I finished my biofilters today. I took pictures while I was building them and they are uploading now. I also did another 2/3 water change. I hope I did these right and they work correctly. I used the Blue barrels because they were available locally and you guys convinced me the algae would be beneficial to them.
First Picture I cut the hole in what was the bottom and is now the top of my biofilter.
Then I wired up some baskets I found at the dollar store
And my 3/4 in pipe like this. The whole gizmo goes in the drum.
Then I made my outspouts out of 2 inch pipe and cut the holes. Didn't glue them in yet
Then I unrolled my deer netting and wadded it up into the barrel.
I cut a hole in the part I removed and used it to hold down the net
and I ziptied the spout in place and plumbers gooped it
Then I added the bottom drain. A 2 inch male adapter threaded perfectly in place of one of the drum openings. I gooped it just for luck and reduced down to a 1-1/4 inch drain valve. These were set 3 high on blocks next to the pool
Here it is up and running. The 3000 GPH 1/6 HP sump pump is at the T in the pool but I want to relocate it at the deep end. I just ran out of glue and parts but I got it working!
