Liquid purification or separation – Structural installation – Closed circulating system
Patent
1990-02-02
1990-09-18
Jones, W. Gary
Liquid purification or separation
Structural installation
Closed circulating system
210407, 2104162, 15 17, 119 5, B01D 2700, B01D 2901, A01K 6304
Patent
active
049576232
ABSTRACT:
An aquarium cleaning system comprises undergravel cleaning apparatus and a fish tank having a bottom wall and side and end walls. The cleaning apparatus in the example illustrated comprises a rectangular frame having side and end walls sized to fit within the bottom portion of the tank. An apertured gravel-supporting floor plate is mounted on the top of the frame and defines a space within the frame beneath the plate. A stationary guide tube extends upwardly from the frame above the floor plate. A movable suction head is located within the space and is connected to a movable siphon tube extending upwardly through the guide tube. An upstanding aeration tube is mounted on the floor plate and has a coaxial air supply tube which supports an apertured wiper disc and an apertured filter cartridge, both having wiper elements engaged with the inside wall of the aeration tube to remove algae and detritus. The floor plate comprises two grid sections with parallel slits. The lower section is movable to vary the degree of registration of the slits between fully opened and fully closed modes for special purposes which are described. This invention is disclosed by way of illustration and not by way of limitation for use with an indoor aquarium or tank. It may be applied equally to outdoor aquariums, tanks and ponds without limitation as to size.
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Jones W. Gary
Simpson R.
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