Aquarium trickle filter

Details Aquarium trickle filter Aquarium trickle filter

1991-05-29

1992-04-28

Hruskoci, Peter

Liquid purification or separation

With gas-liquid surface contact means

With separator

210169, 2104162, 210175, 119 5, 261 94, A01K 6304

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051085941

ABSTRACT:
An aquarium trickle filter for filtering aquarium water includes a housing. The housing includes an inlet for prefiltered aquarium water and an outlet for filtered aquarium water. Disposed within the housing is a chamber including filter elements. A drip tray having a top surface and edges is disposed adjacent the chamber to form a cover for the chamber. The drip tray top surface includes a plurality of grooves which include a plurality of apertures for allowing prefiltered aquarium water to enter the chamber and be uniformly dispersed over the filter elements. A channel is disposed adjacent to the chamber and in fluid communication with an aquarium. The channel is further disposed adjacent to a side wall of the housing. The channel includes an inlet and an outlet. Structure is disposed adjacent to the channel outlet for directing prefiltered aquarium water from the channel to the edges of the drip tray.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4915828 (1990-04-01), Meyers et al.
patent: 4936981 (1990-06-01), Baisley et al.
patent: 4988436 (1991-01-01), Cole

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