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Hey, guys. This is Joey and I'm here to show you this do it yourself pond filter that I
made. It's actually made using a bucket of Tidy Cats litter, believe it or not. Pretty
simple. Low cost... as you can see from the construction. I'm going to go through the
materials really quickly. Inside, I used a piece of broke tile to weigh down the material
which is actually what used to be the guts to a pillow. It looks dirty but that was actually
the color of the material they used to stuff the pillow. It's an old pillow so I spent
no money on it. I just cut it open and pulled it all out. This is a half inch input connected
to a 3/4 inch 90 degree elbow. it actually come in right here at the top, as you can
see. I cut the holes open using a 3/4 inch drill bit. if you don't have that, you can
just trace the pipe and cut it out with an exacto knife. The bucket is pretty soft. On
this side, this pipe will actually go down to the bottom and leaves a little space about
this big to make sure the water can come up without interruption This is a "T" joint right
here in the middle which leads out to a 3/4 inch output pipe which was input the same
way as it was on this side. now, if you notice, this side is lower on the bucket and this
side is towards the brim. That's because I want it to fill in and pour out a little quicker.
I don't want it to run the risk of overflowing. I also left the top of the "T" open so that
if it does get blocked up with any kind of build up or growth or just gunk in general,
the water can just pour over the top and leave instead of overflowing. This, I actually put
in because i was testing it and i noticed that the water was overflowing anyway (with
the media being clean and all) so i extended the pipe up a little bit more to increase
the pressure upwards and make sure that the water comes out filtered. If the water comes
out after just floating over the surface, it's not getting filtered. I need it to go
down and the come up the pipe to make sure it's getting filtered through the media. Essentially,
you can use anything to weight this down so that wont be a problem. If you don't have
any tile, it's fine. For aesthetic purposes, I did paint the bucket gray. I used Valspar
Stone Effects. This is actually called "Ancient Ruins" if you want to get that one. Essentially
you can use any one. For outdoor use, they recommend that you get a clear coat for this
to make the paint more durable. This is actually arts and crafts/indoor use. This is a... this
pipe here, sorry... is a five foot length of 1/2 in tubing. clear tubing. You can get
it in black, white... I think I saw a roll of pink... I don't think you guy's are going
to get that. This connects to that 1/2 inch section which is actually ribbed specifically
for piping. Lets see if I can get that clear. It will go to this fountain pump. This is
a 300-500 gallon per hour fountain pump by SmartPond. If you want to get that, it actually
has adapters, if you can see that right there. it goes 1/4 inch 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch tubing
so it depends on the pipe. Depending on the tubing, you can get between 3000 and 500 gallons
per hour and it has a fifteen foot cable. Now, in this little set up, the bucket was
free, the pump was about $40, and the tubing was 43 cents a foot. I bought one tube of
3/4 inch pipe that was $1.50 and each joint, which there's only three joints, was a.....bout
two dollars. oh sorry, I forgot to explain, this last joint is a 3/4 inch 45 degree joint...
pointing downward. Everything is sealed off with silicone so there is no leakage. this
filter is going into my aviary which i also built myself. I'm going to make another video
explaining that. inside of the aviary, if you like that, there;s going to be a little
pond right there on the left. I'm going to make a video about how i make that and how
I connect the filter and I'll also go over the birds a little bit in the next video.
Alright. Thanks so much, guys. Hope you enjoyed.