Pond filters can be made by yourself with used items or utilizing existing items. This can be done if it is not possible to add an area for the filter in the koi pond or want to filter the cheap koi pond. In addition, a Pond with a tarpaulin tub or fiber tub as a temporary shelter is quite difficult to add to the filter system. With a little patience a simple Pond filter can be made by yourself.
Items that need to be prepared before making a simple pond filter include: plastic barrels or a large enough buckets, PVC pipes, PVC male adaptor, knees, PVC Tee, PVC glue, hacksaw and other supporting devices.
Here are some steps to create a simple pond filter.
1. Make a hole in the bottom / bottom of the barrel with a size adjusted to the size of the pipe / adaptor, this hole is used as drainage hole when the filter is cleaned.
Make sure the bottom hole also fits the size of the pipe / adaptor. This hole is used as a filter inlet from the water of a pond.
Create a hole on the side of the top of the barrel, it will serve as a water outlet in the pond or in the next barrel if you want to perform a waterfall.
Then attach the male adaptor make sure there are no leaks.
2. Match the PVC pipe to the filter inlet in the form shown. The shape of the pipe using T and L as this should make sure that the dirt from the pond settles at the bottom of the filter, so that it does not return to the pond and is easy to clean.
3. Add a media filter, you can use anything, the easiest way is to use a gauze to filter so that the dirt does not rise.
4. Install the hose for the outlet, the filter outlet hose is also L-shaped upward. This is intended to capture incoming air with the water in the pond to increase the oxygen levels in the pond water. In addition, the dirt that rises does not enter the pond but falls to the bottom of the filter.
5. Installation of pipes for the lower drain, since the tap opens and closes. It can be done before the step of facilitating the filtering of the media.
After all the installations are finished. Homemade, simple filters are ready to be applied to ponds, fiber tanks or tarpaulins. In addition to this method, a simple filter can be created with a cascading model with filter media that can vary. The end result of a simple home filter, as shown below. Good creation.
