The surprise of this show comes of at HoZelock with the SATURN range

For make that HoZelock starts the Saturn range that is not common and very innovative, indeed the basis piece of this program is the saturn booster that is the result of one development between HoZelock and Evolution aqua that is merely the designer of the Nexus and the answer.

The saturn booster is a mecanical filters, innovative and patented, in trials since 2 years, therefore it is not the customer who will act as tester and it is a very good thing. Other dawns importing is, that HoZelock to had the good idea to return this mechanical filters universal, indeed this filter can that to place on any classic filter, of the knock this one will interest more a hobbyist sensitive to the chore cleaning, there is not any intervention indeed practically has to make with this filter, endowed with a handle (floodgate) that it is sufficient to pull for to clean the filter, the rest is automatic!

The program it completes by Quattro saturn, containing complete filtration the famous filter saturn booster and one gone biologic filtration very compact, containing in the first place of the Kaldnes K1 and yes you with very read, then of the breads of mosses for one finer filtration and to finish on the Cypripak biomédia, a solution who must be efficient thanks to the very fine mechanical filtration of the saturn booster, the quite capable to be completed by an UVc vorton and a Titan pump

But see besides near to what it resemble :

There is a total view of the saturn booster, one notices at the superior center the arm of the rotary throw who serves to the cleaning of the screenex

The screenex is circular in gas of polyester, the external side of the grille is extremely smooth, it permits the non grappling of the fat matters. the gas of polyester to a trunk of 54 microns, it permits to have an indeed very fine mechanical filtration, me reminder that filters them to classic screenex has a screenex of 300 to see 200 microns, above on the photo one sees the rotary arm well, this one is animate by a pump integrated to the saturn booster

Here a view of the pump inside, this pump takes water already filtered by the screenex in intern, therefore not maintenance has foresee on this side, it is the same principle that the famous Answer of Evolution Aqua

Here we see on this bottom case transparent of demonstration, an effect cyclone in the external part of the filter (gone dirty water) the particles are separated in the first place and rejected of the screenex by the rotary throw, it oblige the particles has that to put toward the periphery of the bottom case, the rotating movement in the bottom case (cyclone effect) are going to oblige the particles has descend in the bottom of the bottom case to be stocked there until the next backwash

There is the low of the bottom case, the zone of storage of the scums of the pond, a simple activation of the paddle goes to close the exit toward the pond, to create a turbulence in the bottom of the bottom case to take off the stocked scums, open a duct at the same time of extraction, extraction that this fact in low-down of 40mm.

There are 4 adjusting to make on this device, all joining it coalesces in low-down of 40mm, you with the low-down of supply of the pump of the pond, a return toward the pond in case of overhead (automatic operation by one system of floodgate) therefore not of possible water loss, you have the exit toward the biologic filter and finally the exit of the dirty water always in low-down of 40mm

All is easily removable, some see to undo and the internal drum pulls itself, I verified and effectively it is not very difficult to disassemble in case of problem

Guaranteed HoZelock also that him there will have some replacement parts in case of problem, it is clear that HoZelock puts the small dishes in the big with this new program, to finish that magnificent device will be marketed with a price announced of 599 € that makes it accessible in more has quite a lot of hobbyists anxious to have a mechanical filter the bip without passing by the material of pro very costly, brief I say hat to HoZelock for this turn of force

The models presented, are prototypes, the device will be available in the spring 2007, I hope than us will have the opportunity to examine one of it, in any case the negotiations go in this sense, I have therefore good hope to be able to make you a complete test of this famous saturn booster when this one will be available and why not of the version saturn quattro or saturn quattro+, my pond is a very good platform of trials for this type of material.

The saturn booster is counseled with a TITAN pump 8000 or 12000

It remains a lot of things has say on the saturn booster, this mechanical filters is certainly an answer waited by pal pain of hobbyists, I propose you in addition to discover one small video non commented on the principle of performance of the saturn booster of HoZelock.

Follow this link to see a video

Two set is proposed, the first is composed of the saturn booster + a part of biologic filtration, the second set is identical at first but while adding a Vorton Uvc more a TITAN pump

These two configurations are foreseen for active ponds until 12.500L for the first and until 20.000L for the second

After a mechanical filtration with the help of the saturn booster, water passes by a venturi to oxygenate it, then in a compartment filled of Kaldnes K1, the injected water in the bottom case gives a circulatory movement around the saturn booster permitting to keep the Kaldneses in movement, very ingenious and especially very efficient knowing the qualities outstanding of this bacterial support, that principle this nome mobile bed technology

Then water passes by a series of mosses to be ridded of the finest particles, we have here of the mosses whose goal is not a biologic filtration but well one finish mechanical filtration, an external indicator gives the signal when it is necessary to clean the mosses, for make that, removes the cap, is ease, giving a direct access to the mosses

The cycle it finishes with under the moss it finds a bed of Cypripack biomédia, bed safe from light permitting a good nest building of the nitrifying bacteria thimble and there is the cycle is finished

Well on the bip is to bind a saturn booter to the trianic to have an optimum result in a very restricted volume

all as for the saturn quattro, the version of the trianic+ consists of a TITAN pump and an UVc vorton

HoZelock is an English firm, then in conclusion I will say as them, wait and see

Patrick Vandael

Passionpond - Aquatechnobel