Brian Woodcock’s
Anoxic Filter build from the UK Part-8.
The first photo
will show you his plants on September 1- 2013, very good plant growth from what
he originally planted from the nursery. The next two photos will show in just
twelve days what a difference plant growth is and remember this is all without adding
to the pond any Nitrogen from fertilizers tabs. The plants have already learned
now to use the Ammonium ion from the Biocenosis baskets.
Look closely and
you will see how green his plants are using the iron from the Laterite. I see
lots of ponds with yellowish looking water lilies but his looks extremely
healthy. He’s now getting flowers
from his water lily plant and more leaves are exposed on the surface for
photosynthesis to take place. If he had three water lilies, one at each end, instead
of just the one in the center his Anoxic filter by next year would be nothing
but water lily leaves and flowers.
Also if you look
very closely, look how clean and clear his water is in the Anoxic filter that’s
in full sun all day. Every Anoxic filter I have seen is Gin clear and if you
check the oxygen content of the water in the Anoxic filter it will be the same
as the ponds. This will tell you that the filter is not butting a burden on the
available oxygen like some think and that means more for the Koi.
If the power goes
out all Brian has to do is worry about his Koi and not the Anoxic filter
because it will be okay for weeks without water moving through it. Once it is
fired back up again the filter will immediately start using the ammonium ions
that accumulated in his main pond as a food and he will have lost nothing as
far as filtration goes. But his bead filter before the Anoxic filter will be
another story if power stays out too long. Other filtration systems do not give
the hobbyists any cushion incases of a mishap! Once the oxygen stops going to
the filter and the bacteria use what is available and exhaust it, they die!
You may wish to read the post below.
You may wish to read the post below.
(Part#7)
(Part #6)
(Part #5)
(Part # 4)
(Part #3)
(Part #2)
(Part #1)
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