Hozelock Bioforce Revolution

For those of you looking to build a pond, or just upgrade your filter, there's some great news! Hozelock, who are one of the leading pond equipment specialists, as we know because some of us do use their products are in the process of releasing a new filter! 

It's going to be called the Bioforce Revolution, and it looks like it's definitely going to be a revolution in pond filtration too! There isn't much published on the filter as of yet, but we were lucky enough to find a little bit of information on the Hozelock Bioforce Revolution. 

It's designed to be easy cleaning, which is something we all agree is a definite plus! They have gone of the design of their original Bioforce pond filter, which has been one of the top pressurised pond filters for many years. 

Rather than just an inlet and an outlet, you now have a second outlet, which is the waste outlet, and when you are cleaning your Bioforce Revolution you would switch the flow to the waste and this will take the waste away to wherever you want to send it. (We always say feed the waste from your pond filter into your plants to give them some extra fertilization.) 

The new Bioforce will focus on taking full advantage of Kaldnes K3 filter media, which has a large surface area due to it's design, this houses millions and millions of colonies of beneficial bacteria, which breaks down the waste in your water, keeping your pond healthy and clean by make use of both biological and mechanical filtration.

It will also house filter foam which will be chopped up, this means the K3 media and foam will be mixed together for a better effect. The cleaning handle will stir up this media, which will remove all the excess waste, this then means that your filter does not become clogged and will work more efficiently, and it also means no more taking the filter apart, and having to clean it by hand with a bucket of pond water! 

It will also hopefully mean that beginners to ponds will not make the mistake many people do and clean their filter media out in tap water! (If you're not sure why you can't, I'll explain now...) Tap water contains chlorine, which makes it safer for us to use, the only problem is that chlorine kills all of the beneficial bacteria on your filter media, which is very bad for your pond! This also means that technically, your foams are like brand new and could take weeks, even months for the bacteria colonies to grow to a substantial enough amount to work in your pond. 

Hozelock haven't released much information about this filter as of yet, except for a small piece of information on their website, but we were lucky enough to speak with someone from Hozelock to get a better perspective on their new filter. 

They are due to be released to the public in February 2013, and are currently under going rigorous tests at Hozelocks expert testing facility in Minworth, Birmingham.