Pond Filtration

Emperor Aquatics, Inc. offers a variety of pond filtration equipment options specifically designed for the unique requirements of Koi ponds and water Gardens. Each filter product is designed to accomplish three things. First, achieve and maintain high water quality parameters required for sustaining a healthy aquatic environment; second, function with minimal maintenance; and third, deliver aesthetically pleasing results.

Solid Waste Capture/Separation, or mechanical filtration, is the separation of solid waste from water using a filter medium to capture and hold waste until it can be removed from the filter. Many styles of mechanical filters are available, including both gravity and pressure designs. It is key that your style of mechanical filter is adequate in both performance and maintenance when used in a heavy solids application, such as fully stocked Koi ponds and other ornamental fish water gardens.

Biological Filtration is a natural process. Colonizing, beneficial, aerobic bacteria (oxygen consuming nitrifying bacteria) transform harmful toxins (ammonia/nitrite) into less harmful elements (nitrate) through the process of nitrification. The biological filtering process within an aquatic environment is not restricted to the biological filter itself. Rather, nitrifying bacteria colonize on many surfaces inside the pond, such as the substrate, walls of the pond liner and plumbing. While the waste load and water temperature within the system largely determine the time it takes to complete the nitrification cycle, the cycle is usually completed in about six weeks. This bacteria may not look aesthetically pleasing (pond scum) but it is natural and healthy.

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