{"id":947,"date":"2012-01-22T18:18:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T18:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/?p=947"},"modified":"2012-02-29T14:29:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T14:29:19","slug":"my-box-filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/2012\/01\/my-box-filter\/","title":{"rendered":"My box filter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are a few shots of my main filter showing the dirt buildup. It acts as a mechanical and biological filter. <\/p>\n

Rectangular black polyethelene upflow filter with lid. It is a liquid shipping tote.
\nMeasurements: 44\u201d long x 29\u201d wide x 29\u201d tall. Holds about 100 gallons. Bottom is narrower than top. Has 1 \u2013 2\u201d bottom inlet, 2 \u2013 3\u201d outlets, bottom grate and 3 \u2013 2\u201d thick horizontal layers of filter matting. I added a layer of window screening between the grate and the mats. Maximum recommended flow rate: 2400 GPH. I put about 1500-1800GPH through it.<\/p>\n

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\nUpon observation the water flows quickly on the outlet side of the filter, but moves slowly
\non the opposite corners. A little clay tossed on top cleared after a few minutes from the back corners. I may try to improve this by moving the outlet openings closer to the center.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: I have moved my airpump into the filter box to see if the extra aeration helps with nitrification in the spring months as I begin to feed. I will need to find a method to check overall water disolved oxygen in the pond once summer hits.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are a few shots of my main filter showing the dirt buildup. It acts as a mechanical and biological filter. Rectangular black polyethelene upflow filter with lid. It is a liquid shipping tote. Measurements: 44\u201d long x 29\u201d wide … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,61],"tags":[53,42],"class_list":["post-947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pond-building","category-pond-maintenance","tag-filtration","tag-pond-filter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":957,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions\/957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esearing.com\/pond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}