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Ultima II Filters Link to Aqua UV Detailed Specifications Filters labeled TRUCK require your Address for a price quote to ship by truck I do not have the information here, so please do not call to ask for a shipping quote - all products are direct shipped from a warehouse, so Email Terrie with the product(s) you want, and your Zip code, and I will contact the warehouse and reply to your Email Please go to This Site for in depth information and catalog numbers and Email Terrie with the product(s) you want, and your Zip code, and I will reply with a cost PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL AKT - THEY SELL TO DEALERS ONLY Direct2U's Technical Advisor (aka Terrie's husband) considers "higher math" to be anything above 2+2=4 so is not able to provide advice on which pump to buy to push "X Gallons" of water through your completed system (water flow is reduced by distance and friction... and the height you pump the water... plus the back pressure of pumping water through a filter... as well as the number and type of bends in your pipe) so this page includes some general notes on selecting a pump (about 2/3 of the way down the page) Link to Some Technical Information
Bio Bead Media price (UPS Ground included) is per Cubic Foot
Where the weight requires shipping by TRUCK, the total amount is determined by your City (location of a trucking terminal) with the final amount sent to you after cost for truck shipping is determined to a terminal nearest to your location - send an Email to Terrie with your address for a price quote (for special orders, Terrie will then send you an online invoice, with a link to the PayPal secure payment site for your credit card payment)
Recommended Pump Footnotes When selecting a pump for a bead filter, which has a natural tendancy to build a "jelly-like mat" of fish waste on the beads, you need to have a pump with enough "push" to break up the "mat" during backflush... which then may be somewhat more pump than is needed for normal filtering To solve this conundrum, you may need to put a T in the line between the pump and the filter, with a valve on one side of the T that will let some of the pump's flow go directly back to the pond (such as by a waterfall)... and then close that T-valve when you want all the water to go through the filter to perform a backflush The exact pump you select to go with your filter will depend on the size of your pond and filter, and the distance you need to move water from the pump to the filter, with a filter a greater distance from the pump, or higher when on a sloping design, needing a larger pump to insure enough water flow both for filtration and for a backflush Of course, the KEY to successful backflushing of any bead filter is not to get "lazy and contented" by the good job the filter does, and wait too long between backflushes (Follow the Flushing instructions that come with the filter, as "getting lazy" and not flushing often enough WILL lead to problems!) |
