I have a chamber filter beside the pond at present that is not really coping very well. Should I replace it with a BubbleBead or keep it and run the BubbleBead as well?
The BubbleBead is capable of replacing existing chamber filters. However you could consider keeping your existing filter. The BubbleBead, once matured, will cope with the excess biological load that your filter could not handle. For pump-fed filters: Pump from the pond to the BubbleBead using a pump with a strainer. Feed the outflow from the BubbleBead to the chamber filter. Ensure that there is sufficient aeration in the chamber filter. – The BubbleBead will remove the solids so the chamber filter will require much less cleaning. For gravity-fed filters: Pump from the chamber filter’s central or final chambers into the BubbleBead. Ensure that there is sufficient aeration in the chamber filter. This arrangement does still require the first few chambers to be cleaned on a regular basis to remove excess solids from the system. (See the Appendix in the BubbleBead User’s Guide for more details.) – The chamber filter will act as a good prefilter for your BubbleBead. – The BubbleBead will gr
