| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | Like many amateur pond-owners, your pond is |
| Do you have a problem with green water in your | | | | probably quite small, perhaps between 350 and |
| garden pond? | | | | 1000 gallons capacity, and so does not require a |
| Many people who have a small fish pond in their | | | | massive amount of filtration. On my web site I will |
| back garden commonly experience this problem | | | | show you how to set about building something |
| particularly in the summer, and waste a lot of | | | | that looks ok, and incorporates a number of |
| money and time on buying chemicals to prevent | | | | different features to aid easy cleaning, and ensure |
| the green water algae, when in fact they can | | | | efficient breakdown and filtration of waste |
| adopt a more permanent and natural solution to | | | | products produced by your fish. For example a |
| the problem, which also ensures the safety of | | | | vortex settlement chamber, a pre-filter and |
| your fish. | | | | oxygenating venturi, and more recently a |
| This goes out specially to all you pond and fish | | | | trickle-tower filter. |
| enthusiasts who generally have small ponds, don't | | | | Since then I have updated my pond filtration |
| have much cash to spare, or just want to learn | | | | setup in a number of different ways, and |
| how to improve the health and clarity of your | | | | recorded these changes in my Pond Bio-Filter web |
| water, and so keep happy fish! | | | | site ( but what was lacking was a way of sharing |
| I first started my Leisure web site at in 2003 to | | | | new ideas, successes and failures along the way. |
| show how you can design and build your own | | | | So I also created a Blog for you that will hopefully |
| homemade DIY bio-filter for if you get that | | | | act as a way of filling the gaps, and keeping you |
| terrible green water (thick green pea soup) in | | | | informed of how things progressed and any news |
| your pond due to water-borne algae. | | | | and suggestions. |
| After much research from various fish pond web | | | | You can find and subscribe to the blog at |
| sites and forums I got an idea for creating a filter | | | | I hope you find it useful. |
| design that was a more attractive than most | | | | Just follow the links to my web site, where you |
| homemade bio-filters which are often constructed | | | | will find information on How to Build a DIY |
| using a "Rubbermaid" tank - a big hulking water | | | | Pond Bio-Filter, and Homemade Pond |
| tank with appropriate plumbing, usually sat at the | | | | Venturis where you will find plenty of detail |
| top of a waterfall, and which normally requires | | | | and lots of photographs. |
| hiding behind plants, rocks and the like because it | | | | Good luck. |
| is so big and ugly. | | | | |