I made a ghetto pre-filter (pics)

[ohbly]

I have a small pond with a gardena pump. Its a good pump but its pre-filter is pathetic, it needed cleaning about every 3 days. It was also a pain to clean because I had to take the whole pump out and pull it apart to get the sponge out and wash it with the hose-

So I made a ghetto pre-filter from things laying around..
I got an old plastic plant pot and melted a hole in it. I cut up a coke bottle and used it as a ghetto bulkhead-

I stitched some woven windbreak cloth above the bulkhead-

I heated up some wire on the stove to melt holes for the thread

IMHO pumice gravel is the best medium for pre-filtering ponds so I added about 70mm

I stitched some more windbreak on the top

I left a decent gap between the pumice and the windbreak so that pumice has room to shake loose the muck that it traps.

I flip it upside down and flush it with the hose to clean it

I joined it to the pump with some pipe

it fits loosely so its easy to remove and clean. I also stuck some java moss on the top to make it look better and it acts as a pre-filter too.

so far its working well, its been almost 2 weeks and it hasn't needed to be cleaned yet. I would of rather used a black or dark green pot but free is free

 

[odinthejd]

That is sweet!

 

[Rbishop]

Creative!

 

[RodInCALIFORNIA]

ghetto or not if it works it works ! DIY is always fun especially when it works GOOD JOB

 

[Muske]

Ghetto Fab...

 

[jaekwon01]

Good stuff. I'm planning on building a pond with waterfall. Your Filter looks like it'll make an appearance

 

[jbradt]

Hey, MacGuyver did things ghetto... thanks for putting up pics. Great idea!

 

[Kentucky Koi]

That looks great. Especially since now your getting bio, and fines filtration!

-Eric

 

[Ozymandias]

i like it, any pics of it in the pond

 

[sea-community]

Thats great, hilarious and looks great.