I was wondering, how it will look the ultimate professional canister filter for aquascaping?
I think that it will be highly adjustable, allowing the user to choose all characteristics of the system. Now, what exactly we need is up to you guys to tell me, because each person sees this issue with different eyes. For example, I don’t feel that an UV light is required in the system, but I may be wrong. So therefore, can you please take turn and wright a detailed description, as much as possible, of your ideal canister filter system?
My personal view is that will look as follow:
The canister will have a box shape, with a square footprint in order to fit in the cabinets as before. It will need to be made, as standard item, from clear plastic such way we will create the effect of a sump visibility where you can see all the bubbles going around and the media getting dirty in time. This will allow us to have easier trouble shotting and a better maintenance of it. Options of a non-transparent buckets should be available. Now following the water path, we will have: First the tap, which will be separate for in and out flow, something like the Eheim taps on the Eco Pro or the double taps for hoses. From there the water will go straight into a prefilter similar to Oase Biomaster placed in the corner of the canister box. The sponge will have the same cylindrical format with options for PPI. Inside the pipe will be replaced by a strainer shape cage which will allow a good flow area in the filter. The water will exit the prefilter through the bottom, this way when you pull the cartridge out of the canister not much water will be trapped in it. In the bottom chamber we will find the heater as in Eheim thermo filters but with a range of powers to choose from. Four screws and you take it out and replace with a new one. If is not required a blanking cap will be fitted. From there the water will rise through clear plastic trays of a similar shape as in Allpondsolutions canister filter, just maybe with a bigger cut out tube. The numbers of trays will be dependent of the hight of the bucket which will come in different heights. This way if you need more media, you can buy a bigger bucket and trays and move the rest of the system on to the new bucket. At the top of the bucket a sunk-in lid will be closed by four clamps. It needs to be sunken in in order to not overflow when is opened. From the opposite corner, from the prefilter, a pipe similar to ADA super jet filters, will come out to an external pump. Also, on this exit pipe, a priming pump can be located, if required. This will have a horizontal piston, pointing towards front, like Aquael but with the handle of the 07 series from Fluval. Here before and after the priming piston, we will have the two one-way valves. The pipe and the pump will be replaceable by a simple pipe if is not needed. The external pump will be installed on a rubber insulated raft in order to reduce generated noise. The range of pumps, whit different powers will provide us with the desired water flow. The water will exit the pump trough another independent tap which will be able to control the flow. Both pump and heater will have removable cables similar to Ehem Pro e5 head, and if required will have Bluetooth capability.
The system has no safety system as many canisters do (for example: oase, you need to close taps in order to open prefilter), but is made for professionals, which know what they are doing…😊
Regarding CO2 and UV light, I left them out, but you guys may be of a different opinion.
I think that it will be highly adjustable, allowing the user to choose all characteristics of the system. Now, what exactly we need is up to you guys to tell me, because each person sees this issue with different eyes. For example, I don’t feel that an UV light is required in the system, but I may be wrong. So therefore, can you please take turn and wright a detailed description, as much as possible, of your ideal canister filter system?
My personal view is that will look as follow:
The canister will have a box shape, with a square footprint in order to fit in the cabinets as before. It will need to be made, as standard item, from clear plastic such way we will create the effect of a sump visibility where you can see all the bubbles going around and the media getting dirty in time. This will allow us to have easier trouble shotting and a better maintenance of it. Options of a non-transparent buckets should be available. Now following the water path, we will have: First the tap, which will be separate for in and out flow, something like the Eheim taps on the Eco Pro or the double taps for hoses. From there the water will go straight into a prefilter similar to Oase Biomaster placed in the corner of the canister box. The sponge will have the same cylindrical format with options for PPI. Inside the pipe will be replaced by a strainer shape cage which will allow a good flow area in the filter. The water will exit the prefilter through the bottom, this way when you pull the cartridge out of the canister not much water will be trapped in it. In the bottom chamber we will find the heater as in Eheim thermo filters but with a range of powers to choose from. Four screws and you take it out and replace with a new one. If is not required a blanking cap will be fitted. From there the water will rise through clear plastic trays of a similar shape as in Allpondsolutions canister filter, just maybe with a bigger cut out tube. The numbers of trays will be dependent of the hight of the bucket which will come in different heights. This way if you need more media, you can buy a bigger bucket and trays and move the rest of the system on to the new bucket. At the top of the bucket a sunk-in lid will be closed by four clamps. It needs to be sunken in in order to not overflow when is opened. From the opposite corner, from the prefilter, a pipe similar to ADA super jet filters, will come out to an external pump. Also, on this exit pipe, a priming pump can be located, if required. This will have a horizontal piston, pointing towards front, like Aquael but with the handle of the 07 series from Fluval. Here before and after the priming piston, we will have the two one-way valves. The pipe and the pump will be replaceable by a simple pipe if is not needed. The external pump will be installed on a rubber insulated raft in order to reduce generated noise. The range of pumps, whit different powers will provide us with the desired water flow. The water will exit the pump trough another independent tap which will be able to control the flow. Both pump and heater will have removable cables similar to Ehem Pro e5 head, and if required will have Bluetooth capability.
The system has no safety system as many canisters do (for example: oase, you need to close taps in order to open prefilter), but is made for professionals, which know what they are doing…😊
Regarding CO2 and UV light, I left them out, but you guys may be of a different opinion.