Wet/dry Aquarium Filter
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In the last article I mentioned that the biowheel aquarium filter is also known as a wet/dry aquarium filter which is also known as a trickle aquarium filter. That is a bit wrong but they both provide the same service. A wet/dry aquarium filter provides mechanical, biological and sometimes chemical filtration for an aquarium. There are a lot of people who like wet/dry aquarium filter because of the useful sump within the filter.
How a wet/dry aquarium filter can help you
A wet/dry aquarium filter will be installed under the tank, but inside the aquarium rack. It is basically a recycling plant for the main aquarium tank. The water is extracted from the aquarium tank and placed in a large rectangle containment. The water will first go through a mechanical aquarium filter like a synthetic foam to take up the solid materials. It will then go through activated carbon/charcoal to adsorb chemical waste. Next it will then fall like a waterfall to a drip dish to gain maximum oxygen to a biological aquarium filter below. The biological aquarium filter will have all the friendly bacterial that will work hard to break down all the waste from your fish. Now that all the water is “clean”, it will go into a sump and then pump back to the aquarium at the same rate as the wet/dry aquarium filter. This will regulate the level of the sump.
As you can see, this is the sort of three-in-one solution for your aquarium filter that you can buy. But there are also hobbyist who like to do their own small wet dry aquarium filters themselves. The DIY style.
There are several advantages for building your own wet dry aquarium filters and one of them is you can buy a large sump for it. Why do you want to have a large sump? With the large surface area, you can take in and hold more oxygen within the aquarium filter. And with more oxygen in your biological aquarium filter, your bacteria will work in full effectiveness. So if you have a lot of fishes in your aquarium, this DIY aquarium filter will be excellent for you.
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