Thank you! That was most helpful.

One more thing that's important when cleaning it is to clean the quartz glass that houses the UV light. The procedure is the same as for changing the bulb, except you leave the bulb alone, pull out the glass tube once the bulb is removed, clean it and put it back.

Can you please show the order in which the sponge filters go? I have watched several times and can’t seem to get it right. Thank you!

This was helpful, but the biggest question I had, which was "how do you take it apart to clean it," could be answered by "you twist the plastic parts clockwise a bit, and do the reverse when you reassemble it. That part was sped up to the point that it wasn't a significant part of the video.

@2011Technical

2 жыл бұрын

correct! I cleaned my filter today for the first time and realized that.

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Just bought a Aquascape 2000 filter and, having released the blue clamps, cannot free the lid. HELP!

You just killed all the good bacteria inside the bioballs !! Bioball should never be washed with TAP water, if you really want to clean them you should use the pond water to wash them. but thanks for the tutorial on how to clean the filter

@washedup4334

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you do need to do a deep clean though.

@andyhall3122

3 жыл бұрын

@@washedup4334 yes but in pond water

@junito1957

3 жыл бұрын

fucking noob cleaning the bioball and spong with tap water ,lmao

@oinkooink

2 жыл бұрын

That hose may be hooked up to a rainwater tank for all you know

@kthoennes

2 жыл бұрын

People often post that, that using city water kills the bacteria, but we've been using this type pressurized filter for four years now and we can't tell any difference. And using pond water to hose off the filters then leaves the pond a little low -- so we have to use city water to bring the level back up and then add conditioners. I'll bet if you test pond water or city water as a filter wash, it won't make any difference to filter performance.

Hello there,I just got the CPF-180 filter from Amazon since I only have a 300 gallon pond with 4 koi fish .my question is what do you recommend for a pump? I am using a 650 gallon per hour pump now ,is that sufficient or I need to upgrade? Thanks you for your help

@HL-os1bd

2 жыл бұрын

If the pond is exposed to the sun. It is recommended to use pumps above 1000 gallons. A pump with a large flow can effectively inhibit the formation of green algae.

Did you have to use a ball or check valve with this bio filter? what size gph pump? ty

@HL-os1bd

4 жыл бұрын

There is no need to use ball valves or check valves. I use a 1200 gallon submersible pump

@magpipe8735

4 жыл бұрын

@@HL-os1bd thanks for getting back much appreciated. Ok, I read on the manual that one shouldn't use a pump lower than 2500gph? I guess supposedly it woudn't clean as well but that sounded kind of strange to me. I was planning on using an 1100gph pump gokng to Bio Filter then to a prefab waterfall. Would this work ok? Thanks again,

@HL-os1bd

4 жыл бұрын

@@magpipe8735 You're welcome. The maximum flow rate of the pressure filter is 4000 gallons per hour. The choice of submersible pump is determined by the size of the pond. Keeping the water quality clean depends on the time it takes for the pond to circulate, so choose a suitable submersible pump. Even a 50 gallon indoor fish tank can use this pressure filter, the difference is that perhaps a 400 gallon submersible pump is sufficient.

@bW9taeH4

4 жыл бұрын

@@magpipe8735 The size of the pump matters in some respects. If the pump is too small, then you won't have the pressure to clean the filter using the knob. You could, of course create a garden hose attachment and put that on the inlet, since you'd be draining the waste anyway, as long as you don't mind injecting tap water, adding something to neutralize it, and probably adding some beneficial bacteria. The other problem with a pump smaller than what's rated is that the indicator won't work to tell you when the filter is dirty. It will need more pressure to do that. So if you have a smaller pond and need a smaller filter, it will work just fine, especially if you plan to clean it by opening it up and rinsing off the sponges every few months rather than going though more trouble to work around a smaller pump. Instead of going by the indicator, you'd go by the fact that the water is no longer crystal clear.

The biggest problem is you cannot get parts in the u.s. for any of this

@HL-os1bd

3 жыл бұрын

American retailers will not provide parts because they do not know who the real manufacturer is. In fact, its parts are easy to obtain, just search for its real model SUNSUN CPF-250. Or go to SUNSUN's official website to check the part numbers and specifications. There are many Chinese sellers on eBay and Amazon that provide parts, and the prices are very low. The only drawback is that the shipping time is very long, and it takes 20 days to receive the parts. So I buy them in advance and store them for later use.

@steveterribile4678

3 жыл бұрын

@@HL-os1bd I tried that and I could not find my glass sleeve for my UV light

@HL-os1bd

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveterribile4678 www.ebay.com/itm/162133112838?hash=item25bfe2f806:g:9R8AAOSwanRXg63D

How do u turn UV lamp on

@bW9taeH4

4 жыл бұрын

You plug it in. That's the only purpose of the plug. Just make sure that the filter fills up with water first.

@pollyannabutchers

3 жыл бұрын

there is a plunger built into the cover , the UV will not come on with the cover off (protection of your eyes)....use the disc window in the centre with a shading hand to see if its lit ....try not to run UV without water running

Too much work for just plain old goldfish. Koi would be another story.