Installing a Bakki River / Shower using sera siporax on 4800gal pond
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This video shows me installing a Bakki river of my own design on pond. The river was installed after a drum with k1 and the ramic media will be a great addition on top of the current k1 filtration.
looks awesome to be fair. I know a lot of people like to hide all there pipe work and filters but I love to be able to see the pipes and as with your video the bakki river. awesome. keep the videos coming pal.
Thanks. This pond is going to have a shed built over where the pipework is so the pipes will be all indoors. Otherwise they would have to be insulated these pipes would freeze so easy.
Adam
That is one awesome filter and it produces a lot of oxygenated and clean water for the fish.
I know I've said this before but your bakki river filters look just as good as pieces of contemporary art water features to me. I'd love to know how you came up with the idea and how you went about having them made - I know you told us last year but maybe an idea for a new vid with more detail ;-) . Love your vids mate, always interesting and informative. Cheers, M
Thanks for the awesome comment. Ill look into it for a future video.
Adam
😀 I like transparent water channels - but that is new, that would get algae growing on the sides and would ruin its appearance 🙁
Wow. Really impressive
This is the best design that i ever see! The Siporax here in
Brazil it's so much expencive, but i will probably send a mensage to the web site in the descripition.
Make a update vídeo for us man! ❤️👏🏻👍🏻 please?
The flip have I just seen I have a pump and filter this I see pipes on top of pipes and that filter system looks brilliant
wow all these gadgets are a fish keeper's dream
Looks very cool!
Yup - Absolutely Ingenious--Man O Man that is really too Cool
Your creating some interesting video's m8 & thanks for the info👍
@bisquitnspanky Well spotted🤓
Nice Adam we're you get it made from not seen a clear one before
What thickness did you use and is it glass or acrylic? Love your work. Always find it so useful.
Looks great 👍
You need more bio media in there. Most of the water is just flowing over the media and not actually passing through it to be filtered. But it's awesome!
yes your on the right track i say water flow is import avoiding dead spots in any aquarium or aquaculture farming
JDO Fishtank Just lower the weir. Bakki rivers are not meant to be packed full. Lower weir which will lower water level and allow more to pass through bio media.
It looks lovely but I bet it will look green and filthy soon after tho.
IMO this is a trickle filter and not a baking. A bake is a waterfall with much more water flow through bhm.
Thank You Adam--I love it
Great craftsmanship! Will you be doing more videos like this soon?
Very nice. May I ask if after 1 month the glass remains clear and has no water marks deposit insode the medium
Hi Adam, please do video on your prfidrum combo on your external pond. Cheers Jeff Richards Australia.
Very nice my friend
Hi Adam , brilliant videos , I’m running a drum and bio bed with k1 but struggling with nitrates , would a river or shower be best please to add on to my pond please , it’s 5000 gallon
Really cool gadget and design u have, how do u maintain this?because i also want to build something awsome filter like yours...tq!!
Well, this "bakki" river is a good idea if you are short on space around your pond.
- I would choose a little stream with a few waterfalls and it will end up having the same effekt.
What I do not understand !
- Why did you place it by the pond, it doesnt lift the looks around the pond to be honest ?
- why did you use those filter media ?, its transparant and it again, doesnt look to good in my opinion
- Why not a regular Bakki Shower, those are proven to work just fine.
Not that I do not like you idea, I just wouldnt have placed it around where its visible, if I did, I would make sure that it would look better and more natural..
Just maybe, lower the water level in it, place LavaRocks and maybe plant somthing green and growingin the top stream ?
- but I will follow your progress, so keep up with all your nice video´s, good luck from a Koi Friend ;)
Hi, The first bakki river was a 15ft long stream that is on my main pond this design just make that smaller.
- It is placed next to the pond for ease and apperance.
- that filter media are the most suitable for that application there are a huge ammont of reason that was chosen that cannot be covered on a youtube comment.
- there are also a lot of issues with bakki showers it you had one you would know what they are
- it is transparent for a reason. Imagine a black box that is ugle now imagine a clear one with pond water flowing through it what would happen inside a clear box. The answer to that is life things live and grow inside it plants love the huge ammont of food in the water and humidity and heat. trust me it now blends very well with the surrounding enviroment.
I get what you are saying and you are correct but you are missing the bigger picture you dont need to do anyting to it, it is its own micro climate. unfortunatly i wont be making a follow up video of the specific river but i have seen a few pictures of it now and it looks like a forest in a box.
Adam
Thank you for your reply.
I do have a Kinshi Sieve 5 + a Large Bakki Shower on my pond, thats all, but what I need is a fine mesh / filter, to remove the smallest dirt / debres in the water.
If you have a look at my channel, then you can find a video called "koi pond construction"
I have also made a small river to make that kind of "filter effekt", but I need to redo mine, since its to deep.
I used Lava Rocks combined with large granit stones to make it look natural.
But since it was so deep, the dirt and debree would collect betwine the stones and lava.
- so I have to make it less deep, so I can gain more flow.
I do agree on the "transparant" vs black, the transparant is better ;)
Its nice to know that the river has plants and other green life growing in it, that does make it look better, if you could share a picture of it somehow, it would be nice :)
Greetings Adam. Nice videos, and good knowledge, thanks. What kind of bricks are those. Are they made of filter media?
What's the big box that has the pipes? looks like a generator. this is a real nice set up
The pond looks great... The Baki shower setup is a great utility, but, doesn't look appealing though...
Whats with all that noise? I like my ponds quiet. Nice setup.
Hey Adam. Are you still building stuff like this? Any way to send you some plans for a quote? Just starting a pond on my channel
Hi Adam.....love the shower.
I take it that its made from acrylic !
How do you clean the media and how often....
And when winter arrives what happens to the shower is it covered and switched off !
Hi, Thanks
It is acrylic
It never really needs to be cleaned
cover it up but leave it on.
Adam
Looks Brilliant. Can you tell me what pump you're using and how long does the media take to mature. Cheers
Thanks, This pump is a Blue Eco 240 Pump. the meida matures in different stages for ammonia its very fast even a few days. Nitrite i would say within a few weeks. having said that the results can differ dipending on the pond and time of year etc. although ceramic media like siporax is the fastest to mature much faster than any plastic media.
Adam
Cheers for the reply Adam.
hi Adam just wonder do you make those bakki river for anybody or is it just for friends matt
is that bakki shower homemade ? if not where can you buy them
Hi! I like your videos ! I like to know how much siporex media need for 3000 gallon pond.please let me know if you can help me! Thanks Zoltan
Adam, have you used bakki house media? Compared to the siporax which is better ? I have both but use them together in one system so I can't do a comparison. Trying to find a stainless Steele bakki shower without paying over thousand
I have tried both bakki showers with Bakki house media and siporax but only recently have i had a bakki shower that is just Bakki house media and so far i am a bit dissapointed i thought it would be better however that pond does not have a drum and all my siporax tanks have drums. personally i would use siporax all day its so much cheaper for a start. That is why i make bakki rivers because they are a lot cheaper than the equivalent shower in stainless. im not sure if there is much difference in BHM and siporax exept for the price.
Adam
Hi Adam I'm having a slight problem with the nitrate in my pond I am doing a 10 >20% water change weekly by a trickle in and out , do you use siporax to tackle this problem
Thanks mark
Hi Mark,
Siporax is great at processing Nitrate you could also use stuff like Bakki House media. The only media that is not good for Nitrate is plastic media such as k1 most ceramic media and sintered glass media will do well with Nitrate. However a 10>20% water change a week should be enough to keep the Nitrate levels low. Have you ever tested the Nitrate in you tap watet as it can be quite high in some places.
Adam
Hi mark , I’m having same trouble as yourself was , hope you managed to sort it , I’m thinking of running a bakki river with either BHM or Siporax in
Looks great but agree with below when it gets Algae growth which won't take long will look like a old mouldy green house
12 months on, how is it running Adam?
hi mate phil here you might remember me i bought your old stainless steel sieve, bubblebead filter and sequence pump a few years back.. just wanted to know where to get some of the bricks you are using in this film , kind regards Phil
ps sieve still going well
Hi Phil,
Good to hear from you.
The bricks are really hard to get but you can drop on them the best place is eBay just keep looking for insulating fire bricks i got these ones off this guy = www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Insulation-Fire-Bricks-Kiln-Pizza-/232108885644?hash=item360ac4868c:g:hF0AAOSw9IpX0q51
Adam
Hello muy bueno
Where can I get one at
Why not use biohome media? It does the full cycle. Really nice setup tho
Its just personal preference maybe i should try biohome media see what happens but i dont expect much difference although i have never tried any.
Thanks
Adam
Hi Adam how much does a bakki shower like that cost. Where do you get them from ? Thanks Ross
Hi Ross, It dipends on your pond and your requirements. I make them. I custom made and installed this one specifically for that pond the price varies dipending on what you want or need.
Adam
Hi Adam How would you rate this siporax for use in a normal shower on a pond?
Its really good in a shower. after a drum filter use it as a river but after any other filter it has to be a shower.
Adam
Hi Adam why did you feel that the profidrum combi system needed the bakki river adding to it?
Hi how much ???
What's your opinion on Biohome and Biohome Ultimate?
Clash With Green expensive lol
Hey ! That's kinda neet !
Hi Adam. Are you able to tell me where you got this built too please? Many thanks Chris.
Hi Chris, i built it myself for a customer that asked me to make him one. I made it to suit his requirements and pond.
Adam
Adam Julyan Thanks Adam for your reply. Would you be able to tell me the material and thickness please? I'm guessing it's Perspex? And did you use aquarium silicone? I'm thinking of DIY a similar concept. Thanks again, Chris.
Hi, It's made of PETG rather than acrylic (perspex) better for outdoor application and more solid structure when built as PETG is welded with heat rather than a solvent. also PETG has a really high impact resistance and is not affected by weather so it will last years before it shows any signs of age. I used 6mm but if you are using acrylic i would make it a bit thicker.
Adam
Adam Julyan thanks buddy for your help. Love the videos.
Did you say you are from Essex? So am I, I'm from the South/East, Romford, Where are you?
I'm from South Yorkshire
Is it made from glass
No its plastic
Adam
Any updates on your pond Adam??
Did you see my last video on heat treating i have had some issues with costia although it has gone now and the fish are really happy at the moment. I am currently building a new QT tank so i can improve my quarantine process hopefully to avoid any further issues.
Adam
yep saw the last video. ok well look forward to the next installment. 👍
Adam how much would you charge for one to do a 1500 gallon pond?
Hi, dipending on your pond and specific needs somewhere around £700 give or take.
Adam
Nice but hard to clean.
This doesn't look very efficient. The sun light as well will cause algae growth.
No problem in algae in the filter. They will live their, oxygenate the media and the bacteria, and will remove the ammonia.
Gonna look like crap tho’
Seems a bit rube goldberg when just a bigger pump and sand or bio bed filter would do the same. I know,people are always looking for a better way.
Do you cover you pond against predators?
Yes. It is a good idea to cover a pond with netting or something when you go on holiday or something however with raised pond constant covering is not always required depending on the predators in your area.
Adam
Please get a tripod for your camera.
looks good but it stay there direct sunlight even with UV the filter will be covered with algae in a month
Thats the idea. algae has no effect on the filter performance and it looks good in the box also the algae will reduce blanket weed in the pond as it will consume the minerals that blanket weed requires. although it will go clear again in the winter when there is not enough sun light and its too cold.
Adam
please do update with this filter pls
Looks good here but wont take long to look manky and an eye sore
This is not the bhukaki shower I was looking for.
if was out of sight would be great
you need more media also
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not very fengshui.