Well i'm going to have to start thinking about buying these for my pond very soon. Can anyone recommend any good ones?

i'm thinking i'd maybe like an external filter for easy maintenence...is it possible to partially bury these in the ground at all? Also with regards to the pump (i think my pond might end up around 500 gallons) is it possible that could i set it up to run with the filter and power say a homemade spitter using bamboo poles or a fountain depending on what i decide to do?

Thanks in advance

Jamoko

azponds.com has some great prices with some good examples of filtration systems, you may want to check that out if just for anything but to look at the pictures of how they set up filtration. With 500 gallons I'd suggest having filtration in a bio skimmer and in a bio falls. I think that may be all you need? Those bio skimmer and falls boxes are pretty good size and you can put a lot of filtration media in them.

Yes I do think that you can use your bamboo spitter, that should be no problem.

Scott

for the reply Scott, I spent last night researching some pumps and filters available here in the uk and came across this where you could type in the details of your pond and they recommend a system for you.

I did two recommendations one for goldfish and one for koi just to see what the results where...do these seem like a suitable set up?


Pond Selector - Recommendation from for Goldfish Stocked Pond from hozelock.com

Recommendation
Filter: Bioforce 4500 UVC
Pump: Titan 2000
Hose: 2m, 25 mm bore.

The pump and hose are recommended based upon a hose length of 2 m and a height of water of 0.3 m. These factors have a significant impact on the size of pump required and we recommend that you estabilish these figures accurately. Should either of these figures prove to be incorrect, please re-enter the data for a revised recommendation. Hoseclips: 25 mm x 2 required.

Fish Stocking Guidelines: The filter system allows you to have 240cm of fish.
Start with 20% of this amount and rise to 50% over six months checking the water quality regularly. The balance allows for the growth of the fish.

Basis of Recommendation
Pond Dimensions: Pond 3m x 1m x 0.7m.
Distance between pump & filter: 2m
Filter height: 0.3m
Actual pond volume: 2100 litres
To this we have added: 0% for Climate
25% for sun exposure
25% for the average depth being below 75 cm
Effective pond volume 3150 litres



Pond Selector - Recommendation from for Koi Stocked Pond from hozelock.com


Recommendation
Filter: Bioforce 9000 UVC
Pump: Titan 3000
Hose: 2m, 40 mm bore.

The pump and hose are recommended based upon a hose length of 2 m and a height of water of 0.3 m. These factors have a significant impact on the size of pump required and we recommend that you estabilish these figures accurately. Should either of these figures prove to be incorrect, please re-enter the data for a revised recommendation. Hoseclips: 40 mm x 2 required.

Fish Stocking Guidelines
Koi chosen - The recommended filter system allows 435cm of fish.
Start with 20% of this amount and rise to 50% over six months checking the water quality regularly. The balance allows for the growth of the fish.

Basis of Recommendation
Pond Dimensions: Pond 3m x 1m x 0.7m.
Distance between pump & filter: 2m
Filter height: 0.3m
Actual pond volume: 2100 litres
To this we have added: 50% for Koi only
0% for Climate
25% for sun exposure
25% for the average depth being below 75 cm
Effective pond volume 4725 litres