Oase Biosys retro fit, or Oase swim skim, to fit or not to fit, that is the question.

I was undecided whether knock out some rocks and bury an Oase Biosys with a pump in the base. Then bond the weir to the back of the existing liner. Or go for a Oase Swimskim plug and play. This video shows what happened!

[@paulkirkbride2156]

Hi mate if you drop some filter floss in the top basket it will also help polish your pond water.

[@pomfretspond588]

Cheers, I'll give it a try. Thanks.👍

[@ces69]

You should have gone for the Bio sys one, would have enabled you to piggyback on additions filtration from the pump!
You can never have too much filtration!

[@pomfretspond588]

I agree, never too much filtration.👍

[@ardaz1987]

I did the same as you and opted for the swim skimmer. Mine works well but I don’t trust leaving it on permanently as it will be running happily for a couple of hours then just decide to lift itself out off the water but all in all I’m happy with it. I also tether mine down in one corner. Really enjoy your videos well done mate👍

[@pomfretspond588]

Never had it lift out of the water yet but it's only been a week. I only turn it off when I'm feeding the fish. Thanks for your support.😊👍

[@LeTwistedOne]

That's the exact reason I ended up stripping it down and just using the pump 😂😂😂

[@MrSmithy63]

I attached a spare piece of cable to one of the anchor point on bottom of skimmer and used to posistion skimmer in pond , no problem with lifting out of water now , Ive also seen others place a weight in basket which seems to work

[@LeTwistedOne]

@@MrSmithy63 I hear what you're saying mate but you shouldn't have to do shit like that though 😡😡😡, 👍👍👍

[@pomfretspond588]

@@MrSmithy63 Thanks for the advice. Mine seems to be working fine.

[@stevenlane2641]

Great little skimmer, mines been running for 4 years, with no problems. I would advise you to clear any build up of foam, as this seems to slow the flow down. Stay safe and well 👍🏻

[@LeTwistedOne]

Seems to work better than the wiltech version I got that fed up with it that I stripped it down and just used the pump 😂😂😂

[@pomfretspond588]

pleased with it so far👍Cheers for watching

[@LeTwistedOne]

@@pomfretspond588 that's sweet but like ardaz said I would keep an eye on it or maybe put it on a timer 👍👍👍

[@greenmachinesweden]

Good work. Seems to be a good solution. Did you ever consider an in wall skimmer?

[@pomfretspond588]

Yes , I was thinking of retro fitting a Oase BioSys skimmer plus. But as you see in the video I was concerned that something may go wrong. So I opted for the Oase swim skim 25. 👍 The plug and play is much easier.