Hozelock Bioforce Revolution Update

Hello everyone, we just thought we would let you all know that we have discovered more information regarding the Hozelock Bioforce Revolution.

At present we have only found one company which has listed the Bioforce Revolution on their website, and they have a wide variety of information available for us to read on the product too.

They have 3 models of the revolution which are going to be available, these sizes are a 6000, 9000 and 14000. These numbers are also relevant to the volume of water that the pond filters can handle, interestingly though is that the numbers stated are what the filter can do WITH fish, which is a first. Normally you find that a pond filter will be called for example a 3000 but when you take fish and sunlight into account it can only handle half of that number, and this has how it has been for years which has always confused people, especially beginners. 

Don't worry, you are not alone, there have been plenty of people who have worked out they have 5000 litres in their pond and bought a pond filter which says it can do 5000 litres, and found out afterwards that this is without fish.

We were lucky enough to speak with someone from Hozelock who told us that they have been testing the Bioforce Revolution for a while now, and they have decided that making things more simple for the consumer was the best option all round. They have also tested these filters on ponds without fish and they can handle up to double what their figure says so for example the 14000 could handle a 28000 litre pond maximum without fish.

The filtration will be a mix of mechanical and biological, by using foam cubes with the mechanical filtration which will be stirred up when using the winding handle and Kaldnes K3 media which will house millions of colonies of live bacteria which will be your biological filtration, breaking down waste in the water.

They have also started using a PLL UV Lamp in the Revolution's too, these lamps are a lot better and stronger than PLS or G8 UV lamps, so green water will be a thing of the past for your pond. The 6000 will use an 18 watt lamp, 9000 will use a 24 watt lamp and the 14000 will use a 36 watt lamp.

To coincide with the release of the Bioforce Revolutions pond filters, Hozelock are also releasing some new filters which includes the Bioforce 3000 (which can do 3000 WITH fish), which replaces the Bioforce 5500 (which can only do half that volume as per our info above)  and the Bioforce 4500 which again can do this volume with fish in the pond. These smaller Bioforce's will not have the winding handle and will use a PLS lamp as they are designed for smaller ponds.

They will also be releasing these filters as Bioforce Filter Kits which will come with a pump which is optimal to the size of the filter and better value to purchase too.

It looks like the future is bright for Bioforce pond filters with this revolutionary (excuse the pun) new design. Hopefully other manufacturers will follow Hozelock and start to brand their filters with the size it they can handle with fish. One of Hozelock's main reason for doing this is because of extensive market research, in the UK you rarely find a pond without fish, so it makes sense to brand the products with the volume of water which it can handle with fish. 

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.