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Savio Skimmer Filter

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Undoubtedly the hardest working gardening product in your pond, the Savio Skimmerfilter® dramatically reduces pond maintenance while blending seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. Combining four types of filtration for superior pond water clarity - its all-in-one approach reduces plumbing and eliminates the need for extra plumbing and equipment. All four systems work in harmony, in one easy-to-install unit that saves you time and money.

UV Filtration
- Savio Skimmerfilters® are the only skimmers on the market with a patented integrated UV system (sold separately) - a safe, chemical free way to eliminate green water.

Skimming Action - Pulls debris from the surface of the water, capturing in a rigid leaf basket with handle for clean, no mess disposal

Biological Filtration - Filter media provides a surface for beneficial bacteria to colonize the skimmerfilter, converting biological waste from fish, ammonia and other toxins to inert forms for healthier ponds.

Mechanical Filtration
- The skimmerfilter protects and extends the life of your pump, providing a place to conceal ugly equipment and plumbing. When used with a biological filtration system, the skimmer prefilters debris allowing your filter to work more efficiently.

The skimmerfilter’s super strong injection molded housing and cylindrical design resists warping and compaction in the ground, winning the approval of landscape and irrigation professionals everywhere. The SS0000 is large enough to accommodate a large submersible pump or two medium size pumps. The Savio Skimmerfilter® works as a Complete Filtration Solution for ponds up to 1,000 gallons (or use with a Savio Livingponds Filter for larger water features and still enjoy the same clean, clear water).

Three faceplate assemblies (sold separately) are available to accommodate a variety of pump sizes.

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Savio Skimmer Filter


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Ron Spector (Hobbyist) on Monday 07 May, 2012
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It's ridiculous that Savio would misrepresent the functionality of its product. Their statement that the skimmer has "One-click locking weir for complete isolation and winterization" is completly false and I use the word "completly" as the good lord defines the word! Based upon their reaction to my complaint, I believe that they are intentionally trying to misrepresent their product. Listening to them try to explain what they meant by "complete isolation" is reminiscent of Bill Clinton define the word "is". Terrible product, even worst customer service!

Arteom Shostak (Hobbyist) on Friday 10 December, 2010
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This is an "ok" skimmer. I needed to modify the weir, it did not have enough surface tension so there was debris on the pond a-lot of the times. I added a piece of foam, its works great now. What i don't like about it is the fact that it has no good place to drill to make an entrance form a bottom drain. This thing is HUGE & Strong, yet sadly no room to plumb a bottom drain into the basket. Also, it seems to sit a 3 - 5" higher than the grown, which i don't like. Overall a strong skimmer, great for UV's but i think it could be better, and for Eco-Ponds, something cheaper will work a-lot better.

Daniel Weaver (Installer) on Saturday 24 January, 2009
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Nice skimmer. Sturdy construction makes for an easy installation. Does a very good job on removing floating debris from pond. Filter mat catches alot of fines. The only thing I see is the leaf basket catches from time to time when trying to remove it. Very nice having UV right in the skimmer.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
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I love my Savio skimmer. Easy to clean, easy to install the uv and it does a good job skimming.

I do use the pond o vac to vacuum under the filter pad ever so often. Seems like stuff settles there.

Peggy Scearce (Hobbyist) on Sunday 19 October, 2008
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I am super pleased with my skimmer. I does a great job. There is never anything floating on the top of the pond and the fish have never gotten stuck in it. It's super easy to clean, except for the pine needles getting stuck in the pad. I put some quilt batting in the basket as we had a serious bloom and it has done a fantastic job, cleaned it up in 3 days. I also use a submersible pump. This is our first pond and hubby had no problems installing this. Great directions.

Joanne Derr (Hobbyist) on Thursday 25 September, 2008
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My first skimmer purchase 2 years ago. Easy install. basic. Good size basket for leaf collection. We went with 16" weir. Not fond of the pad as it seems to clog easily. I currently have a sumbersible in this skimmer and I am constantly watching the water level in it as the pad gets dirty. Rugged skimmer. Purchased one for our new pond, but will set it up with exterior pump and maybe brushes in place of the pad. We are in full sun, so perhaps that's why I get more fine particles in the pad.It catches some lose leaves that blow in, but frankly, we net our pond when the leaves start to fall, so we don't depend on it for catching all our leaves. Not sure how it performs with full leaf basket. I would recommend it for use with submersible pump as I am always worried about the pump running dry. Started with the UV's but have since upgraded that to an external unit as well as it couldn't keep up with our need for clear water.

Joe Hatfield Jr (Hobbyist) on Thursday 28 August, 2008
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Top of the Line Skimmer. Easy to install, easy to level with nice wide base.

cindy on Monday 18 August, 2008
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While I would not expect too much from this skimmer as far as filtration goes, it is a fantastic skimmer. The filter pad makes a good pre-filter and you could add some spring flow to it for some bio filtration, but it is too small to hold much and the flow rates will be too fast for any real bio-conversion to happen. Good for mechanical filtration, not so good for bio-filtration.

This skimmer is solid and sturdy. The UV drops right in, which is much easier than plumbing up a self-contained UV. My only complaint is that the leaf basket is a bit hard to get out.

When I installed mine, I wish I had added a 2" shower drain for cleaning and I also wish I had run a 4" line so the skimmer could gravity feed a filter, but instead I installed a 2" pump suction line. It works, but a 4" gravity line would have been much better. I'll do that on my next pond.

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