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Hi, what exactly does a fluid bed filter do?

I found this one
http://www.aquariumproducts.com. au/prod584.htm

And this powerhead to go with it
http://www.aquariumproducts.com. au/prod1095.htm

For some reason anything .com.au isnt linking so just delete the gap between .com. and au




Last edited by milkyboy at 30-Dec-2005 04:14

Milkyboy

milkyboy,

Maybe [link=THIS]http://www.thekrib.com/Filters/fluid.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] helps.

Ingo

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And This One.

Ingo

EDIT: But make sure you read the "Watch Out" section as well

Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 30-Dec-2005 04:54

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I would be adding it in addition to a cannister filter. Would the fluid bed be better than a UV steriliser? Do they do the same thing?

Last edited by milkyboy at 30-Dec-2005 15:26

Milkyboy

A fluid bed filter contains sand does it not? The sand provides a massive surface area for bacteria to grow. A UV steriliser kills micro-organisms. They don't do the same thing.

Fluid Bed = Provide place for life.

UV = Prodive place to kill life.

A fluid bed filter would be good to set up in junction with your canister filter where your canister filter could contain just mechanical and chemical filter media so it could act as a massive prefilter and then the fluid bed would provide all the biological filtration you'd need.

-- Gomer

Be advised FBF work extremely well, so well in fact that the bacteria sucks the O2 out of the tank in massive loads. Highly recommend alot of airation and surface agitation to put loads of 02 back into the tank.

Also beaware this is a cheap DIY project but must remember when electricity shuts down and restarts during a power outage that pumps will start hard and push sand out the top so its best to have a small catching system like there would be in a Co2 system. Just add a small bottol inline or some type of container to catch any sand that may fly out.

Will work fine without the above just need to replace sand once in a while for any that may have been spit out. Also buy a very reliable pump/power head for the job. If it fails there isnt much time to save it.