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Posted by mickys stoke on trent (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 11:41
| i have a uvc pond filter green genie 2000 it said garanteed clear water but it is not its says use 1250 pump i use a 800 could this be the promlem i run it 24 7 |
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| it wont help,,,your obviously running it to two thirds capacity,,not full! in effect it will help overall but wont give the proper results, |
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- Posted by mickys stoke on trent (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 16:24
| so a proper sized pump would make it clear |
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| hi mickys. not an "expert" and not familiar with green genies but does it not have an overflow fitted to return to pond in the event of blocking? a simple "T" return fitted would prevent a reocurrance. ie failsafe. its a green genie 2000 you said? if the ponds in full sun that should be halved, if you have a fairly heavy stocking level (plants and fish, frogs etc) halved again leaving the filter capable of maintaining 500 gals. (if the manfacturers claims are realistic). the pump is supposed to be able to recycle the volume of the pond in 1-2 hrs if the present one can do this i wouldnt upgrade as i think the extra dwell time in the filter may be benificial. how big is the pond? hope this is of help o/ |
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- Posted by mickys stoke on trent (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 21:06
| hi awblessmesturgeon thx for reply my pond is 450 galls |
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| hmm just a thought? are the pump and filter figures you quoted actually gallons? or litres? my old pond was a similar size to your own and i ran a filter which was capable of handling a pond of 4500 ltrs and a 3000ltr an hour pump. which allowing for pumping losses shifted the volume of the pond through the filter approx every hour. all stayed clear. if the figures are gallons the setup should in theory work fine but if its litres it may be a little lacking on a pond that size? regards o/ |
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| http://www.worldofwater.com/trident3.htm if you check out the tables here it is litres d:( so is marginal on a pond that size even if shaded with light stocking levels. o/ |
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- Posted by mickys stoke on trent (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 9, 05 at 8:47
hi again awblessmesturgeon yes it is litres filter is 2000 litres and pump is 800 lts per hour
thanks |
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My pond is a similar size (a few gallons smaller). When I originally set it up the LFS recomended a Green Genie 6000. As I knew I would be able hide it, and working on the "can't over filter a pond" principle, I went for the 12000 with an Aquamax 3500. This keeps my pond clear all year. I'm glad I did this as although I started with 4 fish I counted 46 today !!
I guess what I am saying is I think a 2000 is too small, but that is just my opinion. |
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- Posted by mickys stoke on trent (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 10, 05 at 10:34
| i agree ill invest in a bigger filter i will go for a 3000 ltr instead of this 2000 ltr |
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| hi mickys would say at the least the 6000? imho as ret said you "cant" over filter a pond and i think a 3000 may still struggle! good luck o/ |
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