Koi Pond Canada

The water comes in through a bulkhead fitting and then a few feet of flexible hose. The hose is there to make cleaning easy. Just use pop the gate valve for the drain and use the hose (with pond water instead of tap water) to hose off the filter pads. Easy, right? I also cut the left-over bits of Matala into 3 inch cubes and created a small bio-filter after all the regular mats.

I installed a temporary filter last year, made out of a plastic truck box. It started to bow under the water pressure and had irregularly shaped sides. Time for a new one. It needed to be sturdy and have room for all four sheets of Matala filter material. I built the box with treated 5/8" plywood. It's about 6 feet long. The depression in the bottom is for the drain. 3 layers of fiberglass and resin with 2 gelcoat layers. Covered in fiberglass, sanded and fittings installed. I removed our temporary stairs and got all the plumbing done. First time that I finished a project without needing a second trip to Home Depot for fittings. Added the Matala fitlers (4 full sheets) and turned it on. No leaks!