POPOSOAP 70W Solar Pond Filter with Fountain Pump, Solar Powered Water Pump with 580GPH Pond Filter for Outdoor Ponds, Adjustable Diverter Valve for Koi Ponds, Waterfalls, Garden Water Features

This is amazing way to keep your pond functioning without a huge electric bill. It does work best on sunny days since it is solar and on cloudy days sometimes it doesn’t. But I love having something simple to set up and cost efficient. I purchased this in May then I decided to purchase the waterfall solar pump also. Because I have a large pond with a small pond and stream in the middle. The waterfall pump has been awesome. I was surprised it could pull the water from my big pond up the slope to the small one. I did have an issue with this pump. It stopped working after about a month but the company sent me a new one and I installed it this morning and it’s working. For me this is truly an easier way to run a pond.

I'm excited about this pump/filter. The pump part is great - it's powerful and can easily provide water for both the fountain and an additional water feature (another fountain, a cascade, etc) or for utility uses like watering your garden from the pond, or draining it. I'm not sure how effective the filtration process will be (it's still cold out so there's not much to filter). The filter seems to be made of three different elements; a pretty open mesh foam, "bioballs" which probably just provide surface area for microbial action, and two plastic boxes containing what appear to be ceramic balls. There is also the UV light which is designed to kill algae. There is room in the case for additional filter media, should you wish to add any. My only complaint is a small one, but one I'm surprised wasn't caught during design or testing. The UV clarifier is an external element to the pump, and is attached by a wire. The wire is not long enough for the UV clarifier to install in it's slot in the housing when the pump is where it needs to be so the outlet passes out of the housing. I don't think this will impact effectiveness, but stil a surprise. See the photo. It's for this reason that the system gets four and not 5 stars.

I bought this filter to replace a smaller one that wasn't very efficient. I put it all together, trying to get the lid on was a bit trying, but I managed, put it in the water, plugged it into the solar panels, and nothing. I took it out of the water, took it all apart, and started over, still nothing, I trouble shot and watched you tube videos, and still nothing. Called customer service number, they were very friendly and efficient. Said someone would be in touch in 24 hours. They sent an email, I sent them the model I bought, told them I did all the trouble shooting, and still nothing. So they sent out a new one. I received it today. Put it together and plugged it in, kept my fingers crossed 🤞🏻, and it worked. So far so good. Can't talk about the efficiency of it or if it will last over time, but for now, I am happy. If your on the fence about purchasing this filter/pump, do it. POPOSOAP has great customer service, excellent communication, and they back their product. I ordered the battery Backup for the solar panels, but haven't received it yet.

It was skeptical about this pond pump and filter system, im my mind i assumed something in this price range wouldn't be effective... Well I was very wrong... I hate to admit I let my pond go for almost 2 years , i got frustrated about Hawks eating my fish and just gave up and it became a yucky, gross and brown pond for frogs to take over.. well I decided to get it up and going again and I used this and my water is crystal clear now for almost 2 months , it works great , I do have to rinse it off every few days , but I can deal with that ... This this is well worth the price and it definitely compares to the more expensive brands that those "guys" or those "bosses" have , because i have used both and this thing is right up there with those brands

We have geese and use this filter to help keep their small pond clean. At a rated 580 gph it pumps ample volume to keep up with the birds. If you've ever heard the term like "**** through a goose", I can tell you, it is an apt term. In any case the pump is strong and does seem to pump a good volume of water. There is a diverter valve that has to be used directly after the pump outlet in order for any of the other fittings to connect and the shut off to the diverter leaks. Not a big deal unless you really need water coming through only one outlet. The packaging was less than optimal and took a little while to gather all of the little balls and put them back in the filter box. Also, there was ample room inside the filter box to add additional bio balls so I added a bunch of small balls to increase the filtering capacity. The solar panel does run the pump even in partial sun, though at a reduced rate, but still pumps a good amount of water. Good design, strong pump, may need a bit of tweaking to suit your needs.

Works good but wish it had one sponge filter instead of multiple. Also the outlet hole one the pump is to big for the accessories that came with is, they come loose and do not tighten all the way. Do like the size and functions good for the shallow end of my pond.

Parts didn’t fit, called customer service, still waiting on response.

Cleared my green water quickly (3 days). Works great. A little difficult to reassemble after cleaning. Just make sure that the snaps snap.