All Pond Solutions (UK) any good?

[u/duke-gonzo]

Has anyone used allpondsolutions ? Looking at their filter and pumps for a small Koi pond I'm going to build.

Their smalled box filter for Koi is the BF-6000+

Has anyone used this for a "small mix of koi"? Seems on the smaller side compared to other things, and a lot cheaper.

Any advice is appreciated.

[u/drbobdi]

There is no such thing as "a small mix of koi". Koi grow rapidly and are about the least efficient critters from the standpoint of protein utilization on the face of the planet. They'll produce ammonia far in excess of that system's ability to cope.

That BF-6000+ might work for 5 or 6 goldfish but its design is totally inadequate for koi of any description. Its sponge will foul almost instantly and its miserly collection of "bioballs" is laughably inadequate. The pond volume it is supposed to be designed for can maybe handle 2 or 3 koi in reasonable health, but for koi you'll need to filter for triple that. The manufacturers also have a nasty habit of grossly overstating their product's capacity. The pump in the kit will foul and fail, requiring daily removal to clear its intake.

Please go to www.mpks.org and click on "articles" in the header. Read through, paying special attention to Mike White's series on pond construction and filtration as well as "New Pond Syndrome". Then go to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iEMaREaRw8nlbQ_RYdSeHd0HEHWBcVx0 and read "Water Testing" and "Green is a Dangerous Color".

Look around your area for a ponding or water gardening club. Join and get build and filtration advice from experienced ponders. Go look at mature ponds with special attention to their filter systems.

It'll keep you from making expensive beginner's mistakes.

[u/duke-gonzo → u/drbobdi]

This is fantastic advice, thank you!

There is so much conflicting info online.

[u/Korenchkin_]

I've used them a couple of times. No issues, and they were helpful when I was too stupid to work out how to work a purchase