Hello, can any one please introduce a good property maintenance company.Need a reliable property company that doesnt charge exorbitant prices for services.
And one more question.
I've had ponds for many years and have always built my own filters, my question is are there filters available on the market which do as good a job and are less time consuming to maintain? My issue is that I'm away from home a lot with work and it isn't always easy to find an hour and a half spare time per week to clean out my filter set-up.
My pond approx volume is 3500 gallons (16,000L), it is located in full sun and is sort of a figure of eight shape with a bridge across the narrower middle section. There are two filter systems each powered by an Oase 6000L/Hr pump.
Filter 1 - At the left hand end of the pond is a waterfall, to get to the top of the fall the water is pushed through a 30W UV filter, a 40 gallon container containing brushes, a 25 gallon water tank which is completely filled with sponges (about 15 No.)and then two 40 gallon water Butts each holding 50 - 75 Litres of Kaldness K1.
Filter 2 - In the centre of the right hand circle of the pond I have a mountain feature (approx 1.5M high)into the top of which I have fitted a foam effect nozzle (so foaming water spews out of the top of the mountain, run's down the sides and into the pond). Water going to this feature passes through a Bioforce 12000 UV pressure filter.
Cleaning these filters every week (during the times of year when the fish are feeding) ensures perfect quality water which is absolutely clear, but it does take a lot of effort and time that I don't always have to wash though all of the sponges. Is there a more advanced solution to the particle filtration that is much more easily maintained than foams?
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