second filter. It does no harm allowing the air to come in through the waste pipe when you drop the water level. In fact it gives you a head start on the boil. I've noticed I'm getting a lot of floating algae clumps in my filter. It might be where I used to have my pumps raised off the floor of the pond and now, after fitting a float switch (which you inspired me to do), I have the pump on the floor of the pond. I'm hoping that will slow down once the floor is cleaned up a bit. I vacuumed it today and there was nowhere near the normal amount of rubbish to clear out. I think a two day cleaning cycle is going to work best for me. I tried 4 days and it took 3 or 4 boils to get the media clean. So 2 days and 2 boils does the trick for me. It will be interesting to see what you find is best for your set up. Oh and thanks for the mention 😀
Just looked back and realized my reply wasn't posted 🤨
So I'll try again...
I agree I don't think I need a air release valve, I'm still going to try more media and alter flow rates, i can always change back, i think each filter needs modifying to suit different ponds and applications, I'm shocked at what it can do already (yes I know you told me) 😁
Great build, love the bypass addition will be using your idea, thanks mate
Thanks Darren, have a great weekend 👍
Fantastic andy, I have built one of these and had problems when using monmilonite clay, the filter took it out before the clay had chance to work, seeing your bypass added has given me the idea to do the same, your a top man, love the videos, also added a float switch thanks to you. Keep up the great work and congratulations on 2k subs, although I'm not surprised 👍
Cheers mate, interesting that you've experienced the problems with clay, one of the reasons I added the bypass, I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it will do what it's meant too. I should test it out soon, once I'm happy the upflow is working correctly
hope your both well looking good
All good here, thanks Amanda, stay safe 👍
Fantastic job Andy, very impressive and as you say, you’ve had the pleasure of building it yourself 👍😊Will be interested to see how the media matures and changes the dynamics of the boil. Just one observation, was the air pipe filling up with water when you filled it after the first flush? If yes will you be putting a non return valve in the airline? Regardless, great job….definitely a good un 👍🐟🈲😊
Thanks Phil, really pleased with it so far, going to try some changes see if performs even better, the air line has a small ball valve switch that I turn on to prevent water returning to the air pump, but I'm considering a non return valve just incase I forget to switch it on 👍
The up flow filter came out great and well impressive 👍👍👍
Looks amazing when it boils 👍
Cheers mate, really pleased with it so far, I do smile when it boils, I had a bubble lamp that lit up that looked very similar 👍
@@DerbyKoi
Yeah that’s exactly what it looks like
Nail on head with that one 👍👍
Great job. It looks good!
Do you mean, jobs a Goodun 👍😬
For sure, jobs Goodun!!
😁
Have you tried a beer filter in ur easy pod pal? Really helps with the fines and improves the overall clarity
Hi gaz, I'm trying something this weekend just gone, you'll see it in fri video 😁
Great vid again mate, just some advice and turn your air inlet up side down so it pumps down it will help keep your media retainer cleaner as debris will collect on it 👍
Cheers mate, re the air inlet, the reason its upright and placed a few inches higher than the plate is, when its boiling the the debris is forced down and stays at the bottom and not forced back up into the media, if you watch the video you will see the bottom water column is filthy but the higher layers are cleaner, so when I open the drain the debris flushes first, well that's my theory when building it, and it seems to work 😬
@@DerbyKoi totally get where you're coming from mine was originally up like yours I changed it and it seem to clean better for me, yours looks good and yes they do a great job and like you I much prefer to build my own rather than just buy off the shelf, I guess it's just personal preference, keep the vids coming I need to find some time to get another vod out myself jobs a goodun mate 👍
@@brummiekoipond3757 I'm still in the testing stage, so I'm not ruling out, that's one of the benefits of diy builds, being able to adjust and update, plus the satisfaction and enjoyment to building it, yes you haven't released an update for a while, get your finger out lad 😁
@@DerbyKoi will do have a great Sunday 👍
Nice run through. I guess it can go between the pump and the pond return? I am thinking of putting after my vortex on the pumped 50mm return.
Thanks mate, yes it should work well after the vortex to mop up the fines 👍
I spotted a hair line crack 🤣NOT , it’s boiling lovely, I had plenty of bits in all 3 bags I brought from EA🤦🏻terrible, was it returning straight back to the pond ?👍🏻nicely done Andy
Cheers jeff, well stop looking at my crack then 😲. I checked the whole bag and no swarf, no mis shaped media nothing... yes it returns back to 2 inlets to the pond, it seems EA have sorted there production 🤞
@@DerbyKoi 🙈🤣
I think that you should ad a 1 way valve on your air line i can see water traveling up the line as the upflow fills
Thanks Mark, I have a ball valve switch that will hopefully stop that, but it's a great idea if I encounter problems, I appreciate that mate 👍
Wow excellent work. Looks amazing.
Can I ask in regards to the eazy pod , when your treating the pond do you leave cleaning the pod for the Severn days? Thank and great job
Thanks Neil, Depends on treatment, blanket weed after 2 days due to it blocking the filter, parasites I've only treated for fluke and I left that as long as I could approx 4 days because the filter was blocking up, it's best If you can to leave the treatment in for as long as recommended without diluting the treatment with water changes or filter flushes, hope that help 👍
@@DerbyKoi that’s great thank you, been having issues with costia few fish with ulcers so not good at the moment.
So many ponds with parasite issues this year, wonder if it's the bad summer weve had 🤔, becoming resistant or both. Hope you get it sorted soon mate
Hi Andy, Its me again. (Jon Moore from Cornwall.) Still trying to get the filter room working on my pond arrangement, but seem to have come across a couple of more questions I'm hoping you can answer for me. I'm rethinking the 3 barrel system down to a 2 with an Upflow filter as well. I think if I pump the water up and drop it through various foams and layers this would be better than trying to filter it by going upwards Gravity, not resistance, and then through a moving bed. Do you agree?
The second question is, I have watched both your Upflow filter videos and I cannot see why you have a third slide valve sited on the bottom of the acrylic tube? surely you can either inlet through or go to waste using the other two. I would like to know your reasoning please as they are not cheap are they? . Thanks again mate regards, Jon.
Its difficult to fully understand without seeing a diagram but it's always better to gravity to filtration, and pump return otherwise the pump will chew up the waste into much finer particles as it does with mine, plus you can purge the system better. So in my opinion it would be better to gravity feed the barrel if possible and pump return to the uplow and back to pond.
The extra slide valve was a school boy error on my part, rushing to finish I fitted it to the wrong side and couldn't change it as it was welded, now it's just left open. I mentioned it in a later video.
Hope that help mate
Hi Andy, just watched the video, do yo have a list of what is needed and the supplier for the clear tube, cheers
Check out the video description, there's a parts list, note some of the links may not work as the video was made a while ago.
Andy
Great job on your upflow filter Andy, another cracking build. Love how much your water lilys have grown, hiw old are they if you don't mind my asking. I built my first raised sleeper pond and bought some lilys this year, mine are tiny plants compared to how large yours have grown. Could I also ask what your water parameters are, I have watched a lot of your uploads but cannot find any recent mentions. Many thanks, Nick
Hi Nick, last time i video recorded reading was on this video.
th-cam.com/video/oxs_L_V1iyM/w-d-xo.html
Readings are normally
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate trace
Ph 8 hard water area
Kh nt labs test kit 6 drops normal
Thanks for watching Regards
Andy
Also I've had my lilies about 12 years now they were originally in my late mothers so they are probably about 17 years old. I did have to split them 3years ago as the rhizomes were getting to big for the baskets.
Both pond set up and your lilys look stunning mate. Look forward to more content
Cheers mate 👍
Great job Andy it certainly takes some crud out, I am biting the bullet and heating the pond with a 1 Kw cloverleaf in line heater I have just got to figure out wether to put in the easy pod inlet or the shower ??? Vacced out the pod today got loads of crud out. Any thoughts on the heater.kindest as always Dave.
Hi mate, I've not researched inline heaters, my thoughts are it should be on the return after filtration and uv, I think I remember queni koi writting about it. 👍
Just found this....
queni-koi.co.uk/cloverleaf-in-line-pond-heaters-8301-p.asp
@@DerbyKoi Thanks Andy for that.
Hi Andy I've just read through the link from Quenie Koi and I may have to put the heater before the filter as they don't work on gravity fed systems or maybe a total rethink.???
@@davesexton1013 as I say not looked into heating at all to be honest, I've only covered and that's worked for me so so not sure how to advise 🤔
Hi Andy, Having watched quite a few you tube videos regarding ponds I feel you may be the person to help me. I am just building a 11 sq metre pond half 600mm below ground and half 600mm above ground. I have built a shed to house the new "pumping station" and associated bits required. I have three blue plastic 220 l barrels and intend to create a filter array with them , the burning question is where in the system do I site my uv filter, some say before the bio filter and some say after. I may copy you and build an upflow filter to site instead of the third barrel. I am thinking of brushes and foams in the first which I will clean out regularly, and then the second will become the hallowed Bio filter using a mixture of pumice and a bag of K1 mini and probably other stuff, not cleaned as much, then the upflow filter and out to a waterfall. I would appreciate your opinion on this and thanks for the videos, keep em coming! Jon
Regarding the uv from what I've researched, if pump fed the uv is first. If gravity the uv is after filters. If it was me and you have the space I would keep the 3 barrels.... 1st brushes, foam etc 2nd pumice, alfa grog etc in bags for easy cleaning and 3rd as a moving bed for bio using plastic media like k1 and then the upflow for fines removal. Just my opinion but hope that helps. Thanks for your support mate
Andy
awesome job buddy can i ask are you pump or gravity fed in to the easy pod? if your pump how have ypu hidden the pipes etc from the pump
Thanks Aaron, I'm pump fed, i have a bottom drain, the drain runs to the filterhouse, my pump (dry) is inside the filterhouse connected to the drain pipe and I use flexi hose from the pump to the pod, its it bit difficult trying to explain in words, I have videos if you look back which hopefully will explain it better
@@DerbyKoi ah i think i get what your saying you have a drain in the pond then pipe from that under ground to the filter house a pump from that pipe that pumps into the easy pod and the from the pod back to the pond?
@@aaroncooper516 yes mate, the pod is pump fed and gravity return, also I forgot... when the underground pipe gets to the filterhouse theres a T joint, 1 pipe goes to the pump the other is a vertical pipe (above pond level and capped) this is used to power wash the underground pipework to the drain 👍
@@DerbyKoi brill thank you so much buddy planing on rebuilding the pond in the spring so the inside of the pond to be pump free you set up sounds just how id like it
Fantastic video Andy , Did you do a tally on cost ? Would like to have a go ! 👍
Sorry didn’t wait til the end😩
Cheers mate, let me know if you build one 👍
Great vid agian Andy and I totally agree, the fun is in the build. That said, a good few months ago I bought Wrighty's plans on how to build a drum filter....definitely a step too far for me :-)
Cheers mate, I'm really pleased with the performance and building it was a lot of fun, wrighty is on hand for advice but I've not looked into a drum build but I'm sure it's a lot harder than the filters I've built so far 😁
I did the same on his first drum build. I even bought all the parts but I couldn't figure out how to incorporate it into my system which is pressurised slightly. I still have the parts so if I change my filters at some point I may yet still build it.
Hi Andy can you tell what is air tubing that you used. also what is your opinion on using unsealed instead of bulkhead connections. Thanks
Hi Larry I used 12mm air line same as the easypod air line. Not sure what you mean by unsealed, I've only ever used bulk head connectors
Just thought, do you mean uni seals if so I've never used them either. And never seen them used
Hi can u tell me where you got your reducer the one u use 4". To. 2" please
Hi Richard, if you look in the video description there is a parts list with links.
Hope that helps
Andy
Hi Andy could you tell me were to buy the acrylic tube from.
Hi mate I got mine from here...
clearplastictube.co.uk/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&path=35_57&product_id=179
hi andy, so how much do you think this has cost you to make
Hi mandy, mine cost approximately £150 for everything. But not included the bypass I put in 👍
@@DerbyKoi thanks for that, where is the best place to get all the bits
If you check out my upflow tower build part 2. There are links in the drop description 👍
y dont you put tape a long it stop spliting like drill tiles
I'm a bit confused on this comment, if you mean use tape to prevent the tube cracking, then tape is used to stop the drill slipping only and does not stop tiles or in this case the acrylic from cracking, although I did not crack the tube, so not sure why the comment 🤔
Why is everyone adding these “tempest” filters. What’s special I don’t get it, is it because their clear and you can see the dirt. Don’t worry I’ve just seen clean part🙈
Hi mate, since adding the upflow filter I've been amazed at what its collecting, my water looked clear to me but now sparkles👍