Return of the S.I.M.P.L.E. (Easy) thread

co2 · Post by **co2** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:09 pm

First post here hello to every one,
Compliments to the pond section some very nice ponds.
Also to other section a wealth of information for such a new sight.

Scotty I did see this first time around and gained a lot of info from the thread I am glad you brought it back to life, nice one
My problem was conversion of the existing filtration was not possible so I went for the pod to run along side the main filter.
Its cheep and cheerful but it does what itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s supposed to do. I took the advantage of not needing the benched bottom. So the cost of the pod complete would be cheaper than buying a vortex.
I must say I do feel guilty about pinching some oneÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s idea but thereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s no way I could afford the nexus anyway.
I found a router bit the better option than the drill gives a nice clean cut.
Please excuse the mess relocation and cosmetics have yet to be decided.
John.

co2 · Post by **co2** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:10 pm

no pick

vippymini · Post by **vippymini** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:51 pm

Welcome to the forum Co2

Very nice !

i also seem to have one of those in the garden!

As for using other peoples ideas , this is what the forum is for to share, help and pass knowledge on to each other

Post by **B.Scott** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:07 pm

Co2,
I'm impressed! Simple, ellegant and cheap. And of course the most important factor, it gets the job done! Kudos to you! Actually you have the advantage of having a small differential between the volume of the entire container and the volume of the Static K containment!. Most of us tend to dump a lot of water to get rid of the gunk in the Static K. That's a problem you don't have to deal with by the looks of things.
Thanks for the pictures!

B.Scott

co2 · Post by **co2** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:24 pm

Thanks for the welcome vippyminni.
Quote also seem to have one of those in the garden!
Do you mean a pod?
Elegant Scotty definitely not

eye sore yes.

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s about 14 galls per flush so as you say not a lot of water wasted.
john

Post by **B.Scott** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:03 pm

I just wanted to ask if anyone else using static K experianced a massive die-back of blanket weed as I did?
According to Dunc it's not unusual.
Anybody?

B.Scott

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:07 pm

I did at first but its come back to haunt me

well it was not massive but then i treated with the EA stuff and it come back even faster

It will soon be gone

Post by **B.Scott** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:26 pm

To date the only place I now find BW is at the water line. Where I have rubbed that off it doesn't come back. Things might change in the spring but I must say I am curious has to which road it will take.
My BW died back to the point where I could read the stamps on the rubber liner on the bottom of the pond. Havent seen those for a LONG while! Got a nice fuzzy layer of algea now, hope it stays that way!
B.Scott

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:33 pm

Hi Scott or should i say Brian

I did a couple of posts when i converted to static K1 about the BW dying off but also it had a funny smell to it.It was a perfume smell i thought i was going mad and even my young and attractive assistant said mmmmm that smell nice!!!!!!!! Nice from a settlement chamber of a pond have you every heard such a thing?????????

It also seemed to turn a light greener colour and the stuff i have now is more dark green but it will go as i have not added anything to get rid of it since the episode with the EA stuff.

co2 · Post by **co2** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:05 pm

CanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t comment on the easy too new but some thing to hopefully to look forward too.
Do you still find bw in your easy Scotty ?
Plus same experience ass gazza treated with blanket answer so no weed any way,
Sweet smells yes I would have said like alcohol smell like when youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re walking past a pub.
John aka goldy

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:11 pm

Hi John,

My BW grew back but i must admit i don't seem to get much in the K! now i converted the vortex completely to segregate the K1.I did get some when i had the bottom drain coming in directly with the K1!!!!!!!

co2 · Post by **co2** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:38 pm

Hi Gazza
So are you saying although the weed is stronger it must be growing at a very slow rate?.
John

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:48 pm

The weed should stop growing or slow down....well i hope so as i am now running and RO system which should help with things.......i think!!!!

co2 · Post by **co2** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:19 pm

Gazza I know you say that the easy has increased your orp, do you relate this to less BW. Or possibly to less nutrients?
John.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:25 pm

The Geazy ( home made one) made a drastic increase in mt TDS and cleaned the pond up but i have bad tar...water thats why i run an RO unit