Koi Pond Filter With Bakki Shower

BAKKI SHOWER FILTER -- Bakki Shower filter media was originally conceived by MTK in Japan, for treating effluent water, some 8 years ago, and went on to win an International award in Germany, as "Best filtration media in the World." Mr. Mannami of MTK is a close friend of President Maeda of Momotaro Koi Farm. Mr. Maeda has long been fascinated by the way that water becomes 'alive' as it tumbles over rocks in the Asahi River outside his Koi Farm. As such, he was convinced that it would be possible to make much better water for koi, just by recreating the effects of the tumbling river. Bakki Shower Filter adopting of the natural water flow in the river.


To make Excelent Bakki Shower filter, MTK must try to the pond. So, with this fascination, he set about having the stainless steel shower trays made, in order that he could try out 10 test ponds with every kind of media that was available, in both showered form, and submerged form. First tests with the original form of 'Bacteria House' were very good, but Mr. Maeda wanted more from the media! Research was carried out into the effect of 'Far-infrared radiation' because of a famous Japanese spring, which was said to have healing effects. The key to this spring's wonderful water was the Bakuhenseki stone, through which the water permeated. The Bakuhenseki stone emitted these 'Farinfrared rays' which had an effect of refreshing, or activating the water. In short, Mr.Maeda wanted to achieve the same effect as this spring, but on a higher level.





Further research and development between Mr.Mannami, and Mr. Maeda, led on to a second, and then third generation of Bacteria House. This third (and final) generation encompassed Mr. Maeda's aims. It created a higher intensity of 'Far-infrared', and was significantly more robust than the first and second generations. Momotaro Koi Farm carried out extensive 'real world' testing of Bacteria House, in both submerged and showered filtration, while MTK carried out all of the scientific research, using their three showered test ponds. Testing at Momotaro Koi farm was carried out in order to find out which media created the best water for the growth and development of koi. On the 10 test ponds, they tried every single type of media that was available, and compared the results that were achieved with the koi in each system. It was found that 'Bacteria House' performed better than any other media in submerged use, but in the Bakki Showers, it was the only media that worked, and that it far outperformed any other configuration.




MTK researched which strains of bacteria colonized on each material, and also paid particular attention to bacterial counts, and colonization times. Periodically, a sample of each media was sent to the lab to analyze its cross-section. It was essential that Bacteria House encouraged the right strains of bacteria, and in desirable ratios. It was also essential to make sure that it colonized very quickly, and recovered quickly from chemical treatments and power failures. In addition to every available type of filter material, they also tried many different blends and forms of Bacteria House. This testing spanned not weeks or months, but several years!

DIY Bakki Shower Pond Filter

The Advantages of Bakki Showers Pond Filter
There are several advantage using Bakki Shower model  Applied to Your Pond Filter :
- maintenance free
- complete bio-filtration, including nitrates
- extremely fast to mature
- excellent water clarity
- huge oxygenation
- far infra-red' rays have an effect of freshening water, and deodorizing
- space saving design means that [the filtration for] a pond of 10,000 gallons can occupy the space of a conventional 6000 gallon pond most Bakki Showered ponds will run without the need for a U/V
- fast recovery following power cuts. Won't become oxygen starved like a conventional filter
- Bacteria House won't wear away, block, or need replacing

Source :

http://www.makc.com
http://www.momotaro-koi.org
http://www.absolute-koi.com