I work at a park, and we have a 1.5 million gallon pond that houses Japanese Koi and goldfish. when the pond was installed the park management opted not to install a filter system, and now 7 years later itd be very difficult ( and more expensive ) to retrofit some mechanical filtration into the pond. what we are looking for is some kind of bio-logical replacement. we had catfish but either they died or are just in effective. at this writing the pond is undergoing a cleaning and will have fresh well water pumped in. I’m thinking maybe some snails,but not sure if the fish will eat all of them ( they’re swimming pigs ) i have also considered some other algae eater fish. temperature in the water usually hovers around 55, and the deepest section of the pond drops to 4 feet so the fish will have somewhere to go to for the occasional cold day. we’re in central Florida, so most fish are available. so any suggestions regarding fish are feasible

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I have well water and want to use a filter system to attach to my faucet. Does any one know which one might be better? Thanks

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I’ve had a 50 gallon saltwater tank for over a year now. Bottom line is I’m not happy with the filtration. I currently have a wet/dry trickle filter with a phospure pad as the filter media. I will sometimes put some carbon in a media bag within the sump as well. I have huge algae, and my water is rarely clear. My live rock is starting to suffer due to the fact that I have to cut so much light time because of the algae outbreaks. I am willing and very interested to hear what you guys recommend for the the intermediate/advanced aquarium filter set up. I think a UV filter will be necessary and also a r/o water system, but I have no idea how those works; do they hook up to the filter system somehow or just to a water source in the house? Again, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Mainly I just don’t want to taste the chlorine in tap water, and better tasting coffee. Which type will remove most of the junk, filter system or purifier? Or are other factors more important to consider. Please answer if you can speak from actual knowledge or experience.

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