I'm so pleased that many of you were able to make your own fish pond bucket filter based off my design. Your comments have helped me stay motivated and get back to making How to videos on TH-cam. I'm now making a video each week as a result and building my channel- thankyou!
Again very good basic instructions. I like to see it all finished in time with plants and rocks and see how it works. I think you are a DY guy and I think you just found a simple way to have another hobby. Great!
I made one, just a note, if you have a 1" inlet feed, you need two 2" outlets to avoid the overflow from the can. The stronger your pump, the larger diameter of the outlets you will want.
Thanks for this great video you're the ONLY person I've seen that actually shows the waterpump they're using, none of the other videos do which I think is stupid because obviously I need to know what the pump looks like to duplicate their setup!
Biofilters are used to breed aerobic bacteria which needs oxygen, without oxygen it will work but not nearly as efficiently and you will have to clean it much more often. I built my biofilter 5 years ago, same as yours but with a cone at the top that spins air down at the same time as the water. My pond is 10,000 litres and the filter is the same size as yours, I haven't had to clean the muck from the bottom coz the bacteria eats it all. The top gets a layer of green which I have a top drain pipe going to the garden and once a year I stir it all up, pushing on the scourers till it's gone clear, turn off that tap and it's all done, keeping the pump going. I chucked the little prefilter and put a large one on the pump. Works brilliantly. Thanks to people like you who post how is why I made my own with added tweaks for my situation and not bought one, thanks.
I like your basic instructions from the ground up. Are you from Australia? Possibly and you made it with my type of hobby. I better get some more of your ideas because they do work and one can improvise along the way. Well done!
I like the design,the only thing I'd change though is drilling a bunch of holes in the white bucket to let the water flow up through it instead of around it.
Using the nylon puffy bath sponges work well, and last a long time. I use plastic baskets, place rubber shelf liner in side, place the water pump/fountain piece. Then first layer of small rock, place pump and surround with bath sponges. fold around and over the shelf liner. secure with plastic tie straps. and put this in the pool.. quick and easy for small pool, really catches fine debris. thank you for your video.
Interesting design. I was wondering if the vortex effect did work and did it help keep the muck at the bottom for draining. I reckon it would need a powerful pump like yours to achieve that. Maybe a slower moving pump would let the solids stay at the bottom just through the weight. The tap to drain the bottom is a really nice innovation. Thanks.
Ive a similar system that I made, inlet goes into the bottom of a 220L bin and makes a swirl. I have a bottom drain to get rid of the muck. I also have an inlet stack, a six foot piece of six inch pipe that is full of sponges with a rod going through the centre, I can lift it out and clean it easily. Ive a 1500-2000 gallon pond with twelve koi. I find that the stack needs cleaning three times a week and I open the bottom drain daily. It removes loads of muck and the bacteria keep the water clear
If the pipe enters the drum at the top, then the pressure on the fittings is lower and you wont get as many leaks, you can even avoid them completely by having the pipe going into the container above the water line. The water need to start at the bottom of the drum and leave at the top so that gravity helps keep any debris at the beginning. As for the contribution made by the swirl or vortex, I haven't experimented but it seems to make sense to have one!
Hey Brotha ,excellent Idea now need to know what side of the white pimping you did use ? also the black connectors what are they will appreciate if you can answer my question keep the good work
I use roughly the same setup, but I used a 60L blue plastic drum with the 10-20mm drainage rock from Bunnings and threw around 100 shower loofahs ontop of the rock. Works great. Cheers.
Adding the dainage are you going to add a hose,I'm thinking about adding the drainage in the back of the barrel and add a hose that will be directed some where away from my pond.What do you think ?
I just made one for my pond.. But a drip down from the top one. Which worked good for my salt water aquarium. The water flows down over bio-balls and lava rock (cheaper then bio balls, just as good) and flows out the bottom. The container never fills up with water. I was under the impression this design allows air to help grow the bacteria faster?
I have read those scrub pads contain chemicals. Bioballs are a better option. On another note, what is more efficient for a pond filter, water intake through the bottom and drowning the media or trickeling down the water like a wet/dry with the out flow on the bottom?
hey man iv just watched your video im thinking of makeing a filter for my pond an was woundering what sponges you used to pack it an was it easy for you to do it if you have any advice for me that would be great thanks for takeing time to read this
Consider the flow capacity of the pump ... I think the pvc pipe from 3/4 "is enough for a flow of up to 4000 liters / hour or more ... Sailing the amount of gallons of your pond.
I'm making this bio-filter,thanxs for the idea. I would like to hide this bio-filter some where around my waterfall is this possible or shouldi just use the bio-filter as another difusser or spillway
Can your design be adapted into an undergravel filter type set up? Also how small could you make it? I have two goldfish in a 30ish gallon tank. what size powerhead would be recommended and the size of the filter bucket?
do you ever clear the filters ??? could I put a pre filter around the pump to catch all the algae and bigger much since I have tress around my pond ???
good vid, like the vortex idea will build my first one based on this, !!! you debunked all that expensive mystery bollox about filters we get fed :-) chhers from pommania
Great video. I would love to see one showing how you clean it. It seems like you'd have to empty the whole thing and take it all apart. Is that correct?
I Got One Question For You Sir @Kapulfilms I Made One Of Those Filters U Made But When Electricity Goes The Water From The Filter Comes Back Out Into The Tank Let Me Know If You Can Help PLEASE!!!!!
I want to make an outside filter for my 12 year old pond and have been reading for 2 days. What frustrates me is folks are post their directions (for which I'm grateful) rarely give the size of the pond they're filtering. For my 1000 gal pond I don't know if I need a 20 or 70 gallon tank. I've read both amounts and everything in-between.
Wouldn't the turbulence caused by the input pipe, cause the sediment to be kicked up and remain mixed with the water? Wouldn't it be better to keep the turbulence to a minimum at the bottom, where the sediment will collect? Maybe I'm wrong!
Hi, I would like to make such filter by myself but could not find such pipes nowhere. Can you propose where to buy them. Best would be some online store. Thanks
Warning! Those who are planning on utilizing this method be extremely careful with your sponge selection. Most household sponges are treated with antibacterial solutions to inhibit mold growth. Although they well may filter the water of detritus, the beneficial microbe growth will be extremely if not completely hindered.
I did not notice the bricks you used to way down the sponges, I will put them in tomorrow, I followed your directions and my local hardware store sales person was kind enough to get me the material that I would need , he must have thought me “far out” walking in the store with a rough sketch of you’re design. He tried to sell me a little filter, sorry buddy I have a pound not an aquarium...the water began to clear up in less then an hour, I will let it filter for a few days then let the water
@@AquaponicGardener well I honestly didn't think about that .. in Australia the water would swirl the opposite way mine does... Now I ha e to contemplate lol
I'm so pleased that many of you were able to make your own fish pond bucket filter based off my design. Your comments have helped me stay motivated and get back to making How to videos on TH-cam. I'm now making a video each week as a result and building my channel- thankyou!
Again very good basic instructions. I like to see it all finished in time with plants and rocks and see how it works. I think you are a DY guy and I think you just found a simple way to have another hobby. Great!
I made one, just a note, if you have a 1" inlet feed, you need two 2" outlets to avoid the overflow from the can. The stronger your pump, the larger diameter of the outlets you will want.
yep that's correct. i always add two outlets to do exactly the same.
I actually used the same exact design on my pond. Works like a charm!!
Thanks for this great video you're the ONLY person I've seen that actually shows the waterpump they're using, none of the other videos do which I think is stupid because obviously I need to know what the pump looks like to duplicate their setup!
Biofilters are used to breed aerobic bacteria which needs oxygen, without oxygen it will work but not nearly as efficiently and you will have to clean it much more often. I built my biofilter 5 years ago, same as yours but with a cone at the top that spins air down at the same time as the water. My pond is 10,000 litres and the filter is the same size as yours, I haven't had to clean the muck from the bottom coz the bacteria eats it all. The top gets a layer of green which I have a top drain pipe going to the garden and once a year I stir it all up, pushing on the scourers till it's gone clear, turn off that tap and it's all done, keeping the pump going. I chucked the little prefilter and put a large one on the pump. Works brilliantly. Thanks to people like you who post how is why I made my own with added tweaks for my situation and not bought one, thanks.
so pleased i could help mate
You helped me alot..
I maked a filter for scrap items. It cost me $25 for sponge and pump only..
Thanks for sharing this..
Im from philippinea
I like your basic instructions from the ground up. Are you from Australia? Possibly and you made it with my type of hobby. I better get some more of your ideas because they do work and one can improvise along the way. Well done!
Thank you so much 4 share this tips...i'm struggling to make filter for my pond...now I found the easiest way that I can make myself..Thanks :)
thanks m8 great idea,i have just made one looks good and working well,but i did put a lid on mine to help with the bacteria .
I like the design,the only thing I'd change though is drilling a bunch of holes in the white bucket to let the water flow up through it instead of around it.
Nice video. Quick and easy to follow and you have made a nice system. Now I am going to go make one just like it. Thanks!
Using the nylon puffy bath sponges work well, and last a long time. I use plastic baskets, place rubber shelf liner in side, place the water pump/fountain piece. Then first layer of small rock, place pump and surround with bath sponges. fold around and over the shelf liner. secure with plastic tie straps. and put this in the pool.. quick and easy for small pool, really catches fine debris. thank you for your video.
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pleased i could assist you
Interesting design. I was wondering if the vortex effect did work and did it help keep the muck at the bottom for draining. I reckon it would need a powerful pump like yours to achieve that. Maybe a slower moving pump would let the solids stay at the bottom just through the weight. The tap to drain the bottom is a really nice innovation. Thanks.
Ive a similar system that I made, inlet goes into the bottom of a 220L bin and makes a swirl. I have a bottom drain to get rid of the muck. I also have an inlet stack, a six foot piece of six inch pipe that is full of sponges with a rod going through the centre, I can lift it out and clean it easily.
Ive a 1500-2000 gallon pond with twelve koi. I find that the stack needs cleaning three times a week and I open the bottom drain daily. It removes loads of muck and the bacteria keep the water clear
If the pipe enters the drum at the top, then the pressure on the fittings is lower and you wont get as many leaks, you can even avoid them completely by having the pipe going into the container above the water line.
The water need to start at the bottom of the drum and leave at the top so that gravity helps keep any debris at the beginning.
As for the contribution made by the swirl or vortex, I haven't experimented but it seems to make sense to have one!
Very good!... A simple idea and functional ... thanks!
Love your design!
always make your outflow twice the size of your inflow.. This also depends heavily on the GPM pump your using
Great video. Good information man Thank you
Hey Brotha ,excellent Idea now need to know what side of the white pimping you did use ? also the black connectors what are they will appreciate if you can answer my question keep the good work
thank u for your pond filter idea I followed your directions and it works perfectly. thanks
that's what i like to hear. appreciate the feedback
2 words: BRIL. LIANT.
I use roughly the same setup, but I used a 60L blue plastic drum with the 10-20mm drainage rock from Bunnings and threw around 100 shower loofahs ontop of the rock. Works great. Cheers.
great minds think alike.
@@AquaponicGardener I now use shade cloth and works great too. (and a lot easier to move and maintain)
good to see some aussie vids on here.
Adding the dainage are you going to add a hose,I'm thinking about adding the drainage in the back of the barrel and add a hose that will be directed some where away from my pond.What do you think ?
Good idea. I may soak sponges n bio-char to see if it sticks and increases efficiency
Nice job! Well worth a try.
thanks, hope it works for you
thanks mate good info,,,lol on the water fall was good too ;o)
I just made one for my pond.. But a drip down from the top one. Which worked good for my salt water aquarium. The water flows down over bio-balls and lava rock (cheaper then bio balls, just as good) and flows out the bottom. The container never fills up with water. I was under the impression this design allows air to help grow the bacteria faster?
I have read those scrub pads contain chemicals. Bioballs are a better option. On another note, what is more efficient for a pond filter, water intake through the bottom and drowning the media or trickeling down the water like a wet/dry with the out flow on the bottom?
I'd add a top to your trash can to help the bacteria from and turn the nitrites to nitrates they need shade to work well
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can the garbage can be under ground but just high enough for the overflow pipe to pour into the pond?
hey man iv just watched your video im thinking of makeing a filter for my pond an was woundering what sponges you used to pack it an was it easy for you to do it if you have any advice for me that would be great thanks for takeing time to read this
Consider the flow capacity of the pump ... I think the pvc pipe from 3/4 "is enough for a flow of up to 4000 liters / hour or more ... Sailing the amount of gallons of your pond.
I'm making this bio-filter,thanxs for the idea. I would like to hide this bio-filter some where around my waterfall is this possible or shouldi just use the bio-filter as another difusser or spillway
Can your design be adapted into an undergravel filter type set up? Also how small could you make it? I have two goldfish in a 30ish gallon tank. what size powerhead would be recommended and the size of the filter bucket?
I love you man! U save me 100 bucks!
Brilliant!
Thanks for posting
Craig - Adelaide SA
How did you attach the pump hose to the filter? what sort of attachments were used?
How does the water get pushed into the bin? Will this clean pools?
great job .
will this process repeatedly in 2 to 3 bucket remove arsenic and iron from water and can it be usable for drinking purpose...
what size pvc did you use,what size are yor fittings,and where did you get your plastic barrel
No need to feed from the top, just feed from the bottom with an elbow on the inside, done, circling water. Saves a few bits of pipe.
thats true
hey i built it and its works thanks it work so good i made 2 one for my fish pond and one for my turtle
fantastic
This must be from Australia a good place for all waterworks!
hey how did this end up working...?
i want to make something like this and i like the way you did this.
Love the design, where did you get the oveflow pipes or bulkhead units and how much.?
Nice video!
are those sponges the ones you use to wash/scrub stuff with?
tnx so much ,coz its simple/easy homemade filter..tnx for info...So great...
pleased i could help.
Cool Man Thanks!!!!!
Kapulfilms, what type of pump did you used? whats the GPH of that pump?
great idea going to start today ,making this contraption poor fish are swimming muck.
Instead of a basket I used a flower pot and drilled a lot of holes in it, the pot supports the weight of gravel I put in
perfect idea
i was thinking of doing the same and not have the pipe runnjng down inside,,must it have the pipe or will it work just as good with out it?
do you ever clear the filters ??? could I put a pre filter around the pump to catch all the algae and bigger much since I have tress around my pond ???
best to add a pre filter if you have trees
Well done! The pump sponge will definitely get dirty often. It is the first filter in the system closest to the source.
iF YOU HAVE EXTERNAL FILTRATION ,,LEAVE OUT THE SPONGE IN THE PUMP
yes. you will need to clean out each month
Great! Thank you this is helping :)
awsome
on the rock water fall. Thanks again
Awesome stuff!!! What makes the water crystal clear? Is it the bigger the pump? or the bigger the bucket? Thanks for the info...
its the filtration. small pump will do the job but its the bacteria that do all the work.
good vid, like the vortex idea will build my first one based on this, !!! you debunked all that expensive mystery bollox about filters we get fed :-) chhers from pommania
The song is Men at Work - Land Down Under, I'm not sure what version...
very smart and your pond will be great.
thanks mate
I like. Your home made filter, but I can't find inlet and outlet pipe. any where. Can you tell me where I can get to it
Great video. I would love to see one showing how you clean it. It seems like you'd have to empty the whole thing and take it all apart. Is that correct?
what kind of pump did you use??? I used a sump pump but it quit working in 3 weeks?? Any special pump?
those sponges should have been rinsed first. Plus I think they'll dissolve after a while
can this filter also use for algae problem.
how clear was the water and how did the drain work for u
Hey man. What are those 2 basins called that the new bio filter is pumping into?
Where can I find those?
wouldn't the waterfall change the ph?
I try and it works. thanks a million
not a problem, glad i could help
how long did it take for your pond to clear up?
I Got One Question For You Sir @Kapulfilms
I Made One Of Those Filters U Made But
When Electricity Goes The Water From
The Filter Comes Back Out Into The Tank
Let Me Know If You Can Help PLEASE!!!!!
If you turn off the pump would there be any water flowing back to the pond from this bucket? Cos the hose sucks the water back using gravity!?
always a good idea to include a one way valve. good point, i always do this these days.
I want to make an outside filter for my 12 year old pond and have been reading for 2 days. What frustrates me is folks are post their directions (for which I'm grateful) rarely give the size of the pond they're filtering. For my 1000 gal pond I don't know if I need a 20 or 70 gallon tank. I've read both amounts and everything in-between.
I want to know the logic behind making the outlet hole up.. Why cant we make a hole above the nest down and inlet hole up..
Nice work, good on yah for sharing.
Wouldn't the turbulence caused by the input pipe, cause the sediment to be kicked up and remain mixed with the water? Wouldn't it be better to keep the turbulence to a minimum at the bottom, where the sediment will collect? Maybe I'm wrong!
Yo! Bro. what is the name of the black threaded pipe you inserted into the bucket?
Where did you get the inside liner or tarp for your pond?
most hardware stores, just depends on your country
great job man......
could you please list a parts list for your filter thank you Oh bye the way GREAT JOB
appreciate it, pleased i could assist. I've gone on to build many other designs since this one.
Hi, I would like to make such filter by myself but could not find such pipes nowhere. Can you propose where to buy them. Best would be some online store. Thanks
Also, im going to guess a settling tank is unneccessary for two goldfish whose body length is abut 3 and 3.5 inch roughly
can someone please give me a parts list because i am very new to this pond scene and don't really know much thank you
Cool
I really appreciate that you took the time to leave a comment. I'm so pleased that I can provide fresh new perspectives.
What size pond does this filter work for?
Warning!
Those who are planning on utilizing this method be extremely careful with your sponge selection. Most household sponges are treated with antibacterial solutions to inhibit mold growth. Although they well may filter the water of detritus, the beneficial microbe growth will be extremely if not completely hindered.
I did not notice the bricks you used to way down the sponges, I will put them in tomorrow, I followed your directions and my local hardware store sales person was kind enough to get me the material that I would need , he must have thought me “far out” walking in the store with a rough sketch of you’re design. He tried to sell me a little filter, sorry buddy I have a pound not an aquarium...the water began to clear up in less then an hour, I will let it filter for a few days then let the water
Yeah im not ginger will this work for my pond?
you dont have to be- you can do it!
I was told the swirl should be counter clockwise,,, thats how I did mine,,,
thats interesting, i wonder if that is different in different hemispheres?
@@AquaponicGardener well I honestly didn't think about that .. in Australia the water would swirl the opposite way mine does... Now I ha e to contemplate lol
What type is the pump, please??? I mean the model so I could buy it.
Thanks in advance!
wat is that black cord call the one that suck in water
Love how you use dead cheap stuff not expensive filters or pumps
would this work for a large pond
good job