Trident Green Genie 3000

Advantages: No drained ponds
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...I have two interlinked ponds both filtered with a Trident Top Flow filter...actually the '3000' model. In many ways these filters are fairly standard, consisting of a plastic box containing sponge filters and plastic pieces to increase surface area for beneficial bacteria. However these filters have a nifty bit of internal pipe work that means the water flows out of a pipe near the top of the box, not at the bottom like normal. This has the following advantages 1) The filter can be mostly buried meaning it's considerably less obtrusive with just the top of the box and the pipe above the surface. This also prevents excessive cooling of the water during the Autumn. However 2) the raised outflow pipe also means that the filter, in effect, has an overflow pipe. If most filters get blocked, with silt or the plastic pieces inside... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Turns your Koi Pool into a sewage tank!

...I bought two Trident Topflow Filters 12000 in order to filter my 2000 gallon pond combined with Trident 18000 UV Unit. With this setup the Company supposedly gives a Clearwater Guarantee. Within days my pool became like a sewage tank, and fish got infections etc. The water stayed murky due to the design fault that the filter mats are too small for the filter and the filter bulges with the weight of the water. I contacted the Company who accused me of trying to rubbish thier product!!! They were rude, arrogant and unhelpful. If you want a filter which works as good as these, then buy a plastic bucket and let the water flow through it!!!! The 'Clear Water Guarantee' is a Con Trick, the Company will not stand by it, and in my estimation they are simply Con artists. This Companies motto seems to be take thier money and let... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Source Of Protein And Other Nutrients
Disadvantages: Take Four Months To Grow Which Is Quite A Long Time.

...I've written a few Ciao reviews on Vegetables and today I feel inspired to write another one. I have just finished preparing the Vegetables for today's Sunday Lunch as I have a few friends coming round this afternoon and I thought it may be useful to write about one of my favourite vegetables - Broad Beans. THE BACKGROUND Remains of Broad Beans have been found in Israel dating back 6800 years but it was around 3000 years ago when they first found their way into the Mediterranean and Central Europe. Before the discovery of the Americas the Broad Bean was the only known Bean in the world. The Broad Bean was part of the staple diet of the Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Romans. THE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Broad Beans are a good source of Protein and were widely eaten during medieval times when Meat was scarce but they lack... Read review

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