Homemade Sand Filter for a Pond

Pond filters available at local home and gardening stores include a hose and plastic filter that contains sand and other materials. Installing a filter is necessary for removing moss, sludge, algae and other organic material from your pond. You can save money by building your own pond sand filter using buckets, a water pump, PVC bulkhead hose and other filter items that will help to keep your pond water clean.

Measuring tape
Drill
2 buckets, 5-gallon
PVC bulkhead hose
Aquarium glue
Cotton bag
Sand
Small pebbles
Aquarium gravel
Pond filter media
Water pump

Instructions

- 1
  Use measuring tape to measure the drop of your pond where you want to place the homemade filter.
- 2
  Drill a hole in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket that will fit a PVC bulkhead hosepipe connector.
- 3
  Use aquarium glue to connect the hosepipe to the bottom of the bucket, and allow at least 24 hours for the glue to dry.
- 4
  Place a cotton bag in a second 5-gallon bucket, and then add at least 5 inches of clean sand into the bucket.
- 5
  Tie the bag and then drill several small holes that are at least 2 inches apart into the bottom of the second bucket.
- 6
  Add a couple layers of small pebbles and a 1-inch layer of aquarium gravel over the bag of sand in the second bucket. Fill the rest of the bucket with pond filter media.
- 7
  Place the second bucket into the first bucket that connects to the hosepipe. Connect the other end of the PVC hosepipe to a water pump and start the pump after place your filter in the pond.

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