Simple DIY 5 gallon bucket pond filter (pond filter build) 

Why dont you show where the hose enters the bottom of the bucket ???

@@LushWisdum The black hose is just draped over the side of the 5 gallon bucket as see at 8:25 until the end of the video. The black hose runs down the side of the sponges and to the bottom of the bucket. Which I unfortunately did not express in the video. If requested I can make a video showing that detail and post it in this thread, which I might possibly do even if not requested.

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I can see I recorded some videos on it when I took it apart some time ago, but forgot about it and never made a video on it. So I can go through it and see what I can do. But either way the water did go through all the sponges. The hose goes all the way to the bottom of the bucket. But now that I skim through the video again I don't think I mentioned that anywhere. You can see the pipe draped over the bucket at 8:35 and it goes straight to the bottom of the bucket. I didn't have it setup for to long but it did the job I needed it to do.

Here is the follow up video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-57NLvMaVARk.html

It's not done Proper the water is simply going straight into the out put pipe it's not passing through the filter everything is sitting on top

@@carlwilliams9771 It seems like u are not understanding how it is set up. The black pipe that is attached to the pump that is putting the water into the bucket. Goes all the way to the bottom where the lava rock is. So the water then has to move up through the sponges and then out the the top where the pvc pipe is exiting the bucket. So as a result the water goes through all of the filter sponges, and is therefore filtered. It seems I didn't make it so clear in the video, but it is a simple concept. The water enters at the bottom and comes out the top.

This would actually work for my pond… it’s a stacked barrel pond, but I need a filter.

How funny that’s exactly why I’m here

Did you get it to work lol? I can’t imagine you did. Koi or turtles is one thing… ducks, no way! Waterfowl are absolutely filthy, not only crapping constantly while swimming but the way they sift mud into the water. With my ducks and geese we don’t dump the kiddie pool every other day, most of the filth is mud and they put that in there within 10 minutes of cleaning. Duck ponds will always just look dirty!

Thanks But ya that's what's messed up with it. It's been tighted to many times that it expanded to where an alan wrench doesn't work anymore.

@@vonponics Should be able to get a new set screw from the hardware store. Good luck.

The water enters from the bottom and exits out the top. So the water gets filtered through the sponges before it goes back into the pond. See my pinned comment if you are confused.

How has it honestly worked for you since your build?

Everything is working great no leaks fish are happy and growing rapidly thanks

@@trapaholicgovernor8861 may I ask you what pump are you using for yours? And can you put the link below . I have the materials to do the build but trying to get my indoor and outdoor set ups ready for winter. Please and thank you.

@@trapaholicgovernor8861 I have a pump I use up to a 850 Gph that can be adjusted but realized a bit to late and they killed two of last year's season baby turtles. Now that I am accustomed to them I was going to try it with this but totally unsure just yet.

That would have worked, but I didn't want to cut the filters pads incase I used them for a different filter setup.

Pillow batting

Those are entirely different filter builds. This is meant to be a super simple build that only requires one hole being drilled. The hose from the pump goes all the way to the bottom of the bucket, then the water moves up through the sponges and out the top. This is a perfectly simple filter to build that is effective. To clean the filter all you do is carry the bucket somewhere else and dump it, then rinse of the sponges in a bucket of pond water. I purposely didn't add a drain to keep costs down and simplicity of the build. Yes if you want to build a more effective pond filter then you would have multiple buckets with different stages of filtration for different purposes. For different size particles as well as for beneficial bacteria to attach to. But that wasn't the purpose of this video. The purpose was to show how to build something that anyone can build without much effort. I do have other filters on my channel you can check out, such as swirl filters, radial flow filters, and moving bed bio filters. And I do plan on making a simple three 5 gallon bucket filter build video later on.

The pump used in the video is like 60 gph. But better to use a stronger one. Like 500 gph

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so it really depends on how many fish you have and how much you feed them. But I would say max 500 gallons. And depending on how much fish and feed would determine how often to clean the filter. This was just to show a super simple build. I would go with a three bucket filtration system to get better filtration. But otherwise this would do a decent job.

I did have a bigger pump lying around that I ended up using later on.

I ended up going with a 850 ghp pump with a custom 3 gallon internal acrylic filter so that I could easily see into to know when I must change the filtration padding itself for my 100 gallon albino turtle tanks but I admire your system overall all together.

Here is a link to the ones that I used in the video amzn.to/3KvlErk

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Unfortunately I did not make it clear in the video, but the black hose from the pipe does already go to the bottom of the bucket. So the water therefore moves up through all the sponges and out the top.

It seems like u are not understanding how it is set up. The black pipe that is attached to the pump that is putting the water into the bucket. Goes all the way to the bottom where the lava rock is. So the water then has to move up through the sponges and then out the the top where the pvc pipe is exiting the bucket. So as a result the water goes through all of the filter sponges, and is therefore filtered. It seems I didn't make it so clear in the video, but it is a simple concept. The water enters at the bottom and comes out the top.

@vonponics I understood how it's worked. Putting in pvc and out pvc near to them doesn't work. Water has to through those filtration media. Water always goes quickly way so. This case old school isn't worked as you think. All durties came in and came out to the filter. Water never goes around and makes a cycle into the bucket. Small and medium particles return to the pond or aquarium. It might be that big particles stay in the bucket

@@stuardoruano5776 Again either I am not following what you are saying or you are not understanding the design. The water does not go in and out the pvc. The water is pumped to the bottom of the bucket (not the top but the bottom) and therefore has to move up through all the sponges then go out the bucket. So as a result the sponges capture the waste/ gunk suspended in the water. It will catch most of the medium and large particles, as for the small ones they can be removed through water changes. This filter is not designed for all stages but as an all-around filter that has surface area for beneficial bacteria as well as the ability to capture solids. Super simple design water comes in the bottom has to move up through the filter sponges and then out the top pvc pipe. There are many ways to set up filtration this is just a simple easy to set up 5 gallon bucket filter that will get the job done. If you want more advanced filtration then you would have multiple stages of filtration for the different size particles. In either a bigger filter tank or in multiple filter tanks.

Just FYI you should probably read my pinned comment or the other comments. This is a super simple filter build where the water enters at the bottom and exits at the top.

LOL I guess this design is too simple for you to understand how it works.

@@vonponics me & so many others if you read the comments lol.

@@vonponics me & so many others are stupid. Right at the beginning of the video you say only 1 hole is needed lol

@@LushWisdum Yes I have read and answered all the questions addressing my negligence in not expressing this specific detail in the making of this filter. Yes as stated in the video there is only one hole drilled in the bucket. (I could have drilled two holes but to keep it simple and keep the cost down there is only the one hole. Which is the output.) When editing the video, the input hose is not something that crossed my mind. However as seen from 8:25 until the end of the video you can make out the black hose draped over the side of the bucket. Which then runs down the side of the sponges and to the bottom where the lava rock is. And this is where the dirty pond water enters the filter. The water then moves up through all the sponges. Which as a result filters out all the gunk. Due to me not noticing this important detail that I left out in the video. I have spent time answering all the questions so that other confused watchers can read the comments and understand their confusion.

From this video I now know to pay attention and try not miss out any important detail.

amzn.to/3KvlErk The other stuff is also linked in the description