allpondsolutions Adjustable Standing Koi Fish Pond Water Surface Skimmer Removes Leaves/Debris

Amazing skimmer been using from 1 year now, reduces cleaning frequency.

It works really well combined with a pump its made the surface of my koi pond crystal clear, I wish I had bought one years ago.

I bought this to clear the duckweed but the basket that collects the debris has quite large holes that the duckweed would pass through . So I made an “inner “ liner from a fishing net and now it catches the duckweed as well as leaves

Great product. It keeps my pond surface clear. There is a problem if you have newts in your pond. The mesh in the strainer is wide and would allow newts to be pulled into the pump. I put some coarse filter foam into the bottom of the strainer which catches the newts. It does not effect the pump flow but it does need checking daily for captured newts.

I bought a normal pump to run the filter. I then realised that it needs a 2 way pump; an inlet to draw in water and an outlet to release water. If this had been made clear within the description/information, I would not have wasted over £100 buying the wrong pump. It seems I am not the only one since I notice comments from people saying the filter does not work. This is because the pump is sending water up through the filter instead of drawing water down the tube. The blurb says that a certain size pump is recommended, but no mention of the type of pump required.