Profi Drum Eco 45/40 Honest review.. Not all plain sailing..
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2021
- So I've had this drum up and running on the pond for 3 months now. It's definitely not been all plain sailing. Hears my honest review of what's happened so far...
Darren at Absolute koi has been a great help and always on the end of the phone when I've need help so big shout out to him 👍
This video is not sponsored in any way. I paid for the filter with my own money.
Hi mate, I think you'll find things a lot better when you get your pump for the spray bar connected to the clean water side of the RDF. You can get a lot of settlement of fine dirt in a moving bed. Take care mate, Terry.
Thank. Yes I'm definitely going to be swapping it over. Is surprising how much fine sediment builds up in the moving bed
Great info Danny. First person that I've seen with any issues with drum. Thanks for being so honest. I am getting a drum for my pond when its finished. All info like this is great as most people don't have any negative things or issues with drums. Love your honesty mate.👍👍
Thanks for watching. I imagine I'm not the only person who's had issues, just the only one to share them. That said the drum is working well now and I would still recommend it. They do let more dirt through than I expected, I possibly had unrealistic expectations of how they work. I'll be putting a video up possibly later today or tomorrow showing the dirt that has built up in the moving bed after the drum so keep an eye out for that 👍
I have the same drum filter, they are very good filters. I'll give some points I learnt over the time owning it. 1. Fine tune the spray bar to the centre chute, 2. Further fine tune the jets that helps alot also, 3. Use mains water to wash your drum, the chlorine will keep it perfect and you won't risk draining your pond, you will need a solenoid and b4 I get bombarded with comments, no, nearly next to zero mains water enters into the pond through the drum cleaning.
Do your adjustments in micro adjustments.
That's for the reply 👍 I have moved the jets over so it sprays in the centre now. Unfortunately I can't run the drum off mains as my water pressure is too low (my outdoor tap runs off a header tank not mains pressure) . I could run using the pump though a header tank of mains water I guess. Its something I've thought about doing. It's just the extra cost on water as I'm on a meter
@@dannycurrie1 mine is from the header tank into the high pressure pump and I to am on a meter, I learnt its no difference in consumption cause you would still need to top up with the exception to trickle in/out. With the fine tuning I am 100% happy with it, expensive yes, worth it, definitely
Thanks for the video mate.
You’ve had quite an emotional rollercoaster of a time with the drum huh?!
So glad you have got it sorted and you’re seeing some benefits from your investment 👍
Definitely had a few low moments, came very close to ripping it all out. Glad I persevered though. Hopefully all these problems are behind me now 🤞
Great update totally agree when you have paid so much money for a drum and not getting a proper manual in the box. Glad At last you got everything sorted now 🙏🐟🐟🐟🙏
Not coming with a manual at that price was shocking to be quite honest. I didn't think to look on profi's website for ages though. Would have save me some agro
It’s a learning curve mate, keep at it 👍
Gosh you have been patient and luckily you are good at solving thing. Not a beginning drum or a non technical person. Crazy really for the money but glad you have had it sorted. Good on you!
Pond looks really good and water clarity looks good.
Great video. Glad you got it sorted.
Thanks mate. Yeah getting there with it now. It's been trouble free for a good couple of weeks now
Great to see you’ve finally got things sorted m8. Whoever said koi keeping was easy hey!
Definitely a roller coaster of ups and downs, but heres hoping to a cracking season of koi keeping coming up for you. Oh and you’re old Bakki shower has been up and running on my pond about 5 weeks now(filled with 50ltrs of CSM from QK) and is working brilliantly, so cheers 👍.
Thankyou. Hopefully most of the issues are behind me now.
Glad to hear the shower is working well. It's good stuff that media, will make a big difference I'm sure 👍
That drum sounds like a real headache 🤕 m8 glad you got it sorted out
Thanks for sharing 👍
It has been mate. U came bloody close to ripping it all out and taking it back. Nothing actually wrong with it though, a proper set on instructions or being told to just sit on my hands for the pond to mature would have helped
I appreciate you sharing this, I've been doing a bit of research with maybe the intention of going with a drum, this has definitely put me off this model, it should have been an easy set up. Hope its sorted for you now 👍
I think I'd I'd put it on an existing pond I wouldn't have had most of these issues. Some proper instructions definitely would have helped. Thanks for watching mate. I'll keep you updated with how it gets on in the future
Glad I went with AEM drum when I decided to get a drum , been in over two years now and not one problem and it plug and play 😎 Best Buy I made for the pond 👍🏻
I did consider those drums. I decided to spend the extra money on something I thought would be more reliable. The aem drums seem very good from what I hear.
It is working well now so only time will tell if it was worth the extra money. Will keep you updated on how I get on with it
Hi Danny. I understand exactly where you are coming from. I experienced the same type of problems. There is very little in the way of instructions to help and you are expected just to do it yourself. I got so frustrated I sold my drum filter and bought an Oase Proficlear M gravity filter. They are German made with German precision and are much easier to setup and work out of the box. Since then things have been much better for me. You seem to be getting on top of it now and hopefully will not have any more probelms with it. The 'wire it yourself' on your drum was shocking!
I came very close to doing the same. Glad I'm not the only one. Instructions would have been a massive help. I feel the profi drums are designed to be installed by professionals rather than a bodge it DIY person like myself. I think in hindsight I'd have bought an oase one but I seem to have worked through most of the issues now, will do another update once I've lived with it for a full summer
Nice to see it sorted
I didn't want to put the video out until I'd sorted the problems. It is a good filter. Just not quite as strait forward as I expected. Now I've had it apart so many times I'm pretty confident I could fix any issues with it easy enough now. Will do another update when I've lived with it for a bit longer
Glad to see you've got it all sorted mate👍
It's been fine for the last few weeks. Not had to touch it atall. Now I understand properly how it works and what was wrong. Will definitely do another update on it in a few months
@@dannycurrie1 good mate sounds like you getting the benefits of spending the extra £££ on the drum now then 👍
Great video and great information. I went with a QK15 COMBI but waiting for pond to be flow coated so not tested yet. A good honest video. Well done mate.
Thanks for watching. Looking forward to seeing yours up and running. Make sure you give the pond time to mature. Dose the qk drum come with better instructions than the profi?
@@dannycurrie1 Lots of info online so pretty easy, all plug and play.
What a nightmare glad you sorted them 👌🤞
Been a right ball ache. Nearly gave up a few times. With better instructions some of these problems could have been avoided
A nice honest review 😊
Thanks. Tried to give it a bit of time to settle before putting it out. If I'd done it a few weeks ago I'd have been cutting out alot of swearing
Glad you got it all sorted on the end! My new pond build has just started and have got my eye on the profidrum combibio 30 as want a reliable high quality unit that is relatively plug and play. Hopefully I won’t regret it If I do go ahead with the purchase.
I'd still recommend the profi drums. Just be aware there not quite a plug and play. With the combi you don't have to connect up the wash pump so that's something. Biggest tip would be just have patience and wait for the pond to mature. Proper instructions would definitely help
@@dannycurrie1 Thanks for the feedback Danny. Darren has been pretty helpful with info as not much on the website. The QK is a good contender according the other comments and the fixed probe system looks cleaner than the float switches.
Really good video Dan, gives a good insight into the considerations you need to take when deciding to have a.drum.
If does seem the more complex\advanced the drum,the more there is that can go wrong. Mine is very basic but has occasional problems.saying that though,there's absolutely no maintenance for the 99% of the time it works properly.
Glad you enjoyed it. Think any drum regardless of price can have issues. Its been hassle free the last few weeks atleast 🤞
Glad it’s sorted now Dan mate! I must admit I no they are the apex of filtration but they worry me abit with emptying etc. I’m building a new pond probably in the next few years but I think il go for a large sieve just out of ease really! That fish I think a hariwake you got peck fin came back after it was injured last year by looks of it! I member seeing it and thinking how bad it was ! Nice one it repaired
They are good filters but there is alot of moving parts and alot that can go wrong so it is definitely a worry. I'll be doing another update once I've lived with it for a bit longer. And yeah that fish has healed up brilliantly, it's pecs we're torn up down to the bone from the net, I did think they might not grow back but but they have come full back both sides now :)
Good job bro👍👍
Hi mate, Just came across your video , which by the way is very informative about issues that you may encounter after fitting a drum to your pond system.
I changed to a drum system last year, a used Profidrum & just like you had quite a few problems with dirty water in the clean side of the drum & sensor issues, I also have done the filter floss test and that also went green in around 2 hrs through the bakki shower.
I had to seal the divider plate between the clean / dirty sections as my drum is stainless steel and it had only been spot welded from the factory!!!!.
I also has to readjust the seal.
To date I have just accepted my system as It was driving me mad.........it has settled down but don't believe all the hype, there have been times when I have preferred my old vortex & multibay system.
Glad you found it helpful mate. Drums definitely aren't perfect. They are definitely over hyped. Dirt dose get through no matter what you do but it's the lack of manual cleaning and the instant removal of fish waste that is the main + points. My drum is working well now, I would probably do my setup differently though if I could start again
A brill diary on the drum. Glad you've got things sorted. Train a family member on your filtration so when you're on hol they can watch over things for you 👍when i go away for over a week thats what I'll be doing. Koi looking happy n great mate 🐟👍
This is the problem with a drum. If it go's wrong it's difficult to explain to someone how to fix it. I've had it all apart so many time sim. Confident I could sort it myself now. But not quite as simple as cleaning an eazy pod. In theory it shouldn't need touching if I go away but it is a bit of a worry. I've not had to touch it for the last couple of weeks 🤞
@@dannycurrie1 Going on hol is a worry when you've got pets especially koi. I had to leave my pond for a week n it was a worry. Brill channel keep them up 🐟👍
@@richd-koi6974 I've got a week away in September so that will be the test. Hopefully it will just carry on doing its think with no issues 🤞
@@dannycurrie1 yeah should be fine now uv got it sorted. Good honest review 👍
That clean pump really does seem powerful is crazy the price you paid and issues you've had I've got a draco and touch wood not had any trouble yet
The pressure pump is more powerful than my pressure washer I do the cars with 🤣
I think alot of the issues were due to the pond being new and me not fully understanding how it should work (instructions would have helped) draco drums do seem to be well regarded.
Really surprising the amount of work you have to do wiring up etc… was looking at a profidrum but this has put me off as I’m rubbish with DIY. Most drums I thought come plug and play pretty much now. Good review 👍
Hi Danny, I've just happened upon your channel today whilst looking at profi feeders and noticed this review.
I have had two profi drums including the one I still have, it is one of the first eco drums Jan made and has been running my pond for about ten years.
I also had some teething problems setting the thing up but apart from a couple of little hiccups it has run perfectly ever since.
Like you I set up the feed to the cleaning pump to use water from the pond, this was a mistake.
On a couple of occasions the trickle feed to the pond was interrupted causing the drum to continuously cycle and dropping the pond level. It was never a major problem so I didn't change it, however if it was starting again I would use a feed from the mains water. This avoids putting contaminated water through the spray nozzles and prevents it pumping the pond dry.
Fitting an immersible amalgam UV into the drum on the clean side prevents biofilm buildup on the drum screen and eradicated a persistent problem I was having with regular Trichodena infestations.
My time throwing money into a hole in the ground has sadly come to an end, I hope you have many happy years doing the same.
I'm going to put a new video up about it soon. It's been problem free for the last 6 months. Installing an auto top-up has been a big help. I do have a UV installed in it. Was just off for the videos. It's a good bit of kit. Just needs a bit of care when installing
Water is nice and clear. Fish are happy.
Thanks. Yeah the fish are all doing well now. Hopefully most of these problems are behind me now
Oase drum, got one, no issues and comes ready to go
Nice. In hindsight I think oase is they was I'd go if I could start again. That said it's working fine now, not had to touch it for a few weeks now
This is an old video, I got my Filtreau combi unit just before you. My unit was actually very simple to set-up, it flowed into my big, old multi chamber filter - my only problem was that I killed a lot of my m.chamber bacteria, so had a blanket weed problem, that clogged the filter and emptied 45cm of water....water quality ended up being brilliant though. I also feed a shower filter from the final chamber during the warmer months, absolutely zero rubbish getting through to the latter filter chambers. I'll have a look to see if you stuck with it 🍻 Watch out for otters in your area, a bast*rd got into my garden when I was on holiday last year and ate many of my quality younger fish !!!! They have no predators and are spreading fast.
Thanks for sharing the info. 👍👍
You would expect a far better manual booklet with it for the price you pay 🤔🤔 and maybe you not have half the problems....
A proper manual would be a big help for sure. No reason why it shouldn't come with one. Although if I'd thought to check the website earlier that would have helped 🤷♂️
Glad you have managed to get the drum filter working it's frustrating when you sort it out and then everything is fine you wake up and find water gone in such large amounts usually when you have to go to work. Can I ask what size connection did you get for icb bottom thread to fix to heater I ask as I made a pond from one and wanted to do gravity I did for a while had to get another icb pipe but I want to solvent glue pipe 👍
It's been so frustrating but I'm hopeful that these issues are behind me now. Will keep you updated. For the ibc I just searched ibc to bsp threaded connector. There's a few different ones available
@@dannycurrie1 great thank you I will have a look I keep getting wrong things I could open a shop with all the stuff I bought 😂
I have the 55/40 no issues at all so glad I had it then nexus never go back nexus are pain ever 2 days cleaning my water clarity is loads better with the drum
I think that because you put it on an existing pond. The problems I had were while the pond wasn't mature and there was less load on the filters. Not its running fine I'm really pleased with it. Just those few initial problems.
Im gonna stick with my evo filter since watching this.. cheers
Looking at your vid makes me even more convinced that sieve/bead combo is the right way to go. Keep it simple. Thanks for sharing mate.
Agreed! I was literally 30 mins away from buying a drum and getting a divorce.
This has put off buying one purely on the amount of dirt getting through
Hi Dan the man, I was looking at combi profi drum after your experience I don’t think that be the drum for me I knew them as best filter drums on market, I rate your patience hope all working well now and no more probs, take care 👍🏻
The wires you got around the pond I presume it’s there to keep out predators do they work? , I would like to take my net off and keep it off looks absolutely horrible
Don't let it put you off completely. They are good filters. I think putting it on an already mature pond would avoid most of the issues I had. My biggest bug bear with them is the lack of instruction. All that said mine working fine now and I've not had to touch it for about 3 weeks
@@just4koi143 the wires round the pond is just thick fishing line, it is to keep predators out. Not 100% sure if it will work, its a bit of a test. Touch wood, I've not lost one yet 🤞I hated having a net over aswell
@@dannycurrie1 thank mate I’m gonna take the net and put on test too🤣I’ll possibly have to run the fishing wire across to as my pond is ground level 👍🏻
@@just4koi143 that might be a good idea. Nets are horrible but got to keep the fish safe. Maby some sort of net you can fold up quick like wrighty has got would work well for you
I've been looking into the drums and found a number of issues with them. Dumping water, leaking dirt and lack of pull from bottom drain when using a skimmer eg. I really think the Nexus 320 with auto clean is my filter of choice. Good luck mare.
Drums definitely have more things that can go wrong. That said, since my initial problems it's been absolutely fine. I've not had to touch or adjust anything for weeks now. I few people I know have had issues with the auto kits on the nexus. The nexus is a great filter though. The main reason I didn't get one was because I couldn't get it into the garden
Hi Dan, good video and honest, I'm looking to get a drum and replace my multi bay filter, but as you say we shouldn't get these issues, might look at one of these and a Queni koi one, would you say if I use my water feed into the filter house using an automatic top up system keep the outside of the drum clean, or can you use a fed from the clean part of drum. Your water is looking good now.
You could take the feed for the pressure pump from the mains, would solve a few issues but use more water. Its fine to have it from the clean side of the drum but it means drilling a hole in the drum. If you clean it with pond water you need a constant trickle in to keep you water level topped up. Any fluctuations In water level and the drum has a meltdown
Have you tried running the drum in the other direction might help with the muck getting into the clean side, I run my drum this way with no trouble. Seems with yours the dirty water is running down the back of the drum into the clean water.
Martin
That's an interesting idea. I'm not sure how you get it to run the other way but I'll look into it. It definitely dosnt do it as much now as it used to. I must say I've been very surprised with how much actually gets passed the drum
Oase proficlear. Easy set up. No wiring and alot smaller drum can't fault it
Hi Danny i cant believe how much your pond looks identical to mine ive just got two windows and a Wrighty home made RDF drum filter. But i think i maybe able to come and help you if you are local to me. Darren at absolute koi is my local dealer and i have known him for years. If you are local to Retford or Mansfield area give me a shout pal and i am more than happy to come and see what i can do to help you. Just let me know pal. If not hope you sort your issues out soon mate good look.🤞 sorry mate i see you've just about sorted but if you need a hand any time giz a shout pal.
Be honest Danny don't think matters what filter use if you used filter floss always see dirt at Last stage of water goin bk into pond I used knockey 8 Bay Japanese brushes Japanese matting alfgrog in last Bay use floss before gos bk into pond still get bit of dirt in floss but water gin clear keep up great work mate 👍
I think your right mate. I think alot of it was me expecting too much out of it. I think everyone talks about them being the only way to have crystal clear water, when in reality they don't catch any more than say a multi bay or a nexus, you just don't have to manually clean them
@@dannycurrie1 think filter are how much you want clean them my multi Bay clean filter brushes every wk in summer takes me half hour max but don't mind really it's about how much time want clean really good luck really enjoyed your video 👍
@@davecooke914 something to be said for the simplicity of a multi bay. I didn't mind cleaning my old filters. The main thing I like is the waste is removed from the pond strait away rather than sitting in the filter untill you clean in. Think that's the biggest advantage of a drum
@@dannycurrie1 yes your right there thanks only problem with multi bays
Hi, nice pond, how many Gallons is the pond 👍
I can't tell for sure by watching a video but it looks like your spray bar isn't centered over the waste tray.
At the start it wasn't centered very well. It was still over the chute but only just. They only have about 1mm of movement (there not fully adjustable) I've moved them as far as possible and thats definitely helped
I looked at this drum but got a queni koi one instead as it was all pre wired and all sensors are on plugs so no issues with wiring
Yeah if I'm honest I'm not sure these are worth the extra 1k over the qk ones. I was very surprised with how much setting up and wiring was involved, especially with no proper instructions
@@dannycurrie1 agreed I did look but saw a qk drum at their winter event and just liked the plug and play method
Don’t get me wrong there is a little work to get the drip rate and levels correct but once in it’s great
@@glennmartin9999 I think my issues were mostly trying to solve a problem that wasn't really there. I just needed to be patient. If I had instructions that may of helped. I've seen the qk drums. They do look a good bit of kit. As I say mine all working fine now. I'll do another update once I've had a full summer with it
I don't think the dirt coming out on the clean side is acceptable. Can the spray jets be angled more towards the centre? I run a Draco drum which was probably 1/3 the price of a profidrum but admittedly doesn't have as many features, however It was plug and play and has not missed a beat in the 2 years I've had it.
No, the spray jets pretty much fixed, there is a mm or 2 they can be moved and I've moved them as much as possible. The dirt on the clean side is significantly less now the pond has matured. For the money I didn't expect to have to do so much wiring, and a proper instruction book would have helped. I'm not convinced it has any features that the draco doesn't. It's working fine now, I guess time will tell on the reliability. I'll keep everyone updated 👍
I'm glad you stuck with it pal 👍🏼
Do you have both pumps connected into the controller? I have connected a double socket in to the controller and plugged both my pumps into that so when the controller shuts off so does both the pumps.
If you need help understanding give me a shout and i will explain better 👍🏼
Pond is looking awesome mate 👌🏼
Yeah there both connected to the drum. The low level float switch failed. There was a slight kink in the wire and it stopped working so it didn't shut it off. It was working when I put it in but I'd obviously knocked it. Not a fault of the drum
@@dannycurrie1 live and learn I guess matey 👍🏼
How's the new ashp?
@@Tom_Prendiville new ashp is working great. Not had any issues with that one. Just silently dose it's thing :)
@@dannycurrie1 awesome 👌🏼
awesome video. i have one . the dam thing is stuck in clear mode and dumping all the water.i fill it up and it dumps again. wondered if you could get in touch ..this is doing my head in. cant leave the dam thing for a day.
Sorry to hear it. I had a nightmare with mine at the start but it's working fine now. If it's a profi drum I'd ring Darren at absolute koi. He will talk you through it and sort it out for you. His number is 07974 706112
Thank you I'll ring him before I start crying. Lol
Thanks Dan on being honest I no the story and the problems you had to start off but at least now things are better but deffo understand how you feel about it all and how much them drums cost like you say it should be just plug and play but tbh as not every one would no how to short things out but like you said Darren was there to help but still understand on a phone call is not allways easy tbh I had my hope set on a drum like this and the problems you had it did change my mind a little bit
I have still not yet decided on the drum I am going with as I keep changing my mind as I think all drums out there has good and bad points about them more then likely I will have problems when I get my drum but will just try and ride it out untill the pond matures like we’re you are now mate
I didn't want to post this up until I'd given it a fair test as you know. I think all drums work the same so not sure It would have been any different with a different drum. It has settled down well now and I've not had to touch it for a few weeks now. I just wish I'd been told, just sit on your hands and it will sort itself out from the start. In trying to fix a problem that wasn't there I'd just made it worse. A proper instruction book wouldn't have gone a miss.
Good luck with yours mate, whichever ever one you go for I think patience is key.
If your ever up this way your welcome to come have a look mate.
@@dannycurrie1 thanks mate and yes one day I am going to pop up then we can go fishing after or something
Yeah mate sounds like a plan 👍
Shiiiiit you got more patience than me I'd have ripped it out lol puts me off of one like you said for the price that they cost you would have thought that they would be a bit more user friendly with better instructions and definitely a bit more plug and play
I came very close believe me..
I did expect more for the price to be honest. I'll keep everyone updated on its long term reliability. Now its running correctly though I've had to do no maintenance or cleaning of it for a good few weeks. When there working there great but there is a fair bit that can go wrong
Was considering one of these for my pond build. Maybe I'll stick with my original idea and make one using an Arduino/ Raspberry Pi.
I wouldn't rule it out. I don't think any other drum would be any different. They all work pretty much the same as far as i can tell. There obviously is alot more to go wrong with a drum than say a nexus for example
Koi are looking great..
Filter floss is doing its job
It's amazing what the filter floss catches. I removed it after those videos so the water quality now it just what the drum gives
Hi Danny.
Surprised by your problems with the drum, I always put profi at the top of the tree regarding drums.
I run a aquasource synergy 35 combi, no issues, but one thing I have noticed is that since I fitted homemade tempest water polisher (see my channel) after the drum, feeding bakki shower, is the amount of crap the upflow filter catches, which I am sure is dead algae cells killed by amalgam uv fitted under drum screen, so before I fitted upflow filter all that rubbish was going over my shower, I'm amazed what this upflow filter catches, only downside needs cleaning every 3 days.
I got very close to ripping it all out that's for sure. There's not actually a fault with it and if it came with a detailed manual alot of it could have been avoided. It is very surprising how much dose get past the drums, I don't think that's just the profi drum, I think as the profi drum has a bigger area of water on the clean side it's just more noticable.
I've seen your up flow, dose a brilliant job 👍 definitely something I'm going to look in to when funds allow
In fairness to Profi float switches are notoriously unreliable. Reefer guys struggle with them as well.
Generally drum filters are priced too highly for what they made of and technology used. For that sort of money they should work excellent and it should be plug and play really.
Danny, nice job on the pond aquarium. one area you lack is using water plants to neutralize the fish waste, very toxic, especially the ph factor. when the fish begins to jump out of the pond, the high ph causes fish irritation. sometimes the city water is treated with chloramine that not good for fish health. if you don't mind me say as a koi/exotic fish enthusiast, you have too many fishes in this limited enclosure space. look how slow they move, round and round slow motion. i had three ponds in the past for almost 20 years until i sold my home: two 4'x8' and 2' deep, cascaded like waterfall back into the center large pond, on each end of the larger oval-shaped pond 8' x 14' dept from 3' to 5' to keep out raccoon and sea birds. all the ponds have potted water plants to feed on the fish waste. my filtration setup was a 40 gal old soft water fibreglass container with three layers of sediment: top layer medium pebble rocks; second layer small grain gravel; the bottom layer is coarse sand. pond water enters at the top and gravity force downward. the bottom container incorporates a drain that connects to a Tee-PVC split fitting pipe water back to the two smaller ponds; there the ponds have a mixture of gravel and potted water plants. water cascades back to the large pond. the sump pump is located at the deepest part of the large pond for thorough recycling of main pond water. please see CZcams my scale-down "DIY solar power sump pump for pond-aquarium". this set up power with 200+100 watts solar panels. you did great and i love to see all types of design. before you fill the sediments into the container, be sure you use a mesh container for each sediment layer. the reason is you will need to clean out the 3 layers if you don't want to replenish these sediments medians. you can wash them out in your garden if you have one. that will make a great natural fertilizer. repeat this when the water odor is very fishy. this is the hardest part of raising exotic fish. i'll be happy to give you some tips for raising healthy koi.
I personally installed my filter and had to hook up all the jumpers and extra wires. I also had to install a solenoid valve for city water instead of a pressure pump. It worked perfectly. The one times when it messed up was when I put the lid in wrong so the magnetic piece didn't line up with the sensor. It would cause the clean cycle to be skipped cuz it assumed the lid was open. Once I realize that mistake, the filter never had any problems.
Любые баранные фильтры очищают воду только от крупных частиц грязи - что б вода была очень чистой поставь пеноотделительную колонку (флотатор) на озоно-воздушной смеси - тогда мелкие частицы что проходят через сетку 70 микрон не будут возвращаться в твой пруд
или тебе нужен мощный большой биофильтр с большим количеством биозагрузки которая задержит эту мелкую пыль
Do yourself a favour and get an oase combined with a moving bed these are actually completely plug and play and no wiring except to plug into the mains
It's a nice idea but it's a little late for that now. Seem to have worked through all my initial issues now though. The case drums do look smart
Cleaning cycle Every 45 minutes?! That seems like a significant amount of waste water?
It dose use alot of water. It's more like every 20mins at the moment with heavy feeding 180 litres per day roughly
@@dannycurrie1 i have two 55g sand gravel filters on my pond that i flush every other week, if i had to estimate almost 1000 liters to waste every time.
Not sure what yours works out to, maybe not as significant as i thought comparitively
Sounds like you expected way to much from your drum, they never fully polished the water. Drum followed by static k1 is the way to go for really clear water.
I think I probably was expecting too much from it. The way people talk about then I'd expected more. That said I'm happy with my water quality now. And the issues I had at the start seem to be resolved
I would of loved to see how much muck was in the filter floss while using the nexus. A before and after test to see which one had less muck in the floss. That would of been fantastic.
Its very surprising how much gets past the drum. My old easy pod did let more through. You could see with the pod it was larger bit rather than just the real fine dirt. No a huge difference though, I did expect more from the drum if I'm honest
Should buy oase xD