If you have a bottom drain in your pond, this may be the product you need to protect your pump! While many people install pond skimmers to protect their pumps, few consider that the bottom drain pulls the worst out of the pond -- and dumps it straight into the pump! Enter the Helix Settlement Tank. This large settlement tank prevents debris like leaves, stones, muck, and sticks from damaging the pond pump, cleaning heavy debris from the water before it even enters the pump and filtration system. Help your pump run more efficiently, extend pump life, and simplify cleaning with a Helix Settlement Tank! Without a Settlement Tank, the typical setup would merge the water from the bottom drain and the skimmer, feeding that water into the pump. With the Helix Settlement Tank, you have two options: merge the water coming from the skimmer and bottom drain, then feed that combined water through the Settlement Tank; or feed the bottom drain water through the Settlement Tank, then merge it with the water coming from the skimmer. Since the Settlement Tank is only designed to filter out larger debris and protect the pump, you may still want to run the water through a finer mechanical filter (Like a bog or waterfall filter), a biological filter (Like the Helix Moving Bed Waterfall Pond Filter), or a combination filter (Like a bead filter). The basket in the Settlement Tank is very easy to remove and allows for easy access for vacuuming, pumping, siphoning, or draining out large debris. Used in this way, the Helix Settlement Tank is part of an extensive, premium filtration system. If you want high quality results with minimum ongoing maintenance, the Helix Settlement Tank is the way to go. To see this filter in action, watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7r1tkVjII . This configuration of the Settlement Tank is plumbed for a 4" bottom drain and includes all necessary fittings, as well as a removable 24" basket for large debris.

• If you have a bottom drain in your pond, this may be the product you need to protect your pump! While many people install pond skimmers to protect their pumps, few consider that the bottom drain pulls the worst out of the pond -- and dumps it straight into the pump!
• Prevents debris like leaves, stones, muck, and sticks from damaging the pond pump, cleaning heavy debris from the water before it even enters the pump and filtration system. Helps your pump run more efficiently, extends pump life, and simplifies cleaning!
• Allows easy access for vacuuming, pumping, siphoning, or draining out large debris.
• Pairs well with finer biological filter or fine mechanical filter for the premium in pond filtration
• Plumbed for 4" bottom drain, includes necessary fittings, and includes 24" filter basket