Building our own Duck Pond

[Ramblin Rooster]

An inexpensive Bio-filter is going to be hard to come by, especially with the capacity needed for use with ducks...but I'm sure if you already had some of the components, found something used, or found alternatives to things, it could be done at a relatively low cost.

But this is basically what my Bio filter is comprised of...

Tank: $150

Http://m.tractorsupply.com/en/store/rubbermaidreg;-structural-foam-stock-tanks-150-gal--capacity

Filter media (2 layers (1 sheet) of each of 3 densities): +/- $65/sheet,

Http://www.matalausa.com/subcat24.html:

Pump: $67 (was $150!)

Http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0009YWNQ6/ref=pd_aw_sbs_petsupplies_20?refRID=123MVCTF04J7ABH0ARGB


Add to the above the plumbing lines to and inside the filter tank, the outlets from the filter to the pond, and any other bits needed as you go and it can get pricey - upwards of $500.

I'm sure cheaper substitutes could be found, but if you cheap out at the start, you end up paying more in the end with lower quality and shorter lifespan of the parts.

Cheers'

Dan

Hmm... That filter tank is about the suze our pond was going to be. That's also a lot more than we're willing to pay right now. Thinking we will just stick to dumping it out for now.

 

[tdd2]

Hmm... That filter tank is about the suze our pond was going to be. That's also a lot more than we're willing to pay right now. Thinking we will just stick to dumping it out for now.

Ramblin Rooster,

Rubbermaid does make a smaller, 50 gallon stock tank as well, and much cheaper than the 150 gallon I use for the filter - we use a 300 gallon for the duck pond, and needed a larger filter accordingly.

You could also use a lesser expensive filter media, such as this from Skippystuff.com, (where we got a lot of the design ideas for our filter).

The Laguna PowerJet pump I linked above on Amazon is actually a killer deal for a great pump (we use one of these pumps for each of our ponds)

I would think if you are going with a 150 gallon pond, a 50 gallon filter would likely be enough (depending upon how many ducks you'll have in it) - you could probably do the whole bio filter for around $200.

Any way you go, good luck!!

Dan