Great Video, Great build but I cannot get my head round a couple of things. If the air is agitating all the time would it not allow some fines to bypass the media and also when it is agitating, as it is cleaning, surely again fines will pass through the media rather than fall down with the flow of the discharged water. Maybe if the waste outlet was a lot smaller it would glug and allow air in to mix the media as it is allowing the waste out. Great idea, great set up and I am sure it works fine but it is messing with my head. Keep the Video's coming my friend as I am thinking of making one myself
Hi. The air is only agitating when in cleaning mode and not on all the time. I think you're right and I'm not convinced that all the fines are removed when cleaning. I usually flush it a couple of times using pond water and a couple of times blasting it with a water jet from above down through the filter media. There may be a small amount getting back to the pond when the filter is turned on again after my cleaning but if you see the amount it takes out then that would be going back into the pond without this filter. Therefore it stops maybe 95% of fines.
Brilliant idea mate at least you can clean the media not like EA. That’s the thing I don’t like about the EA. You just can’t give it a good flush out. And by just emptying it out surely when you are disturbing the media the rest of the muck is going to go straight back in the pond. Certainly cheaper has well and more satisfaction because you have made it yourself and it works and does a fab job 👍
Should show this to Tim at quilty niskikigio as works far better then that over priced Tempest he's raving on about great job mate very interesting 👍 👍 👍
It's amazing what the drum let's through, looks like a great success!!, got me thinking now, my shower media probably blocked with all the crap my drums letting through, is that acrylic tube a metre long? looks a lot longer?, what airline fitting have you used onto the filter?
Hi Marek. Yeah it amazed me what the drum lets through. You will see if you have a look inside your shower. Mine needed a good clean. The acrylic tube comes in metre lengths. It possibly looks bigger because it is thinner than the Tempest. The Tempest id 200mm diameter whereas mine is 150mm diameter. I have ordered a 200mm diameter tube to make a bigger Up-Filter to get even better filtration of fines.
@@northernkoikeeper512 Hi, just ordered the 1000x200 acrylic tube plus the rubber top/bottom adapters, that made my eyes water, but at least you can get into it to clean, unlike the tempest, and cheaper too, need to find a way of getting airline and stones inside, probably plumb in-line feeding my shower with bypass to already existing pond return.
@@marekskoipond9083 Marek. Are you going to use 200-110mm rubber adapter and 4"-1.5" adapter at each end? with a110mm/4" pipe in between the two rubber connectors? I used a Uniseal with 6mm airpipe and a couple of round air stones. Have you used Uniseals before?
Wow great job it’s made me order the parts now Question would puting a slide valve between uplift filter and shower and shutting it then force air in the the drain of the uplift filter causing it to gurgle and agitate the media? Also where did you get the media guards from?
Hi Andy. Thanks for the comments. A slide valve at the top may work. I was planning on putting one there but then run out of space. I still would have added the air and air stones though. Give much more agitation and for a longer time. The media guard can be made from plastic circle cut to the correct diameter and then drill holes the relevant size. However as you saw I used a mesh that I got from eBay and cut that to size. I got it from www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-Grid-Divider-Tray-Egg-Crate-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Filter-Bottom-Isolate-Board/124337301252?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=425224056614&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
@@northernkoikeeper512 thanks for the reply all parts are ordered now. I’ll give it a go with the valve at the top see how it cleans and maybe add air stone at later date. Keep us updated with how it goes
Yeah it's shocking how much much there was even after going through a drum filter with a 70 micron screen. Well worth adding to your pond filtration and so easy to clean. Haha... never really thought of naming it. What about 'Tornado' or 'Torpedo'?
Brilliant !
Thanks. It sure does a great job and I would recommend everyone to use one as the last filtration before returning to the pond.
Thats what it needed an aerator, making cleaning a lot better, great job.
Thanks Robert 👍
Great Video, Great build but I cannot get my head round a couple of things. If the air is agitating all the time would it not allow some fines to bypass the media and also when it is agitating, as it is cleaning, surely again fines will pass through the media rather than fall down with the flow of the discharged water. Maybe if the waste outlet was a lot smaller it would glug and allow air in to mix the media as it is allowing the waste out. Great idea, great set up and I am sure it works fine but it is messing with my head. Keep the Video's coming my friend as I am thinking of making one myself
Hi. The air is only agitating when in cleaning mode and not on all the time. I think you're right and I'm not convinced that all the fines are removed when cleaning. I usually flush it a couple of times using pond water and a couple of times blasting it with a water jet from above down through the filter media. There may be a small amount getting back to the pond when the filter is turned on again after my cleaning but if you see the amount it takes out then that would be going back into the pond without this filter. Therefore it stops maybe 95% of fines.
It definitely seems to empty a lot better than a tempest I'm looking into building one myself now .
Thanks Mark. It's definitely worth putting one on your pond. If you need any help with it just let me know.
Looks class that. The EA one on another channel is a fixed unit and outside is manky already and can’t get in to clean it.
Thanks Graeme. Yeah my design has much more flexibility.
Working well and much better than the EA TEMPEST version 👍
Thanks. And cheaper and better flexibility too!
Good video. I like your filter.
Glad you like it
Very interesting stuff, the up flow filter catches some serious muck. 👌👍
Thanks. You should think about using one on your skimmer line.
@@northernkoikeeper512 yes after seeing yours I was thinking it would be perfect on my skimmer
You've done a great job there looks great and working a treat your water will be crystal top job 👍
Thanks Colin. I'm hoping it will help my clarity.
Brilliant idea mate at least you can clean the media not like EA. That’s the thing I don’t like about the EA. You just can’t give it a good flush out. And by just emptying it out surely when you are disturbing the media the rest of the muck is going to go straight back in the pond. Certainly cheaper has well and more satisfaction because you have made it yourself and it works and does a fab job 👍
Thanks Andrew. You are right about that. Look how dirty the Tempest is getting after only a couple of weeks. And no way to clean it!
Should show this to Tim at quilty niskikigio as works far better then that over priced Tempest he's raving on about great job mate very interesting 👍 👍 👍
Hi Barry. Good idea!
hi i have a 6" pipe and i cant get the ends any where where can i get them from can you tell me
This company has every rubber reducer you need. 6" will be 150mm.
store.jdpipes.co.uk/adaptors-reducers/
It's amazing what the drum let's through, looks like a great success!!, got me thinking now, my shower media probably blocked with all the crap my drums letting through, is that acrylic tube a metre long? looks a lot longer?, what airline fitting have you used onto the filter?
Hi Marek. Yeah it amazed me what the drum lets through. You will see if you have a look inside your shower. Mine needed a good clean. The acrylic tube comes in metre lengths. It possibly looks bigger because it is thinner than the Tempest. The Tempest id 200mm diameter whereas mine is 150mm diameter. I have ordered a 200mm diameter tube to make a bigger Up-Filter to get even better filtration of fines.
@@northernkoikeeper512 Hi, just ordered the 1000x200 acrylic tube plus the rubber top/bottom adapters, that made my eyes water, but at least you can get into it to clean, unlike the tempest, and cheaper too, need to find a way of getting airline and stones inside, probably plumb in-line feeding my shower with bypass to already existing pond return.
@@marekskoipond9083 What size adapters did you get Marek?
Hi, only found 1 supplier on ebay, 180/200-100/115, futurebuildingsupplies, Cornwall, hope this helps Peter
@@marekskoipond9083 Marek. Are you going to use 200-110mm rubber adapter and 4"-1.5" adapter at each end? with a110mm/4" pipe in between the two rubber connectors?
I used a Uniseal with 6mm airpipe and a couple of round air stones. Have you used Uniseals before?
Wow great job it’s made me order the parts now Question would puting a slide valve between uplift filter and shower and shutting it then force air in the the drain of the uplift filter causing it to gurgle and agitate the media? Also where did you get the media guards from?
Hi Andy. Thanks for the comments. A slide valve at the top may work. I was planning on putting one there but then run out of space. I still would have added the air and air stones though. Give much more agitation and for a longer time. The media guard can be made from plastic circle cut to the correct diameter and then drill holes the relevant size. However as you saw I used a mesh that I got from eBay and cut that to size. I got it from
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-Grid-Divider-Tray-Egg-Crate-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Filter-Bottom-Isolate-Board/124337301252?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=425224056614&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
@@northernkoikeeper512 thanks for the reply all parts are ordered now. I’ll give it a go with the valve at the top see how it cleans and maybe add air stone at later date. Keep us updated with how it goes
Certainly shows what is still in everyone's pond even if they think it's crystal clear... You should name your new filter lol.
Yeah it's shocking how much much there was even after going through a drum filter with a 70 micron screen. Well worth adding to your pond filtration and so easy to clean. Haha... never really thought of naming it. What about 'Tornado' or 'Torpedo'?
@@northernkoikeeper512 The Tyson lol 😁