Aquarium filtration system
OwnerJavier Patroninventor
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Abstract
A filter system for use with an aquarium includes a housing having a pre-filter chamber, a biological chamber, and a sump. A protein skimmer receives water flowing from the pre-filter chamber and returns the water to the pre-filter chamber, such that a portion of the water flows through the protein skimmer several times before being returned to the aquarium. The biological chamber has a drip drawer holder having drip drawers for holding filter media pads and dispersing water substantially evenly over biological media in the biological chamber.
Claims13
A filter system for use with an aquarium and a protein skimmer, the filter system comprising:
- a housing comprising a pit-filter chamber having a pre-filter configured to collect and filter water from both the aquarium and the protein skimmer;
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- a sump chamber, wherein water is directed from the pre-filter chamber to the sump chamber, and wherein a portion of the water flowing from the pre-filter to the sump chamber is directed to the protein skimmer by gravity and suction, such that a desired quantity of water is passed through the protein skimmer a plurality of times before being directed to the aquarium.
A method of filtering an aquarium comprising:
- collecting water from the aquarium and a protein skimmer;
- filtering said collected water;
- directing a first portion of said filtered water to the protein skimmer;
- directing a second portion of said filtered water to the aquarium;
- directing a third portion of said filtered water to at least one drip drawer in a biological chamber, wherein the drip drawer comprises a plurality of bores for distributing water evenly over biological media;
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- distributing said water substantially evenly over said biological media in the biological chamber.
A method of filtering an aquarium comprising:
- collecting water from the aquarium;
- directing said water to at least one removable drip drawer in a biological chamber,
- wherein the drip drawer comprises a plurality of bores for distributing water evenly over biological media, wherein said at least one removable drip drawer is rotatable so as to be removed from said biological chamber in a first direction and a second direction;
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- distributing said water substantially evenly over said biological media in the biological chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.