AllPondSolutions CUP-311 – 2500L/H All in One Pond Pump Filter with Fountain and 11w UV Sterilise
CUP-311 All in One Pond Filter Pump UV
by All Pond Solutions
The All Pond Solutions All-in-One CUP-311 System combines everything required to to run a healthy algae-free small to medium sized pond. Designed as a single smart unit with a single power cable it allows for a much easier installation compared to a standard pond set up.
The CUP-311 includes a built-in 11w UVC Lamp and filtration system combined with a 2500 litres per hour pump eliminating the need to purchase an external filtration system, which can be difficult to integrate around the landscaping of a small pond.
This system is also supplied with a high-quality fountain attachment set comprising of three different fountain attachments, ideal for a variety of displays in your pond. The set also includes a splitter, enabling you to divert water to a waterfall, for example, and both the splitter and fountain are flow-rate adjustable. This gives you total control over the strength of your fountain and the volume of water diverted from the unit.
Filter Media
The included filtration media includes a large coarse filter foam that water must pass through first and also three filter media baskets, two are filled with ceramic biological filter media and the last one with K1 filter media. Alternatively you could change the included media inside these baskets for an alternative pond filter media of your choice.
Cleaning / Maintenance
Access to the inners of the CUP-311 is extremely easy thanks to the four clips positioned 2 on opposite sides of the unit. Once these are removed you have full access to all filter media areas for cleaning and maintenance. Removing the pump and steriliser is achieved by unscrewing 3 screws, allowing these parts to be removed completely clear of the CUP-311 base.
Specifications
- Ponds up to 4000L (Ornamental)
- Ponds up to 2500L (Small mix of fish)
- 2500l/h pump
- 11w UV steriliser
- Built in filter
- Water fountain included (3 heads)
- Filter media included
- UV On/Off Indicator
- Outlet fits 12, 20 and 25mm hose
- Dimensions: 380 x 275 x 130mm
- Cable: 10 Metres
- 24 Month Warranty
CUP-311 Operation
1) Pond water is pulled through the casing of the system directly through the coarse filter foam.
2) Before entering the UV the water must pass through the ceramic biological media baskets.
3) The water is then passed over the 11w UV Light
4) Leaves via the supplied fountain and / or external feature, or simply back into your pond.
CUP-311 Features
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Pond Fountain KitThe CUP-311 includes a high-quality fountain attachment set comprising of three different fountain attachments, ideal for a variety of displays in your pond. | Coarse Filter FoamLarge biological coarse filter foam that the pond water has to pass through before entering the main body of the system. | Ceramic Stones MediaBiological ceramic media, provided to help decompose ammonia and nitrate efficiently. This porous media’s surface area is great for harbouring the good bacteria your pond requires. | K1 Plastic MediaAs a static media, K1 does work biologically, but its primary use in this respect is to trap solids. The media’s structure will collect suspended particles. |
| Weight: | 998 g |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Dimensions: | 38 x 27.5 x 13 cm; 997.9 Grams |
| Model: | CUP-311 |
| Part: | CUP-311 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | All Pond Solutions |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
My pump as worked well for 2 years I cleaned it out very often but today just stopped can you tell me what to check first I’m a 76 years old lady with not much strength in my hands
Replaced a twenty year old pump which worked well, but took a while to clean out, this one takes about 20 minutes to clean, just hope it lasts 20 years like the Filtral 5000 did
New to having a pond and had a small pump. My pond is situated in direct sunlight asniy only has flowers around it. Kept getting green algae. Couldn’t see the bottom of the pond. Saw this and noticed it runs off just the one plug. Put it in my green pond and a week later it cleared my pond. Fish are happier and we can see right to the bottom of the pond. Only cleaned the filter once so far. Amazing product.
I’ve had this in my pond for a couple of weeks and the water is now crystal clear. It’s easy to clean which is made even easier with the four clips on the side of the cover. Inside the filter, media, pump and UV are all removable to service. Lots of pump power to lift the water 3 feet to my waterfall. Excelle
Use to keep my old whiskey barrel clean for ice dipping, works a treat! No more changing water…
I have used these pump for a few years they do clean the water but customer service is awful it took me days to contact him and now they tell me they don’t deliver to Northern Ireland just be careful if you buy one as you not buy replacement parts if not sold on Amazon so now they are a waste of money over 300 spent would not recommend all pond solutions buy another brand
Bought for a wild life pond with about 800 litres of water. Pond had very green water, cleared the green within 1 week and still going strong after 2 years of use, been cleaning the filter out every 3 months.
Our pond was always murky and when our old pump stopped working this one appealed.
The inbuilt filters and uv light work.
Took about 4weeks but the water is clear and has remained so all summer.
A good buy and good value for money.
Simple to use and a great addition to the pond
Really good pond filter pump and fountain. I can now see my delightful pondfish!
This is a little gem. We inherited a pond, with fish, when we moved. I knew nothing about filters etc. I thought I’d start with an “All in one” and I’m very pleased that we did because it has enabled me to understand what’s going on and appears to work like a dream. Our water was like pea soup but cleared within about a week and we can now see the bottom of the pond all the time. We do clean the whole unit quite often and it needs it. It is fairly straightforward to clean and I actually enjoy it. The fish seem perfectly happy and not at all phased by it. I have tested the water with some of those coloured strips and everything appears to be within acceptable parameters. I have though about setting up something a bit more sophisticated / larger but to be honest this does the job.
My pond was green I tried various products to clear it but none worked, that is until I installed this pump and it cleared my pond in a few months. It’s easy to install and easy to clean and my fish can now see where there going and I can see them.
This item is a great buy it will help me keep the pond clea
We moved to a house with a stagnant pond. You couldn’t see the fish and the water was murky and stagnant. It has taken a month, and almost daily filter cleaning (which is simple), but the pond is now much clearer and doesn’t smell. Initially the water coming through the fountain was green. Video was taken on day 1 and photo a month later and you can even see the fish in the top right corner. Very happy with this filter and fountain system. I’ve never had a pond before but this is simple and if you clean the filter regularly it definitely gets results.
Bought this on 16 July 2022 and run most of the day, every day. My pond water had been dirty ever since I drained and cleaned it about 2 years ago. I tried cleaning bombs, pond weeds etc but nothing worked. I decided to invest in a UV pump and after 2 months the water is still as clear as tap water. It was dirty from an inch down when I popped this pump in and within 3 days was crystal clear, highly recommmended!
Like everything about it easy to clean works great in the pond
Pump works very well can be a bit messy when cleaning
my pond is a old bath, it cleared the water within days , maybe I could of got away using a smaller pump but Im very happy, the pump has an attatchment so I connected a bit of hosepipe so I can have a sort of waterfall at one end and a fountain coming out of the middle of the pump.
This pump was very easy to set up and install. It was a little bit bigger than I expected – I should have read the spec properly – but it wasn’t a problem. Seems very sturdy, and the filter is keeping the pond very clear. Does the job perfectly.
I have only had this filter for 5 days the difference is incredible the filter I had before was old I have recently built a bigger pond the water was that green and full of algae I couldn’t see the fish after trying numerous things barley straw treading water new bulb etc I bought this after reading some good reviews so impressed so far and so easy to clean hopefully this lasts as it’s been amazing so far!
It was very easy to install and looks like it’s easy to clean also,
I received the pond filter on Monday, set it up and put it in the water, my pond was like green pea soup, four days later the pond is a lot cleaner, very good filter I recommend it to everyone
It works a dream. Just fit a plug and away yiu go. See what happens in a few days as the barrel was really green so scrubbed and more or less started again. Hopefully water will now stay clea
Good unit my only problem was that the light failed after a day and I am struggling to get a replacement
Not sure why the light has gone as I need a replacement before I investigate. I means if lifting it out of the pond would be helpful if your pond is more than 60 cm as the handles are on the side of the unit. You need long arms.
I bought this after a lot of years trying to solve my green water problem in my pond. I have plants, a pump, pressure filter , uv light and an air pump supplying two air stones and I still suffered with green pea soup. I set this up on a 12 hour timer running through the day and it really works. It really does make the difference. I installed it 7 days ago and I can see clearly to the bottom of the pond. Brilliant piece of kit.
Good value. We could see the difference in water clarity within 24 hours!
I recently cleaned and re-lined my garden pond taking care to keep as much original water as possible by pumping it into a water butt.
After I refilled the refurbished pond with my saved water plus some more rain water from a couple of other containers I wasn’t too surprised that it quickly turned green with algae.
I used an additive which introduces bacteria that naturally causes the algae to clump and sink. This was OK until the weather became much warmer and the algae growth overwhelmed the bacteria.
Looking for advice on adding a filter system, this unit came up in several searches. so I ordered one from Amazon. It was SO easy to setup and after 3 hours the pond water was crystal clear and my population of newts looked very happy (I’ve never had fish – only wildlife)
The newts advised me to give this product 5 stars, and who am I to argue with newts?
i bought this pump 10 days ago, be aware it does not come with a plug . i measured the cable after reading other reviews and it was 9 1/2 mts long, enough for what i needed. bought a plug with 3 amp fuse and plugged it in via a RCD. there was a marked improvement within 24 hrs and by day 5 the water in my pond was crystal clear. i had to reduce the flow rate as my fish pond is 5 mts long but only 1 mt wide and the fountain would have emptied the pond on a windy day. this was very easy to do. on day 8 i took it apart and cleaned the filters, they certainly had done their job and were filthy but it is a 5 minute job to clean.
Absolutely love the fountain, very easy to set up ,sadly dies not come with a plug installed but other than that its lovely
After persevering with a crappy pump and separate UV filter for a few years, we bought this replacement and was amazed at the difference it made to the clarity and healthiness of the water. Even our waterlilly is looking lush and healthy- the irises produced loads of flowers this year, and we had way more frogspawn mature into frogs since installing it!!
Everything is flexible about it, and it’s quite powerful- you can easily attach a waterfall pipe if you wanted, we use that exit to circulate and aerate the pond better.
We clean it every week or so, and it works well. Wish it had some kind of handle to make it easier to pull out from the centre of the pond.. so we attached a handle made from cable ties fed through the lid, and use a rubbish picker to draw it to the edge with my makeshift handles – make it much more easier to lift as it’s heavy when it’s full of wate
Have this pump running a fountain and also the fountain outlet on the pump uv light keeps the water clear have the pump on a shallow shelf in the pond to make it easier to get at for cleaning happy with this purchase.
Pond had gone quite green and didn’t see much of my fish. After less than a week of running it I can see my fish! Took a fair bit of cleaning for the first couple of weeks (every 2-3 days) but that meant it was doing its job. Only had it a couple of months so can’t comment on durability, but so far so good. Would recommend.
My pond was so dirty and couldn’t see any fish but after using this new pump it was clear ina couple of days great!!!!
I have tried everything to get rid of the green water in my tank and nothing worked not even the original filter pump l had after reading all the reviews l decided l would try this pump and l can now see into the bottom of my tank were before l only saw the fish when they came to the surface to feed well pleased with this pump
I have had two fish ponds for years and have bought all sorts of powders and pond treatment to keep water clear and these little pond filters and fountain are the best I have ever bought. They are without doubt brilliant, have bought replacement bulbs in case these amazing pieces of kit ever get discontinued because that would be a travesty. Well done for making me and my ever growing family of fish very very happy
Excellent value for the money paid very powerful runs my waterfall and fountain no problem what so ever buy it it you won’t be disappointed .
We needed to replace the water feature in our garden which was the country garden cascading barrel water feature as we had had it for nearly 15 years and had probably the best out of it. One of the most annoying things and certainly the messiest was the amount of green weed that would grow in both barrels and attach itself to the sides. I had done a bit of online investigating and found several pumps that had a UV light fitted as well as a decent filtration unit. After reading several reviews I decided to purchase the allpondsolution which has a UV sterilising light fitted. To be honest it is quite a chunky unit but it fits in the bottom barrel quite comfortably. As the unit has been in the water for only one month I haven’t yet had the need to remove the unit and clean it’s filters, but as I say nearly one month in and there is absolutely no sign of any green pond weed in the water or growing on the internal walls of both upper and lower barrels. From my own personal experience it seems to be a fairly Powerful pump and is really effective in preventing green pond weed.
Very Good Product Second one I’ve had, currently have on 1000lt pond with 8 6″ fish and crystal clear. Need to change UV bulb atleast every 12months
Cleared a very green pond and keeps it clear took about a month but well pleased needs cleaning every few days at first now weekly if sunny
Powerful pump!
My pond is only 470L so I should really have bought the smaller one but, never the less, this is more than enough for my pond.
I initially had to contact the seller due to missing all of the fountain parts and they were sent out quickly. I then found that the fountain on the lowest flow was much too powerful, very choppy waters! So ended up using a fountain head for a smaller filter
Excellent value for money and would definitely buy another one (but smaller )
Unfortunately pond became overun by green algae, then it became brown as my solar pump could not cope. This fantastic pump sorted it within a month of installation. Now I have beautiful water lilies blooming, they last only a short while, but a month ago, didn’t think I would have any. Proving the balance and clarity of the pond is now perfect.
I’ve had this installed in our medium-sized garden pond (has about 40 fish) for a week and the water has become much clearer and the strong green tint of the algae has completely gone. Each day we can see further down into the pond; I’m looking forward to what the next week will bring.
Some things to note:
1) It seemed to take a few days to get going.
2) It is heavy when full of water – I used some garden wire to make a harness to lift in and out of the pond which is quite deep
3) I have cleaned the filter twice so far – both times it had accumulated loads of gunk, so it is effective
4) The pump is powerful; you may not want such a powerful fountain in a small pond. We leave our unit at the bottom of the pond without a spray attachment.
Easy to install and easy to use cleared my pond in no time.a great pump
A great filter – keeps pond lovely and clear. My only bugbear is getting it in and out of pond as it is obviously heavy when full of water and you need to be careful removing it as any sludge in filter falls back into pond if you don’t lift it carefully. As an ‘older’ person, I find this difficult. Could do with a strap or handle to lift it out. You need to have a very large container to clean it in, I use a large bendy bucket but even this is awkward. Apart from this issue, the filter is really good and would definitely recommend anyone getting this.
Was sceptical when purchasing after reading reviews but bought this anyway. The pond in the new house we bought (approx 1000l) was green and couldn’t see any fish. After a few days it started to clear and after about a week we could see the stones at the bottom and all the fish! Didn’t realise we had so many!! Would definitely recommend to others trying to clear their green ponds.
uv bulb blew, fitted new one, no go fitted new starter still no good. filter 5yrs old. decided to try alll pond solutions. what a difference, after a few days water getting clearer every day. have cleaned filter it took 10 mins. i would recommend this pump. great value and a superb produc
Unbelievable piece of equipment, my 2000L pond was green beyond belief to the point where you could not see 5mm down. I have tried so many different things/pumps ect and this did the job in a week. My water is now can not be any clearer with this all in one linked up with the All Pond Solutions box filter. Very impressive.
I purchased the CUP 311 system to replace my old Hozelock easy care which kept failing and I have had 3 of them in the last few years. So thought it was time to try something new, and reading the reviews decided to buy the CUP 311
It came well packaged and delivered 2 days before due date. I was setting it up to run a waterfall and the instruction were clear and easy to follow, impressed that it came with a spare impeller as well, it has been in the pound for just 2 weeks and the pound is crystal clear, so a good start, that’s why I have given it 4 stars to start off with, very impressed
My pond had been in place for 13 years and I had to replace the liner 4 years ago. In all that time I have attempted to maintain the pond without any type of filter. For the first year or so I could see to a good depth. Then the algae started to take over.
Even after the liner replacement, visibility was minimal as I tried to reuse some of the water to maintain a bacterial balance.
To help matters I’ve used various potions which have clumped the algae together and I’ve skimmed the surface. They’ve helped a little bit not greatly.
This year the fish were only visible at the surface and the algae appeared more luminous than in past years.
I finally caved in and bought this all in one unit.
It arrived promptly from All pond solutions (and they answered a query swiftly).
It’s very well designed and a sturdy device (although opening the UV sleeve to check for breakages is a bit heart stopping). It’s also very easy to open up and clean.
I didn’t have round-the-clock access to power so, while waiting for an electrician to install a more permanent solution, I wired a plug to the unit and ran it 10 hours a day for a week connected to an extension reel.
I noticed some improvement in the water clarity and had to clear the filters 2 or 3 times but the weather turned and prevented me from running it this way any more (extension reels and rain don’t play well together).
The electrician eventually arrived and fitted an outside socket for me.
The filter was now running 24/7.
I was initially disappointed to see little improvement after 4 weeks despite having to regularly clean the filters. Surely it would be improving or did I have too many fish to be able to expect water clarity? The unit isn’t at the bottom of the pond – could that be the reason?
Then suddenly at the 5 week mark, I noticed a marked improvement! I could see creases in the liner and even an outline of the filter unit.
It’s now another week on and things have improved further and I can see practically to the bottom of the pond. The fish appear to be very happy.
Obviously there was a lot of sludge in my pond from years of decomposing lily pads along with fish waste and algae.
There is still some way to go as, even though the water now appears clear, every surface (even the filter box and the hosepipe used to circulate filtered water) is quickly coated with a green layer hours after the unit is resubmerged after cleaning.
But I’m still at the stage of cleaning the filters weekly so I know that the clarity will increase and the residue will reduce further.
I would certainly recommend this unit. Just be aware that it can’t be hurried if your pond has been in place for a long time but it WILL do the job eventually.
Does a good job and is easy to maintain, however there is no way to control the outflow which is quite powerful, so if you want to use the fountain attachment, it is not suitable for a small pond, as the water goes pretty high and is affected by the wind. The dome feature is ok.
Great product, this cleared a murky green pond to crystal clear in about 2.5 weeks. You have to obviously clean it out more at the start but it’s easy to do. The only issue is now that I have got to buy more protection for my fish as the heron has had 5!!!! But that’s not the pump, the pump is fantastic
I have a nature pond after a heron stoll our goldfish many years ago. We have always had frogs breeding in the pond and even a few newts. I used to have a small pump feeding a waterfall but water got into the junction box and was tripping the electrics so got disconnected. After years of neglect the water had turned to pea soup and this year none of the frog spawn survived.
After a couple days of switching on this pump, the water cleared and I see we have around 20 frogs and about 30 newts (this might be why we lost the frog spawn). I have now removed the excess sludge, carried out a partial water change and the pond looks brilliant and crystal clear.
The filter is easy to clean and the manual is very detailed. The build quality looks good and would imagine this will last for a number of years. The UV indicator is not easy to see and can only be seen in the dark. I assume this is for safety and to protect against UV exposure as the indicator looks directly at the lamp. Not sure about the science. It comes with a number of baskets containing media for the bacteria to grow but it contains a UV light, which kills bacteria good and bad. The pump comes with a generous length of flex.
I have bought spare impellers, filters and UV lamps so I have spares for the next couple of years.
Please note that the pump does not come with a plug. This is understandable because it requires either an outdoor socket or as in my case, hardwired into a waterproof junction box. Even if the cable is long enough to reach the house you would still have to cut the plug off to get it in the house. After reading other reviews I am horrified to read someone actually had an electric shock when a seal failed. Speaking as a qualified electrician, the pump must be protected by a RCD, so if the circuit is not RCD protected, an RCD plug must be used.
Highly recommended purchase.
Pond does a good job so can’t give a bad review but it has now broke been in touch with seller as it is not a year old but they o not reply so this lets it dow
After a few days of cleaning filter eventually cleared green water and now pond is crystal clear.
The pond is completely clear and the water is so clean the fish all look very happy now
I have a patio pond this pump is fabulous much better than the one supplied with the pond.
Replacement for Existing Pond Pump. Decided to Replace Existing Smaller Pump with This Larger One.
Absolutely the right decision. Cleared my Pond of Green Water in 3 days. Highly Recommended.
When looking to upgrade my pond and searching the net for my options I finally decided upon this item. This pump/filter/uv turned out to be a real gem. It does such a good job that I have bought another for a smaller pond. I am well happy with it.
i LIKED THEIR PROMPTNESS OF DELIVERY AND SUPPLYING SPARES WHEN ANY PROBLEM
This is a great water filter. quick delivery works well
It all good, dose exactly
as what says on the box.
Not even lasted 12month motor on pump burnt-out now all its fit for is the bi
I have waited a while before commenting so that I would see how the pump worked. My fishpond looked more like “mushy pea soup” and I was despairing. I cleared the pump every two days and today I can even see the holes in the pump. I am so pleased I bought this UV pump.
Amazing, cleared the green water in my pond in a few days
As others have mentioned this unit does work well – so well that I bought a second one in fact. I have two ponds of about 3,000l each and they were very murky. The water is now sufficiently clear that I can see the bottom.
The sludge has settled there so ideally I’d like to scrape it out but the improvement is marked.
I didn’t understand what the rating for “Sheerness” meant but I assumed “ability to clear water” and rated it 5!
It does get pretty bunged up quickly but that is because the water was so dirty I guess
Excellent pump and filter, I have a small pond that went green this item sorted out the problem quickly. I was asked to leave a star rating for “sheerness” if anyone knows what this means I would gladly rate i
For decades I have only used a pond pump to a waterfall and the water quality has always been poor, with fish not visible. After another pump failure I installed the CUP-311 and although it has taken over 3 weeks, the water is now clear and fish visible to the bottom. I had to clean the filters every few days for this period but now weekly intervals which should extend further as clarity improves. Reliability remains to be seen but this is a wonderful all in one solution to pond water quality problems.
It had been running for about nine days none stop and I decided to clean it as the recycled water seemed to have stopped getting clearer.
Absolutely amazed at how much algae and who knows what it had sifted from the water.
I stripped it down, cleaned everything, put it back and the water coming out of the fountain is now clear.
I’m hopeful in three or four days that the whole pond will be clear.
It was previously like pea soup.
From Peagreen . to clear water in a couple of days, I can see my fish again.
Amazing all in one filter system, I have one in each of my garden ponds. Crystal clear water and easy to dismantle and clean.
I took a gamble on this. As it’s an all in one. You just put it in the water and switch it on. Taking it apart and cleaning it is really easy. I have it set to run the fountain and waterfall. Within a week the water was “murky” but not green. I gave the sponge a rinse in a bucket of pond water and the water literally turned brown. 3 bucket fulls later and I put it all back in for another week.
The pics now show 2 weeks on and I can see my fish sleeping at the bottom (24″). Wish I’d just bought this in the first place with the money I wasted on potions.
Excellent product easy to clean and does what it says it will perfect clear water.
2 months in using this filter 5**** from me.. was using complicated system before that never work half as good as this 1.. pond was in need of serious clean out after my last system broke.. water is clear enough to drink now..cleaning out this system is easy enough. Took about 30 mins max. I use a power hose ..id recommended this uni
Does what it is supposed to do keeps pond clea
This has worked brilliantly. Much easier to clean than previous ones. Has cleared the pond really well.
Really like the pump just wish it came with a plug on the end !!!!!
Excellent pump , fast delivery , easy installation and 3 days later a very clear and healthy pond
So far so good I will be building a much bigger pond 1.8m w x 1.5m l x 80cm h and I will be moving this filter into it.
Great pump. Easy to clean filter just don’t lift it by the fountain tube or you will snap it. Other than that it’s a great buy.
This pump was only installed 3 weeks ago and has had an amazing effect in clearing the water. My pond is about 1300 litres and I was only using a pump without a UV tube and the water was very green.
Now you can see clearly down at least two feet. The fish clearly love it and are more active than they’ve ever been.
Highly recommended.
This is easily the very best pond pump we have ever had. Our pond water was like green pea soup just 2 weeks later it is completely clear! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend i
East to install, since fitted it’s cleared the pond up a treat. Fantastic value for what your getting
I’ve only had this a few days but it was a cinch to install and runs quietly and gives a pleasing fountain as well as providing a take off to provide flow to an accessory or just provide circulation below the surface.
Today however the fountain stopped working. Following the maintenance instructions revealed the culprit – a newt stuck in the impeller. I have no idea how it got inside the casing as none of the holes appear to be large enough. Once inside however there is a nice, newt-sized, bypass hole in the elbow connecting the pump to the UV unit which is how it got in.
2 pieces of good news.
1. The newt survived its ordeal! The end of its tail is a bit mangled but hopefully it’ll recover fully.
2. Two cable ties and a section of discarded tights make a nice newt-proof cover for the bypass while allowing unimpeded water flow.
Looking forward to years of service now.
Really good pump. I’m currently running the fountain and a waterfall featuring for 8 hours every day.
Not yet needed to be cleaned. Will update
A good filter with UV that has kept my small 400 gallon pond really clean and fish friendly. The fountain and waterfall features are well served by the pump, if I had one criticism it would be the controls for the fountain and waterfall are at the base which means putting your hand and arm deep into the pond to turn them on / off.
When I saw some of these reviews I was sceptical that it could be as good as claimed but thought it was worth a go. Wow! What a revelation. It honestly took 3 days to turn a pea souper of a pond in to one where you can see the bottom of it! If I had to criticise it, it would be that the pond is too clear! My friend saw the results and immediately ordered one for his own pond which says everything I think. It even comes with a spare impeller! The photos accompanying this review are just 3 days apart. What else can I say? Buy it!
My pond, which is near the max volume recommended for this unit, had a pea soup appearance with algae for a couple of years following a replacement liner. Tried everything, additives, straw bales, you name it. Bought one of these and within days I could see an improvement and within a couple of weeks – crystal clear. Big filter pad inside to collect the sludge, but really easy to clean. Now only needs to be on during daylight hours. My only complaint is when putting it on at the start of this season (after about 3 years) there was an earth leakage issue and I had to replace the whole unit. Overall I am very pleased as it works very well. Definitely recommend.
Been using the pump for a few month and it cleared the green quite quickly. The filter needs clearing regularly – how often depends on contamination in the pond but it isn’t a total solution if you have leaves or other decaying plant material which will need a pond vacuum.
All the fittings are plastic and the one to use with an external hose is next to useless – the screw cap is just a push fit onto the hose spigot and falls off if the hose moves, nothing like as robust as the plastic garden hose fittings. This unfortunately make the hose outlet unusable if you need to take the pump unit in and out for cleaning.
Have tried a few pumps in our garden pond. All struggled to keep the water clear. This one has done a fantastic job. Would highly recommend.
Much better than the original branded pump and UV that came with my affinity pond. Bigger and more powerful too. My green swamp turn into a crystal clear pond in less than 48hr. One plug too, instead of two the original came with. Had my doubts prior to ordering. No regrets now.
This product comes with a few different fountain heads but we find that they are all too high and powerful for our pond so we lose too much water.
Great product easy to install works well runs quietly is doing a good job of clearing the pond even the fish and frogs seem to like the new pump it is a very cleaver design pump and filters all in one.
Just set up this pump nice and easy !!
Looks great
Ignore the bad reviews theres the no common sense used by these idiots
So far it’s worked well, two weeks.
Maybe a bit expensive for what it is. Made in China on the box.
As long as it keeps working though is what matters.
I would recommend.
Excellent product. My pond cleaned with in couple of days. No algea at all. Thank you