Blagdon Affinity View Half-Moon Living Water Feature Patio Pool Pond, with Inpond 5-in-1 2000 Filter Pump & LED Spotlight, 3 Attractive Fountain Feature Heads, 1 Planting Basket - Small, Black

Really pleased with this water feature. It was fairly easy to put together (better with two people) and looks great in the garden. The window panels are a nice touch to watch the fish 🐟 swim past and the fountain adds a relaxing sound. The pump and filter work well, also UV clarifier. It’s perfect for a few small fish and plants. Lovely little LED light which makes the pond come to life. The instructions aren’t very clear and we had to turn to YouTube to see how people did some parts. Overall, a great addition for a bit of calm and character on the patio!

It’s beautiful. Easy to put together, and comes with the pump and light. It’s se relaxing, and pretty at night. Good value. The small size can take 2 goldfish type fish.

I bought this pond just over 2 years ago so thought I'd offer my considered opinion on it. Firstly, it looks really nice. It's very relaxing sitting in the garden on a summer evening, listening to the waterfall and watching the fish swimming past the windows. Overall, I'm glad I bought it. That isn't an unreserved recommendation though - it needs a LOT of work to keep it looking nice and the pump working properly. The in pond filter unit takes up approx 50% of the area of the base of the pond which means that a large portion of fish poo and general muck either lands on or gets drawn into the filter. This seems to overwhelm it and, during the summer in particular, the pump pretty much much grinds to a halt every 1 - 2 weeks. This means the filter needs taking out, cleaning and the pump unit flushing through with a hose. Then it's great again, but it's a time consuming, dirty and unpleasant job. A friend bought the larger size version of this pond (which is what prompted me to get mine) and he doesn't seem to have the problem to the same extent so I think it's largely a result of how much of the base of the pond the filter takes up - in a larger area more muck would settle around it than in it! The water also evaporates at an alarming rate in the summer too and it needs topping up every week (not a problem Blagdon can do anything about of course, but worth bearing in mind in terms of maintenance levels). Lastly, the porthole windows go green with algae very quickly when the sun is on them, and again scrubbing them clean is a weekly task. I've only ever cleaned them with the official cleaning cloths Blagdon produce and they were fine for 18 months, but in the last 6 months they have started to scuff slightly, leaving them looking a little cloudy even when clean, which is a bit annoying as it's lovely to see the bright colours of the fish when the windows are properly clear. In summary, these ponds are a nice addition to your garden but if I were to buy one again I'd go for the larger size, otherwise be prepared to spend a lot of time maintaining it!

Easy to assemble. Good size. Happy fish.

The Blagdon Affinity Grand Octagon at first seems quite daunting to put together when you open the large box it comes in and look at the instruction's. My advice would be don’t try to follow them but go to YouTube and follow the video tutorial step by step, which of course makes it look easier to put together than it is. And it was quite easy, except you always get that one screw that won’t go in, which are plastic and require a Philips screwdriver and force to get in. I found my biggest problem was hooking the pond liner onto the frame, but I got there in the end. You will also require two 3pin plugs for the supplied filter pump and transformer, which again is easy to set up by following video tutorials. I’m really impressed with the pond, which is sturdy and looks really good, it also comes with two large planting pouches, and I bought another two, to plant up the four sides without portholes and now can’t wait to plant them up.

Great pond..Nice size and easy to maintain.putting together was a breeze..

Really loving this pond. I wanted to get it set up and give it a few weeks to settle before introducing the fish.. and even though they're not in it yet, I love the gentle trickle and just being able to see the plants through the windows, especially when the sun shines down and makes them dance with the rays from the ripples! It wasn't the easiest to put together on my own, but got it done in a couple of hours (with waiting for the panels to warm in the sunshine).. but DO put the fleece down first.. you assemble it upside-down! The liner doesn't sit straight down the walls, so I can't put the plants that sit on the bottom into the corner and have had to put in a couple of bricks just to keep them in place and stop them sliding further into the middle. I've used S-hooks to hold the marginals pots, hooked into the pre-drilled holes, rather than buying extra clip-in blagdon holders. It's taken a couple of weeks for the water to become properly sparkling clear, without addition of anything. My water came from water butts, and was pretty murky to start. Can't wait to get the fish in and see them swimming about.

This is an honest review. I'm technically minded and have a pond already. I've kept fish for years and aquariums so assembly of a pond and filter etc should be easy. First to note - the instructions for everything are utterly terrible. The small diagrams are confusing and the text is really small and verging on illegible. The pump/filter (3000 in this case) went together easily enough. The problem is that the instructions are all over the place and hard to follow. They aren't really fit for purpose and seemed to focus on the other higher pump model more than the 3000 model. There is no step by step assembly instructions with parts needed. Just random images, an exploded diagram and nothing in sensible order. The pond itself - well, the instructions for this are another manual and are the WORST I've ever followed. They really are a mess, and although the steps are numbered with diagrams, the diagrams seem to be in no proper order and don't flow properly. The instructions are vague, and no real indication of how the parts should be locked together. Sitting and fiddling about seems the order of the day and this is how I eventually began assembly. Once assembly began the parts were labelled and this was good - however slotting them together the tolerances were poor and the edge pieces didn't always want to go into the corners. The paint on the pieces themselves was poor. Some scratches. Bubbling on edges was also present where the paint had run in production. Not all were like this but enough to make me wonder about quality. The final straw was upon coming to assemble the front of the pond and finding 2 of the rails jammed together inside each other long ways. Packed this way from the factory. Pulling them apart I found 1 x 7 inch fine scratch and the other rail had a dent. Trying to get a replacement Amazon wouldn't process it and a refund was the only option. I tried Blagdon support - there is NO phone number in the literature. Clicking Get Support on Amazon points you to the Blagdon website and you get nowhere - going round in circles. Going on the Blagdon website gives no tel numbers to contact them - just like their product manual. There is a link to contact Azpack ltd for pond spares. I Googled them to see if they carried more than pump spares as I need rails - they have a website, infected with malware when I went there which tells you you've "Won" when you click a few of the links. Nevertheless I persevered and found a link for spares for the Affinity, listing the different models - the Grand Corner I had purchased isn't listed, and on clicking one of the other models and looking at spares available, rails weren't listed anyway! So I've wasted hours. I can't get a replacement. I can't find a tel number to contact support. The spares website has malware. There IS a contact us form on the Blagdon website but its labelled media/pr? I want to speak to someone as these are large parts, not submit a support request for response in a few days time. This thing is part assembled all over my lounge. I've now given up. Packed it all back up after disassembly and I'm returning it. Blagden have poor non existent support. The product instructions are poor and if it were me I'd be ashamed of publishing such literature with my products. If you found this review useful, please click below - and think seriously before buying this pond - especially the Affinity Grand Corner which i had.

Gut durchdacht für einen Zierteich. Etwas Schraubarbeit und Elektro-Kenntnisse notwendig, da Stecker noch zusätzlich für Filter/Pumpe gekauft und angebracht werden muss. Leider lässt sich Lampe nicht gesondert ausschalten. Hoffe, wir haben lange Freude daran.

Cet aquarium est magnifique convient parfaitement à mon ensemble de jardin les poissons sont apparemment ravis eux aussi je recommande cet aquarium le montage est super facile et rapide et le rendu est très beau

Das Gartenaquarium wird in einem einzigen Karton geliefert und ist für den Transport ausreichend geschützt. Die sehr hohe Qualität Garantiert hier eine Langlebigkeit auf alle Fälle !. Bei der Teichfolie handelt es sich nicht um die Standardfolien sondern um eine mit starken Gewebe durchsetzten Pool Ähnlichen Folie in der die Runden Acrylfenster eingearbeitet sind . Die Außenwände sind aus echtem Polygeflecht gewebt mit stabilen Kunststoff Bullaugen als Umrandung der Acrylfenster von der Außenseite. Der Rahmen besteht aus Hochwertigem Schwarz Lackierten Aluminium und ist somit Rostfrei und wie die Folie auch , auf Langlebigkeit ausgerichtet. Ebenfalls sind die Löcher in der die Folie an den Haken im Rahmen gehangen wird mit Rostfreien Aluminium Ösen verstärkt !. Die Verschraubungen sind aus stabilem sehr stark im Durchmesser gehaltenem Kunststoff . Alle Materialien sind somit trotz ständigem Spritzwasser Kontakt völlig Korrosionsbeständig. Die beigefügte Filtereinheit ist mit einem Schwamm , Feinfilterfließ und Keramikröllchen (die unter anderem zur Ansiedlung Nitfrifizierender Bakterien gedacht sind) bestückt . Sie liefert Kristallklares Wasser ohne Schwebstoffe, auf höchster Stufe bzw durchfluss wälzt die Pumpe über 600l Wasser um was im Stil des View Half Moon mit 133l sehr gut ist , zusätzlich lässt sich (Optional erhältlich) eine UVC Lampe erwerben die einfach an die am Filter vorgesehene Öffnung eingeschraubt wird. Das Wasser auf dem Bild ist bereits fast 2 Monate eingefüllt mit einem Wöchentlichen Wasserwechsel von 20 Litern und befindet sich teils auch in der Prallen Sonne. Wir halten in dem Gartenaquarium Aquarienfische da es bei uns im Geschützten Bereich eines Wintergartens steht . Die Gesamthöhe des Beckens View Half Moon beträgt inklusive installierten Wasserfall ca 60 cm dass Becken allein hat eine Höhe von 43cm . Der Rest entspricht exakt den angegebenen Maßen!. Die Größe des View Half Moon von 133l sowie die knapp 500l des Grand Half Moon sind auf Dauer allerdings für die Haltung von Goldfischen ungeeignet ( Diese bleiben bei uns im Gartenteich). Wohl aber geeignet , sollte das Aquarium im freien stehen für Bitterlinge und Modderließchen sowie -mit Gegenstrom-auch für Regenbogenelritzen !. Unbedingt ist vor dem Fischbesatz das einfahren von 4-6 Wochen wie bei jedem Aquarium Notwendig, da es sonst zwangsläufig durch erhöhtem Nitritpeak zum Fischsterben kommt !. Ebenfalls sollte um stabile Wasserwerte zu erzielen ein Bodengrund eingefüllt und dieser mit Unterwasser Pflanzen bestückt werden die (wichtig für heiße Tage ) Sauerstoff produzieren sowie Nitrat aufnehmen!. So hat man lange Freude an seinem kleinem Ökösystem im Garten/Wintergarten 😊, Ich kann dieses Gartenaquarium nach bestem Gewissen nur Weiter empfehlen . Bei der Bestellung unbedingt beachten das , dass Aquarium nicht mit Stecker geliefert wird , da es International vertrieben wird . Hier einfach einen Winkelschutzstecker mit Bestellen , die Installation dessen lässt sich einfach mit drei Schrauben durchführen!. Der Hersteller aus GB gewährt 3 Jahre Garantie!. Ich hoffe ich konnte mit mit meiner Rezension bei der Kaufentscheidung Behilflich sein .

Great product, went together without a problem.

Magnifique sur notre terrasse. Très joli bassin dans lequel nos poissons aiment nager. Petit bémol la notice n’est qu’en Anglais mais illustrée pour chaque étape donc le montage reste facile. Délai de livraison ultra rapide. Je recommande fortement ce produit d’un très bon rapport qualité/prix.