EazyPod is a complete mechanical and biological filter, trapping debris and breaking down biological waste from fish. A basic EazyPod on its own is not supplied with a pump (to pump water to it from the pond,) or an airpump, to clean it. You’ll also need a separate UVC (like evoUV) to combat green water. EazyPodair comes with the Evolution Aqua Airpump you’ll need to clean it, and EazyPod Complete comes with Airpump and built-in UVC. If you want a turn-key solution (minus a water pump and some hose,) opt for EazyPod Complete.

EazyPod Automatic is an EazyPod which can automatically clean its own media. Available with or without UVC, EazyPod Automatic has a control box which can be set by the user to clean itself on a timer, as little or as often as they require. EazyPod Automatic has a built-in can clean when you’re not there, being ideal for holidays, and a filter which is cleaned regularly makes for a healthier biological filter, and a healthier pond.

The EazyPod and EazyPod Air can be converted to gravity feed, there are instructions on how to do this in the EazyPod manual which can be downloaded here. The EazyPod Complete and Automatic EazyPods cannot be gravity fed.

No, it’s not possible to run EazyPod Automatic as a gravity fed filter. The Nexus 220 and 320 can be gravity fed with the addition of the Automatic upgrade

This can happen if the outer steel mesh is slightly out of position, this sometimes happens during transit, remove all of the media from the biological chamber (this will stop any media becoming trapped when you tap the mesh back into place), with a large flat-headed screwdriver and hammer, gently tap the mesh back into place so it is flush with the base of the filter. Replace the media and it should now work perfectly.

EazyPod comes with a rubber connector which allows 4” rigid pipe to be fitted. Place the EazyPod where you want it away from the pond (the base of a pump-fed EazyPod must always be above surface of pond level, gravity fed installations the EazyPod should be level with the pond) and then use 4” pipe and fittings, to take filtered water from the EazyPod back to the pond. 4” Evolution Aqua pipe and all fittings are available separately.

The length of pipework may effect flow rates in your EazyPod, in particular for gravity fed installations, if the length of the inlet pipe is too long or there are too many bends it may starve the filter of water, you would need to slow the flow rate down if this happens.

Only if it is at the top, behind the waterfall. Water exits a pump-fed EazyPod via gravity. It cannot then travel up hill, as the EazyPod would flood. If the EazyPod is installed as a gravity-fed filter it can feed without any alterations.

EazyPods are suitable for ponds up 10,000 litres, and we recommend that a pond is turned over once every two hours. A 5000lph pump (like a Bermuda Filter Force 5000,) would be perfect.

If you have one of the Mk1 EazyPods with a ball valve, you will need to buy a Single Union Ball Valve and a EazyPod Tank Connector.

You first need to remove cycle timer sticker and then increase the dial from 60 to 100 so that the cycle time would increase to 10 minutes from the original 6 minutes.

The air stones need to sit at the bottom of the pond to provide extra aeration. You use the supplied manifold to divert the air from the air pump, so air can be used to clean the EazyPod and also to aerate the pond via the air stones. This illustration shows a common pump fed set up:

Approx 80L of water is send to waste during each cleaning cycle.

Please see the manual for more information.

The measurement on gravity fed Eazypods will be 555mm from the floor to the water level inside the EazyPod. Remember to remove the black inlet pipe and make the necessary changes to the filter as shown in the instructions, as the EazyPod will arrive ready for PumpFed installations

The K1 Micro when brand new is buoyant and will want to float on the surface of the water. This is perfectly normal. As soon as fish have been added to the pond it takes the K1 Micro approximately 24 to 48 hours to absorb the water and become semibuoyant in the EazyPod.

The air pump is either not powerful enough or there isn’t enough water in the EazyPod. Check all air fittings and line for leaks. Make sure you haven’t inadvertently added more K1 Micro than the 18 Litres.

Check that you have turned your circulating pump off, so that the dirt in the K1 Micro hasn’t returned to the pond.

If the K1 Micro appears to bubble (boil) above the outlet water level during cleaning, some dirt may return back to the pond. This is not an issue.

Please ensure that the EazyPod has gone through a minimum of 2 to 3 cleaning cycles.

Make sure that you haven’t exceeded the maximum flow rate. Please ensure that the EazyPod has gone through a minimum of 2 to 3 cleaning cycles.

• Check the wiring is correctly installed. Seek advice from a suitably qualified electrician if in doubt.
• Check the mains connection to the control box. Seek advice from a suitably qualified electrician if in doubt.
• Check the fuse inside the control box. This is located in the hinged compartment on the left hand side of the pump connector block. The fuse is a standard 10 Amp glass fuse.
• Please be aware that every control box system is fully factory tested.

• Check that the 1” ball valve on the EazyPod Automatic is in an open position. (You can check this by removing the union end from the waste valve)
• Is cleaning cycle fully operational. From initiating a cleaning cycle it will take 3 to 4 minutes before the automated waste valve opens.
• Check automated waste valve is connected correctly. Please be aware that every waste valve is fully factory tested.

• You will find out that the circulation pump will not switch on and the green and amber light are both illuminated.
• Remove the unions from the waste valve and check for any blockages.
• Check the fuse inside the control box. This is located in the hinged compartment on the left hand side of the pump connector block. The fuse is a standard 10 Amp glass fuse.
• If this does not solve the problem, contact your Evolution Aqua dealer.

No, it is not possible to retrofit an Eazypod. You can however retrofit a Nexus.

The UV stays on throughout the process and no harm comes to the UV or the unit.

This problem occurs when the media is very blocked and the water can’t flow through it easily.

The filter needs to be cleaned, preferably at least twice to flush the dirt out. This problem may occur if the filter hasn’t been cleaned for a while or a Blanketweed treatment has been carried out and the excess waste causes the media to clog.

To extend the time that the waste valve is open you can change the setting on one of dials on the timers inside the auto box.

The bottom dial on the right hand timer is set at 30%, if you change that dial to 20% or 10% the waste valve will open sooner in the cycle and stay open longer.