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Fig. 2: Venturi pump AQ 1200 with mesh wheel
1. Motor housing
2. O-ring
3. Pressure fitting
4. Rubber bearing with washer
5. Ceramic shaft
6. Rotor
7. Mesh wheel
8. Pump lock with O-ring
9. Air inlet fitting
10. O-ring
11. Air injection nozzle
12. Reduction
13. Bayonet
14. Filter basket
15. 4 pcs. rubber sucker
3. Theory
Protein skimming is a method of physical water treatment. It uses a phenomenon known from our
daily experience: the adhesion of surface active substances to air water layers. If we add a drop of
oil to a water surface, a thin film is produced with a thickness of only one molecule. Surface active
compounds like proteins behave in the same way. The Turboflotor Black 1000 uses its air bubbles
to create a large water surface for the waste substances to attach themselves to. These air bubbles
are forced into the reactor-pipe in a such a way that they undergo a long contact time within the
counter-current. Enriched with organic substances, they rise to the top and form a firm foam that is
dehydrated and pushed into the collection cup. This method removes organic wastes from the
aquarium water before they become part of the biological waste treatment cycle.
The venturi pump AQ 1200 draws the water out of the aquarium or the filter chamber, mixes it in
the pump housing with air which is then cut into small air bubbles by the Aqua Medic mesh wheel.
This water/air mixture is pumped into the reaction pipe where the organic substances are taken up
by air bubbles. Foam is formed and pushed into the foam cup. The purified water leaves the
skimmer via outlet and is directed back to the aquarium or filter sump by the outflow elbow
(Fig. 1, No. 8).
4. Set-up
The Turboflotor Black 1000 is a skimmer that can be set up in various ways:
1.
As an external skimmer, directly mounted on the aquarium: "Hang on", (Fig. 3).
2.
For use in the cabinet with a sump or under tank filter system (Fig. 4)
- next to the filter tank
- in the filter tank
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