OASE SwimSkim Floating Pond Skimmer

The media could not be loaded. I was wanting a skimmer for my pond as it tends to get a lot of dibris in it. I just recently replaced my liner and was amazed at the amount of gunk that was on the bottom. I’m was hoping that using a skimmer would help to minimize the amount of gunk that ends up on the bottom.When I was initially looking for a skimmer, I was blown away by the cost. When I came across this one I was happy with the price (in comparison to the other ones).After reading through some of the reviews, I decided to order. It was easy to put together. One thing I noticed is that for the first few minutes it kept rising to the top. I was prepared for this as one of the reviews I read mentioned this happening. After pushing it down several times it stayed down. I think I’ve been using for almost two weeks now. It has a bit of debris in it. The surface of the water is CLEAN! I am loving this so much. I can’t wait to see how well it does with grass clippings. Because of the location of the pond, grass clippings get into it easily when mowing.Overall I am very happy with this skimmer. The size is perfect for my little pond. It seems like the build quality is good making it durable. Also I think it’s a good value for the money. I haven’t cleaned it out yet but based off instructions, I don’t think it will be a problem.I do recommend. Just remember when you first put it in the water, you may need to push it down a few times.

So far so good. I’ve had it about a week. Really needed it a month ago when my trees above my pond were going nuts, but am looking forward to it really helping in the fall. However, when I checked on my pond this morning,it was half way out of the water and gasping. I have since put a small river rock in the basket to help w that issue. But other than that, it is working out great. Skimmimg away. :)

I have a 500 sq ft surface area and 22,000 gallon total pond so really did not think this filter would do much. I was pleasantly surprised at how clean it keeps the surface. Even after hand skimming there is always some small stuff I can't seem to reach or that slips through the netting. With this filter nothing remains floating around the pond very long. I arranged for it to hang out pretty much in the middle of the pond and it does a great job. Seems to grab anything that falls in the pond within a couple hours. The first week I had to clean the basket and filter 2x per day but after that it's pretty much once per day and my pond is in pretty rough shape (confession: bought the house with this pond and NO working filtration system. Therefore lots of algae. Lots of house fix up to do and the pond is just starting to come toward the front of the budget priority line). So, I'm asking a lot of this little filter. So far it's delivering.The aeration system is pretty minimal and I wouldn't really count it unless it's a tiny pond. Easy to clean the system but not easy to grab and lift out of the water. The only thing you can grab is 1 (and only one) of the 3 "wings" on the top (the other two pull out). I wish there was a black plastic strap attached on top or something to make it a bit easier to lift out. May have to create something. The basket is OK but with pretty big holes so lots of stuff goes through to the small filter. Easy to rinse out though.When it operates, the aeration system is creating some bubbles on one side. When the bubbles stop, it's telling you to clean the filter because water isn't getting through. Occasionally when it gets clogged the system "rides up" high in the water too. I haven't had any problems with it riding up during normal operations though. Just place it in the water, push it down until the basket is full of water and plug it in.Overall, glad I got It.

If you have a pond ,is a game changer,it sucks all the leaves and stuff That's float on top in the basket, my pond newer look so clean,one advice unblock the machine when feeding or all the food disappear faster the the Koi can eat.

I have a small outdoor 300 gallon pond the I run from May to October (We live in upstate NY) . It has a high flow pump and waterfall and I keep fish in it. There are a lot of trees around it with branches that overhang and drop lots of debris into it. Pine needles are the worst because they would jam up the impeller on the pump. Every few days I had to pull the pump out, take it out of the cage that is suppose to keep stuff out, and use needle nose players to pull the pine needles out - big pain. I got this skimmer the beginning 2021 and it was a game changer. So easy to set up and use and it collects all debris that falls into the pond. I just empty the skimmer basket every couple days - very easy. My pond stays so much cleaner now. I did have to put a little floating ring into the pond to drop the fish food into so to keep the floating fish food pellets in so they wouldn't get sucked into the skinner before the fish could eat it. I have a wire tied to the skimmer that keeps it to one side of the pond where I can easily reach it and the floating ring is tied to the other side. Still works great after almost 4 years.

First, this is much smaller than it appeared in the ad. It worked for 3 days. Then it started to sink below the movable aperture that debris was supposed to float into. Then the pump clogged. Then the aerator tube at the bottom disappeared (which I later found while skimming the bottom with a large net). And then it spun around from the force of the directional aerator. Then it quit completely.I cleaned the entire unit, let it dry out for the past 2 weeks. Will try it again, but that's an expensive failure.

These pond skimmers work great for water lily ponds!! Just put it in the pond, plug it in, and let it do its thing. It will collect dead leaves, pine needles, bugs, and other debris. It does need to be cleaned out periodically, but all that usually entails is removing the collected debris and rinsing out the filter sponge. We have used these items for years, and, so far, none have failed. Excellent product.