Post by carlrs on Jan 10, 2007 17:17:22 GMT -5
Here is a post from my Aquarium answers blog:
aquarium-answers.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_aquarium-answers_archive.html
Q: Hi I have a question to ask. But how does a wet dry filter work. I mean is there some kind of hose’s that hooks up to it? Trying to get things in hope of setting up a saltwater reef tank. And I am getting a wet dry filter and sump for free. I never had a wet dry filter before or have seen one work.
A: The principle is quite basic; your type uses a sump (there are also wet/ dry filters built into the back of aquariums), gravity siphons water to your sump (usually through a pre-filter), or you have an overflow built into the back of your aquarium that brings water to your sump. If configured properly, the water passes through bio-balls or other similar media on its way to the sump for aerobic filtration (this is where ammonia and nitrite are removed). The pump in the sump lifts water back to your aquarium, completing the cycle. Make sure you do not add more water to your aquarium than the sump and aquarium combined will hold with your pump off incase of a power failure, so your sump will not over flow.
Things to remember about wet/dry filters:
[1] Try and have a pre-filter for mechanical filtration, otherwise wet/dry filters are poor mechanical filters.
[2] Rinse or change your pre-filter material regularly (once per week), otherwise you can build up to much organic material and turn your filter into a nitrate factory.
[3] Rinse your bio-balls, ECT in used tank water at least once a month to keep organic material from building up.
[4] Consider a second filter for redundancy that will compliment your wet/dry filter.
A canister is good for this, or a sponge filter, internal filter on a more economical level.
For more about filtration:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Filtration.html
Carl
Carl
aquarium-answers.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_aquarium-answers_archive.html
Q: Hi I have a question to ask. But how does a wet dry filter work. I mean is there some kind of hose’s that hooks up to it? Trying to get things in hope of setting up a saltwater reef tank. And I am getting a wet dry filter and sump for free. I never had a wet dry filter before or have seen one work.
A: The principle is quite basic; your type uses a sump (there are also wet/ dry filters built into the back of aquariums), gravity siphons water to your sump (usually through a pre-filter), or you have an overflow built into the back of your aquarium that brings water to your sump. If configured properly, the water passes through bio-balls or other similar media on its way to the sump for aerobic filtration (this is where ammonia and nitrite are removed). The pump in the sump lifts water back to your aquarium, completing the cycle. Make sure you do not add more water to your aquarium than the sump and aquarium combined will hold with your pump off incase of a power failure, so your sump will not over flow.
Things to remember about wet/dry filters:
[1] Try and have a pre-filter for mechanical filtration, otherwise wet/dry filters are poor mechanical filters.
[2] Rinse or change your pre-filter material regularly (once per week), otherwise you can build up to much organic material and turn your filter into a nitrate factory.
[3] Rinse your bio-balls, ECT in used tank water at least once a month to keep organic material from building up.
[4] Consider a second filter for redundancy that will compliment your wet/dry filter.
A canister is good for this, or a sponge filter, internal filter on a more economical level.
For more about filtration:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Filtration.html
Carl
Carl
