DIY Fluidized Sand Bed Filter Project.

by **gumbii** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:39 am

i would want to make a bead filter... i think i should for the ponds... those are uber low maintainance...

by **Peterkarig3210** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:42 am

What's a bead filter?

by **gumbii** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:51 am

jesus peter... search...!!!

http://www.koi.com/filtration/fluid-bead-filters.php

read that...

by **gumbii** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:53 am

this one is better...

http://home.netcom.com/~larry_l/diy_bead.htm

by **Peterkarig3210** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:03 pm

It's so much easier to get you to put up the links! Thanks! It's pretty cool.

I tried to put the fine quarts sand in the protein skimmer and it all washed out into the tank. That bead filter looks like a sand filter with larger beads instead of sand.

by **gumbii** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:45 pm

well yes it is... but the bead filter can be back washed... it gets rid of all of the gunk... it's more for like mechanical cleaning than biological...

and i would reduce the GPH of the protein skimmer there pete...

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:12 am

what are the beads made out of?

by **Peterkarig3210** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:24 am

More for mechanical filtration? I would think the opposit considering the larger medium.

by **gumbii** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:45 am

the beads are made of some porus plastic balls... they're really light... i don't know if they float or not... i doubt it...

by **Peterkarig3210** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:07 am

I think the upper ones float and the lower ones sink.

DIY Fluidized Sand Bed Filter Project.

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DIY Fluidized Sand Bed Filter Project.

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