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(More customer reviews)This filter box is a pre-filter that draws water through two foam pads -- a coarse filter, then a fine one -- before it is drawn into the pump. My Sunterra pump includes another filter inside a snap-on housing, so the pond has three filters in all. The box filter is effective but clogs quickly. The top is held on by four screws. To clean the foam pads, you must disassemble it. Awkward. Some kind of snap-on top would be more convenient. Also, my Sunterra pump has a threaded outlet which is designed to be used with a Sunterra diverter valve . . . more than I needed or wanted! (I have a small pond.) A trip to a hardware store yielded a few plastic plumbing coupling that allow me to snap a hose onto the outlet with a quick-release coupler . . . very convenient.
I had drained the pond and refilled it before installing the Sunterra kit. It wasn't possible to drain it entirely because of the fish, however. The filter got clogged quickly even with new, clear water -- well, clearER than it was! Yesterday I drained the pond again, more thoroughly, and decided not to use the box prefilter but just the pump with its built-in filter. I can get it out by snapping off the pump housing. If it doesn't clog for a week or so, I'll try to add the prefilter again. If it does clog, I'll just go with the built-in filter.
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