Building a HUGE Pond Filter - Part 4 - Moving Bed / Fluidized Media Chamber
Channel: Pondguru
Date: 2018-10-17

Forth episode in this mega-filter build for my large trout pond. Today we will take a look at the moving bed chamber and concentrate on the perforated outlet, drain and outlets to the next chamber.
Toward the end of this video I go into depth about the pros and cons of different types of moving bed / fluidized bed filter media media and explain how you can boost the biological activity in your moving bed by 40% simply by making the right media choice.
Why spend thousands on a fancy filter system and have it under-performing? 
A cheap DIY moving bed filter with the right media will easily outperform a ready made one with the wrong media....
*Please check with the manufacturer of your moving bed if it will take K1 micro without modification - most will not, therefore the Hel-x 13 would be the better choice instead of K1 standard size*
(Both the Hel-x and K1 micro offer approx. 40% more surface area per litre compared to standard K1)
The next episode will highlight the two static bed chambers which will be filled with a nation of media.
*When using side pressure to cut a hole with a drill bit use safety glasses since a broken drill bit is a sharp object which can damage eyes.
Hel-X 13 25 litres (Amazon): http://geni.us/3UBTi
Hel-X 13 25 litres (ebay): https://ebay.to/2QPKiq6
Hel-X 17 (more suited to very large moving bed filters): 
Hel-x 17 moving media: https://ebay.to/2UZk5aM
K1 standard size (Amazon): http://geni.us/zNFFaJ
K1 micro 25 litres (Amazon): http://geni.us/byDQ
K1 micro 50 litres (Amazon): http://geni.us/M7T2AH
K1 micro 25 litres (ebay): https://ebay.to/2P5Flfv
K1 micro 50 litres (ebay): https://ebay.to/2NFJ3YB
Moving bed media (FilterPro): https://bit.ly/2NN1gU6
Vortex filters: https://bit.ly/2Mj7gYa
4" fittings: http://geni.us/nTQc9bw
2" taps: http://geni.us/OBXBGSI
8" diameter brushes: https://ebay.to/2OvMOkc
Filter grids: http://geni.us/oqDBzT

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