What is a biological pond filter?
A biological pond filter is a filter that uses biological means to remove harmful ammonia and excess nutrients from the water. How long should the Biological Pond filter be run? The filter must be run 24 hours a day. If it is not the beneficial bacteria will die. How long will the Biological Pond filter take to work to its full potential ? It may take 4-6 weeks for the filter to establish a large enough bacterial culture to begin effective filtration. However, the longer the filter has been running the more effective it becomes. This process can be accelerated by the addition of BIO-START, a biological culture starter. A sachet of BIO-START can be purchased Creative Pumps, this will treat about 2,250 litres of water. Will I need to replace or clean any items in the Biological Pond filter? The only item that will need to be cleaned is the filter foam, this should only be cleaned in pond water, DO NOT use tap water or let the bio-balls dry out, either of these situations will kill the mi
