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US 2025/0092871 A1Published application
Sump Filter w/ C.O.D.
OwnerConner J Kinginventor
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A B.A.W.P.S. multi tower sump filter w/c.o.d. and bioskimmer is formed of glass, plastic, acrylic, or other semi-translucent material. It includes a system of filtration that will render any aquatic environment “cycleless” and has connections for internal plumbing as well as compressed oxygen diffusion or “c.o.d.”, wet/dry biologic bacteria generation and storage, lighting, protein bioskimmer filter, wet/dry trickle biologic filter, sponge prefilter, carbon prefilter, dosing system, in-sump top surface skimming, in-sump vac pipe top water skimming with skimbob, water top-off and fill feeding port with separate submerged food, water, additive and/or water treatment release port, manual or electronic feeding system, flow control manifold powerhead/(s), thermostatic system control interface, diodes, probes and sensors. The unit can stand freely on its own, or stand on its own in a separate tank. Use includes the transfer of system water be it fresh, brackish or salt, from any habitat containment chamber or area and into the filter unit for processing, and then the return of the newly treated and processed water back into the main habitat containment chamber again.
In a tower sump filter made to support the transfer of water from a pond, stream, tank, or main tank/habitat chamber containment area, to an outside external filter system for processing, which then pumps the water back again to the main tank/habitat chamber containment area via the same tower sump filter and comprised of:
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 2, internal drain tie-in sump tower/(s), or internal sump tower connection/(s), for external tie-in to an over flow box filter/(s), (Separate patent app. pending SN- ##. ######), or other externals for their incorporation in transference of water back and forth between the apparatus of claim 1, and any separate tank, pond, aquarium or other habitat containment area;
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 3, internal tower sump wet/dry trickle filter system which delivers the flow of water received from the drain tie-in sump tower/(s), or sump tower connection/(s), for external tie-in to an over flow box filter/(s), (Separate patent app. pending SN- ##. ######), or other externals and transfers the flow of water into the apparatus of claim 3, wet/dry trickle filter system bio media storage generator drip tray;
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the apparatus of claim 4, optional internal tower sump TCI controller interface which works in conjunction with the apparatus of claim 4, optional internal tower sump sensors and the apparatus of claim 4, optional internal tower sump probes to provide the apparatus of claim 4, optional TCI internal tower sump display readout of the various water conditions which are present in the overall main tank/habitat chamber containment area at any given time.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 5, internal sump auxiliary DPC doser, probe, chiller manifold and harness, which can hold power cables, air lines, dosing lines and TCI probes and sensors while keeping them organized, dry and easily.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 6, optional internal tower sump biologic trapping filter w/c.o.d., (Separate patent app. pending SN- ##. ######), and its own high flow biologic protein bioskimmer, or alternate filter unit and/or protein skimmer, and skimbob assembly, this adds mechanical, biological and chemical filtration to the system;
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 7, optional internal sump light fixture which provides light to the apparatus of claim 1, and/or the apparatus of claim 5 internal sump refugium chamber;
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises the use of the apparatus of claim 8, internal sump auxiliary food storage tray which can hold tools or food containers safe, dry and easily accessible.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises a method for the use of alternate bio mass generation and collection via the apparatus of claim 9, internal sump mud bank chamber which holds the apparatus of claim 9, internal sump mud bank chamber micron pre-filter tie bag for storage of mud, crushed coral, or other alternate bio mass collection substrates which are kept in a submerged environment, as well as the apparatus of claim 9, internal sump mud bank chamber pre-filter sponge, this adds mechanical and biological filtration to the system.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layout comprises a method for the use of the apparatus of claim 10, internal tower sump refugium chamber, where the water flow gathers after traveling beyond the apparatus of claim 3, internal tower sump wet/dry trickle filter system with bio stack two stage, three-phase, bio media storage generators and the apparatus of claim 9, internal sump mud bank chamber which holds the apparatus of claim 9, internal sump mud bank chamber micron pre-filter tie bag system;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.