Description
It’s a situation we know well – everything was going swimmingly with your pretty new garden pond…that is, until, the water started to look a bit on the murky side. While it’s hard to see the disapproving expression on your fishes’ faces, trust us – it’s there! Luckily, the Fish Mate 5000 GBIO Gravity Pond Filter is here to help.
Designed for ponds from 1,250 to 5,000 litres, it uses a powerful three-stage mechanical and biological filtration for optimal water quality and healthier fish. It’s even coloured green to blend in with natural surroundings, keeping your pond area looking elegant and uncluttered.
Key features:
- Powerful 3-stage mechanical and biological filtration
- Easy filter maintenance
- Multi-sized inlet
- Primary mechanical filtration brush/settlement chamber
- Profiled filter sponge for mechanical filtration
- Flow gauge enables you to easily ensure the correct flow through your filter
- Includes SUPRA+ bio media
- Coloured green to blend in with natural surroundings.
Product specifications and additional info:
- Pond volume: 1,250 to 5,000 litres (250 to 1,000 gallons)
- Maximum flow rate: 2,500 litres per hour (500 gallons per hour)
- Dimensions: length 381mm (15”), width 249mm (10″), height 122mm (5”)
- Inlet diameters: 19mm (3/4”), 25mm (1”)
- Outlet diameter: 32mm (1 1/4”)
- 1 or 2 outlets. May be extended with 32mm (1 1/4”) hose if required
- 3-year guarantee.
EAN: 035368002281
Key Features
I have four large red eared slider turtles... In the winters I bring them inside and keep them in a 100 gallon stock tank. I have always used an extra-large aquarium canister filter for the tank, but 4 turtles can really tax one of those. My latest filter recently died, so I was looking for something more simple -- this gravity fed system is perfect. I got a nice variable speed 24V submersible pump and hooked it up to this filter and so far it seems to be working really well. The girls seem to really like the falling water (guess they miss the outdoor waterfall)I added a couple silicone 90 degree automotive hose couplers to direct the outflow straight down (I'm sure there are cheaper solutions, but these are sturdy and were very easy to attach with a couple of hose clamps)
My small in pond Tetra filter wasn't able to clear the water. After using a bottle of algecide over a period of time, I added the Fish-mate biofilter. Now I can see my goldfish and rocks on the bottom of the pond.
I have had this filter for close to 15 years. My pond is 10'x5' and 3' - 4' deep. It keeps my pond Crystal clear. I saw the review where the person said the water comes out the top. This will not happen if the filter is level. I let the water flow out the two large holes. I like the sound and the fish like the flow. In this picture I found this cute thatch roof bird feeder I put on top to hide the filter.
Using this bio filter for my outdoor garden pong and it works great on keeping the water clear. Easy setup easy maintenance.
Product specifications and additional info
- Pond volume: 1,250 to 5,000 litres (250 to 1,000 gallons)
- Maximum flow rate: 2,500 litres per hour (500 gallons per hour)
- Dimensions: length 381mm (15”), width 249mm (10″), height 122mm (5”)
- Inlet diameters: 19mm (3/4”), 25mm (1”)
- Outlet diameter: 32mm (1 1/4”)
- 1 or 2 outlets. May be extended with 32mm (1 1/4”) hose if required
- 3-year guarantee.