All About The UV Pond Filter
You may have noticed recently that your beautiful, outdoor pond just isn’t as clean or clear as it used to be. Most people think that with regular pond filters and all the algae suppressing plants they have they wouldn’t have that bright pea green water that seems to be getting thicker every day, taking over their pond.
These things do help, such as the algae suppressing plants, but some algae can be beyond their control. Regular pond filters do help trap debris from your pond but they won’t keep the water crystal clear.
To help get your pond water back to sparkling clear so you can enjoy seeing all the fish or plant life in your pond you need a UV pond filter. UV pond filters are different from other filters in the fact that they aren’t filters at all.
UV pond filters are actually just UV, or ultraviolet lights that have been encased into a plastic tube. The water from your pond flows through the plastic tube and the algae in the water is killed by the UV lights.
It will take a little bit of time to clear up the algae problem in many ponds but you will notice that you are getting clearer and cleaner pond water with the use of the UV filtering system.
It is also suggested that even once the pond is clean and clear you allow the filter to remain in the pond to keep algae problems under control. These filters will work all through the summer months to keep the green out of your pond.
Lots of people worry they will have to hire a professional to clean their pond. There is really no need to go to this expense. Most UV pond filters have click-fit connectors that make them simple enough for anyone to install.
You can use the UV pond filters with other filters as well and it is recommended that you do so. Place this filter in your pond with the debris cleaning filter and with biological filters. These other filters are necessary since UV filters only kill algae that are exposed to the UV light. It won’t remove debris and cannot remove or kill toxins that the algae may have caused that will harm much of your aquatic plants and fish.
One of the biggest attractions to landscaped back gardens are well maintained water features. To keep yours the centre of attention and sparkling clean use an UV pond filter year round.