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How to choose Garden Pond,
Fish Pond and Koi Pond Filters
Pond Filters are
generally required to keep a Garden Pond or Water Garden healthy and clear. A Koi
Pond requires more filtration than a Water Garden or a Goldfish Pond due to
the large mature size of these beautiful Pond
Fish.
Effective Pond Filters combine mechanical and biological Pond filtration. Biological
Pond filtration involves
beneficial bacteria to
break down fish waste and other
organic matter. Mechanical Pond filtration traps particles in some type of
filter media
for later removal during cleaning. Good Pond Filters accomplish both and can be fitted with
Ultra Violet Clarifiers for
algae control.
It is best to choose an out of the Pond Filter for
ease and convenience when cleaning or servicing the filter. Some Pond Filters must be
installed at the highest point of water discharge, but
Pressurized
Pond Filters can
be installed at any level because the force of the water exiting the Pond Filter is
equal to the force going in.
The
Pond Filter must be sized correctly to insure effective cleaning and
purification of the water. Water Gardens and Goldfish Ponds should be filtered
at the minimum rate of one half the pond volume every hour. Pond Filters for
Koi ponds should be sized more generously.
A Garden Pond that receives full sun (six or more hours a day) also needs a more
generously sized Pond Filter.
Many different types of Pond Filters are
available: Skimmer Filters, Biological Pond Filters, Mechanical Pond Filters,
Waterfall Filters, Pressurized Pond Filters and now also several lines of
Back-Flushable Pressurized Pond Filters! All of the different types of Pond
filtration can be seen in our
Online Store's Pond Filtration Department!
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