Why use a Bakki Shower?
Here are the main reasons why people choose a Bakki shower filter:
🧪 1. Superior Biological Filtration
It uses trickle-down filtration, allowing water to pass over highly porous media (like Bacteria House media).
This provides massive surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize.
These bacteria help break down ammonia and nitrites into nitrates, making water safer for fish.
💨 2. Massive Oxygenation
As water flows down through the trays and splashes into the next level, it picks up oxygen from the air.
This makes Bakki showers excellent for oxygen-hungry fish, like koi, and for warm climates where oxygen levels drop.
💧 3. Degassing Harmful Compounds
The splashing effect also helps to release carbon dioxide and other dissolved gases from the water.
This helps stabilize pH and improve overall water quality.
🧼 4. Low Maintenance
Bakki showers usually don’t clog like sponge filters or traditional media.
They are often modular and easy to clean, with gravity assisting the flow.
⚙️ 5. Works Well with Gravity-fed Systems
Can be incorporated into gravity-fed pond systems or run by pumps.
💧 Why Use a Drum Filter?
🔹 1. Removes Solid Waste Efficiently
The RDF captures fish waste, uneaten food, and debris as soon as water enters the system — usually down to 50–100 microns.
🔹 2. Automatic Self-Cleaning System
Unlike traditional filters that need manual cleaning, a drum filter is fully automatic:
🔹 3. Water Level Monitoring
As more solids build up on the mesh, water flow through the screen slows down.
🔹 4. Reduces Biofilter Load
By removing physical waste first, the biological filter only needs to handle dissolved toxins (like ammonia and nitrite), not solid debris
🧠 In Short
A Drum Filter requires minimal maintenance — just keep the spray system clean, mesh free from clogging, and mechanical parts moving smoothly.
With regular care, it can run for years without major servicing.
⚙️ What Is a Combi Drum Filter?
A Combi Drum Filter is an all-in-one filtration unit that integrates:
A Drum Filter (RDF) → for mechanical filtration, removing solid waste
A Biofilter chamber → for biological filtration, converting harmful toxins
It delivers clear, healthy, oxygen-rich water — automatically and continuously.
💧 Why Use a Combi Drum Filter?
🔹 1. Two Filters in One System
- The drum section removes suspended solids (fish waste, debris).
- The bio section houses media (like moving bed K1, bio balls, or ceramic media) for bacterial growth.
✅ Result: Both mechanical and biological filtration happen in one unit.
🔹 2. Space-Saving & Compact Design
Traditional systems require two separate tanks — one for RDF and one for biofiltration.
A Combi Drum Filter combines both in a single compact body, reducing footprint.
✅ Ideal for small filter rooms or limited spaces.
🔹 3. Fully Automatic Operation
- The drum filter self-cleans automatically using float sensors and spray nozzles.
- Waste is flushed out without manual cleaning.
✅ Result: Continuous filtration with minimal maintenance.
☀️ Why Use a UV Filter
🔹 1. Controls Green Water (Algae Bloom)
Microscopic free-floating algae make pond water turn green and cloudy.
When water passes through the UV chamber, the UV light damages algae cells, causing them to clump together.
These clumps are then trapped and removed by mechanical filters (like a Drum Filter).
✅ Result: Crystal-clear water with no green tint.
🔹 2. Kills Harmful Microorganisms
- UV light destroys bacteria, viruses, and parasites by breaking their DNA.
- This helps prevent fish diseases caused by harmful microbes.
✅ Result: Healthier fish and reduced disease outbreaks.
🔹 3. Chemical-Free Disinfection
- UV sterilization uses no chemicals like chlorine or ozone.
- It’s safe for fish, plants, and beneficial bacteria in the biofilter.
✅ Result: Natural and eco-friendly water purification.
🧠 In Simple Words
A UV filter keeps pond water clear, clean, and safe by using ultraviolet light to kill algae and harmful microorganisms — without chemicals or frequent maintenance.
