10ft X 4ft X 4ft build

[JimB]

Not as bad as you would think... That pond is around 60 gallons but runs a 2400 gph magdrive pump with filter bags. All ya gotta do is swap out bags weekly and occasionally the pump filter.

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So frick'n jealous! Ok, you have permission to come our house and set it up! heh heh

 

[beantickler]

So frick'n jealous! Ok, you have permission to come our house and set it up! heh heh

Funny thing is... I would love to... I enjoy building fun stuff like this. With enough of a budget I can build you a zoo if you want... lol

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[JimB]

Hey, you could climb Pikes Peak, see Garden of the Gods, and shovel snow today! After you finished of course.

 

[Walter1]

Way over engineered... lol Plus My hobby for the past 20 years has been fish... I know a lot about water quality.

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For many years in the past I kept and bred New World and Lake Malawi cichlids and some catfish!

 

[beantickler]

For many years in the past I kept and bred New World and Lake Malawi cichlids and some catfish!

All I have left is "PIckles" the Fahaka Puffer fish... He is a loner in a 120 gal aquarium cause he ate all of his friends... He is pushing 14 inches now and only about 3 years old... Bright yellow with purple stripes when hes happy... I was a big time SA/CA Cichlid guy. Love Clown Loaches... I had a 120 full of them... Had guys over 15 inches... In 1 night I lost 12 over 10 inches... Thats about 3k worth of Clowns... After that I sold off all my Polypterous and Severums and I was done... So upset for weeks about it. Also got real big into L number Plecos. Had a ton of money wrapped up in them for a long time. Now I like reptiles. Have a Red Nigerian Uromastyx and a baby Sulcata Tort. Obviously have my Tegu also.

 

[Guman]

Beantickler what filter are you running on your pound?

 

[beantickler]

Beantickler what filter are you running on your pound?

Pond master 2400 gph

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[Guman]

Bentickler thank you for answering my question. I would like to apologize for asking the specks because I noticed where you gave a clear description.

However, could you please explain why you went with the poundmaster. I have been looking into better filtration for our green iguana. Inside her large enclosure, we have a 50-gallon aquarium and currently run an overhead 60-gallon filter. It is a way to small but was uneducated when we picked the system. No one in our family has kept fish. Nevertheless, I have been trying to learn more to continue to make her system become more self-efficient. Currently, we use a fishnet to scoop large chunks daily.
We have been planning to get a Fluval fx4 canaster filter. Could you please lend any insight into your choice vs. an fx4? If I understand correctly it is recommended for a 250-gallon fish tank running 700 mph. The only math that I could find on the subject of reptiles was for turtles and it recommended 3x's the filtration.

 

[beantickler]

Bentickler thank you for answering my question. I would like to apologize for asking the specks because I noticed where you gave a clear description.

However, could you please explain why you went with the poundmaster. I have been looking into better filtration for our green iguana. Inside her large enclosure, we have a 50-gallon aquarium and currently run an overhead 60-gallon filter. It is a way to small but was uneducated when we picked the system. No one in our family has kept fish. Nevertheless, I have been trying to learn more to continue to make her system become more self-efficient. Currently, we use a fishnet to scoop large chunks daily.
We have been planning to get a Fluval fx4 canaster filter. Could you please lend any insight into your choice vs. an fx4? If I understand correctly it is recommended for a 250-gallon fish tank running 700 mph. The only math that I could find on the subject of reptiles was for turtles and it recommended 3x's the filtration.

What is the 50 gal aquarium inside the enclosure used for? Creating a filter with minimal maintenance is fairly simple if you are able to dedicate some space. A sump system with a constant "drip" and overflow make a permanent fix for ever doing a water change again. The only way to keep the water clean and nitrates under control are to do weekly 50% water changes. Another way is a planted sump that requires a lot more knowledge and dedication to understanding the natural nitrogen cycle to keep plants and fish alive. A drip system will only require filter material changes every few weeks to every month or so...

I chose pond master because they are extremely efficient and reliable. A large reptile will produce 50 times the waste of a fish. Generally you want an aquariums water turn over rate around 10 to 15 times per hour. A 100 gal fish tank would need at minimum a 1000gph pump to turn that water over 10 times in an hour. I run 2400gph pump in a 30 gal pond. No such thing as overkill.

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[beantickler]

An fx4 is for a fish tank... with fish in it... A canister filter could work for you but trust me it will require a lot of maintenance to keep it clean. I know how much an adult iguana poops. Almost as much as a tegu. If water quality is your main goal then a canister just wont do. For a reptile... You will need much more surface area than a canister could ever do.

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[AstridTheBlueTegu]

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Do you have a crazy good filter on that pond? What are you using? It's really cool! I wanted to do something like this!