2099 results about "Fish tank" patented technology

An optical transmission tube for illumination is uniquely incorporated into any one of a variety of automotive, commercial, retail, structural, architectural, safety, or other products including running boards, vehicle interior compartments such as a glove box, approximate the license plate attachment area on a vehicle, a trunk, a vehicle hood, on a vehicle door, a vehicle bumper, a vehicle luggage rack, a picture frame, a flashlight, a building, a guard rail, a construction barrier, a bicycle, a sign, an appliance interior compartment such as a refrigerator, a part bin, a retail display shelf, a clipboard, a step, a tractor trailer, a desk, a walkway, a room or storage chamber, a runway, an instrument panel, a railroad crossing gate, an emergency sign, an elevator doorway, a swimming pool, a dog collar, a fish tank, a baby crib a hand rail, an inline skate an island in a parking lot or on a street, affixed to a curb, or on safety clothing.

The invention discloses intelligent monitoring method and system for a fish tank. The system comprises a data acquisition and control unit and an upper computer. The data acquisition and control module comprises a single chip microcomputer, a data acquisition unit and a device control unit. The data acquisition unit comprises a turbidity sensor, an oxygen content sensor, a pH sensor and a temperature sensor. The device control unit comprises a filter, a heating bar, an aerator and a feeding device. Monitoring data of water quality in the fish tank is acquired by the turbidity sensor, the oxygen content sensor, the pH sensor and the temperature sensor, and monitoring data signals are sent to the single chip microcomputer through a ZigBee wireless transmission network. The single chip microcomputer sends the monitoring data signals to the upper computer through the ZigBee wireless transmission network. The upper computer receives control signals prior to controlling operation of one or any of the filter, the heating bar, the aerator and the feeding device.

A water quality detection device of biological type based on machine vision is prepared as putting fishbowl in detected water area for detecting small body fish in fishbowl by virtual transducer and microprocessor, setting said transducer on top of fishbowl to monitor ecological state of small body fish, then sending state signal to microprocessor identification system for obtaining water quality comprehensive index of monitored water area according to result of calculating observed ecological state of small body fish.

The present invention is an article of manufacture comprising a dish and a marker moveably affixed upon or within the dish, wherein the marker can be moved with a utensil. In a preferred embodiment, a dish is constructed that has an inner section and an outer section, and a space between the two sections. The space is filled with a fluid in which markers that appeal to children, such as brightly colored fish. The markers contain a magnet which can be activated using flatware. The child uses his or her spoon to move the fish marker up the side of the dish. This teaches the child how to use a utensil and provides entertainment during mealtimes.

A filtration device for tank water for aquarium fish having several partitions dividing the casing into several filtration chambers. A removable filtration cartridge is inserted into each filtration chamber. The cartridge has top and bottom panels with perforations formed in the panels to allow water to flow through the cartridge. The partitions are arranged in an alternating pattern. One partition has an opening near the bottom of the casing, and the partition extends to the top of the casing. The next partition does not have an opening near the bottom of the casing and the partition does not reach the top of the casing. This arrangement allows water to flow through the filtration device in a zigzag pattern. The removable cartridges allow individual filter mediums to be replaced without removing all the beneficial bacteria from the system.

A tank is combined with a picture frame. The tank has a housing with a recessed portion extending into the interior of the tank. The recessed portion is preferably unitarily formed in a front panel of the tank. The recessed portion is reinforced. The tank preferably has a flat bottom to be used on a table top, and has mounting brackets so it may be hung on a wall. The tank may serve as a fish tank, or other tank, and is preferably a clear plastic.

The invention relates to a dynamic running water type toxicity test device of fishes. The invention is characterized in that the test device is a frame which is internally provided with a plurality offish tanks; each fish tank is respectively matched with a corresponding drug feeding container and a drug feeding peristaltic pump; the drug feeding container, the fish tank and the drug feeding peristaltic pump are connected mutually by drug conveying pipes; each fish tank is also respectively matched with a corresponding circulating water tank and a circulating water pump; and the fish tank, the circulating water tank and the circulating water pump are connected mutually by liquid conveying pipes.

The invention discloses an intelligent LED (Light-Emitting Diode) light supplementing indoor circulating economical planting and breeding system, which is characterized by comprising a plant culturing system, an aquarium fish breeding system, an LED plant light supplementing system, an air circulating system, a water circulating system and a control system, wherein the plant culturing system is connected with the aquarium fish breeding system through the water circulating system; plants are irrigated by using fish breeding water, and excrements of fishes are purified by using the plants, so that circular utilization of water and nutrients is realized; the LED plant light supplementing system is connected with the plant culturing system, so that illumination adjustment and supplement are performed on the plants, and healthy growth of the plants is facilitated; and the aquarium fish breeding system is connected with the air circulating system, so that air with a certain flow amount is pumped into a fish tank periodically, and the oxygen content in water is ensured. According to the economical planting and breeding system, a complete indoor economical planting and breeding system is constructed, and the entire system is simple in structure and low in cost; and meanwhile, the economical planting and breeding system has the effects of purifying indoor air, adjusting indoor air humidity and beautifying indoor environment.

The invention discloses a self-cleaning type ornamental fish tank which comprises a filter tank and a tank body with a base plate. A filter mechanism is arranged in the filter tank, at least two water inlets are formed in the base plate, water guide pipes are arranged at the positions, corresponding to one side inside the tank body, of the water inlets, the water guide pipes are arranged in a surrounding mode in the direction parallel to the base plate to enable the water outlet directions of the water guide pipes to form clockwise or anticlockwise surrounding arrangement to enable water in the tank body to form the vortex, the base plate is provided with an adsorption opening in the vortex center of the vortex, and a water draining groove which is arranged outside the tank body and communicated with the adsorption opening is formed in the base plate. A plurality of water inlets are formed in the fish tank in a bottom face water input mode, the vortex is formed in the bottom of the tank body, the adsorption opening is formed in the vortex, impurities such as feeds and fish poop are discharged together, then the drained water is filtered and conducts circulation to flow back to the tank body, the environment in the fish tank is effectively improved, therefore, water can be unchanged for long time, the water in the tank is still kept clean and sanitary, and it is ensured that the fish is healthy.

A compact, improved injector-mixer for injecting and thoroughly mixing fine bubbles of air into a contaminated water stream from a fish tank is disclosed. Water is pumped down through an injection section of the present invention where air is injected into the stream by an improved Venturi construction. The mixture then flows into an improved mixing section, vertically disposed within a protein skimmer chamber, where it is thoroughly mixed such that the plethora of small air bubbles have a greater chance to bond with the contaminants of the water, the contaminants becoming buoyant as a result. Upon introduction of the mixture into the protein skimmer chamber, the bubbles of air and contaminants attached thereto rise to the top of the protein skimmer column to be contained, while the filtered and oxygenated water is returned to the tank through a base of the protein skimmer chamber.

The invention relates to a fish tank control system with the sterilization, cleaning and oxygenation functions, and belongs to the technical field of fish tank waste water utilization. The fish tank control system comprises a fish tank, a sterilization filter, a control chip, a cleaner, an oxygenator and a standing chamber. A coarse filtration layer, a fine filtration layer, an adsorption layer and a sterilization chamber are arranged on the sterilization filter. A mixer is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the sterilization chamber. An ultraviolet generator, an alum containing box and an ozone generator are respectively arranged on the outer side of the sterilization chamber. The control chip is connected with a blow-off pipe electromagnetic valve, the mixer, an ultraviolet electromagnetic switch, an ozone electromagnetic switch, an alum containing electromagnetic switch, an air pump, a one-way electromagnetic valve, a cyclotron motor, a first water pump and a second water pump. By the adoption of the fish tank control system, waste water can be filtered, sterilized and disinfected, water circulation can be automatically controlled, the fish tank can be automatically cleaned and oxygenated, the goals of recycling water and increasing the oxygen content in water are achieved, and the fish tank control system is high in sterilization speed, good in sterilization effect and convenient to use.

An aquarium lighting device includes an illumination unit and a control unit. The illumination unit has a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs are disposed adjacent to each other and emit different colors of light. The control unit is electrically connected with the LEDs to control the LEDs.

The invention provides an energy pickup device for a robotic fish, which is characterized by comprising a non-contact charging induction coil arranged in the robotic fish and an active coil array arranged on the bottom of a fish tank, wherein the active coil array is communicated with an external power source through a power control board and a plug; the active coil array is used for generating electromagnetic waves; and the non-contact charging induction coil can be coupled with an active coil, output of the non-contact charging induction coil is connected with a rechargeable battery through a rectifier voltage stabilizing circuit module which can convert alternating current into a stabilized voltage direct current, and the non-contact charging induction coil is used for converting the electromagnetic wave energy sensed from the active coil into direct current to provide power source energy for the robotic fish. The robotic fish can be charged in a non-contact mode through the energy pickup device very conveniently and effectively without changing the battery, thus the trouble of changing the battery for the robotic fish frequently by an operator is solved, and the maintenance cost of the robotic fish at ordinary times is reduced, and no pollution is caused.

An aquarium system comprising a water-tight fish tank and a screening means that divides the fish tank into an upper section and a lower section, one or more barriers that divide the lower section into two or more separate compartments, and two or more outlet orifices are located in the fish tank bottom. A gravel bed is supported on the screening means. A water pump circulates water from each of the outlet orifices, through a water filter, to the upper section of the fish tank. The velocity of the water circulated through the gravel bed by the water pump flushes any waste material from the gravel bed. A flushing velocity may be maintained because the gravel bed covering each separate compartment may be flushed separately.

The invention discloses a water quality monitoring method based on motion features of an aquatic organism on a picture. A carassius auratus is taken as an indicator organism, two cameras are employed to shoot a swimming picture sequence of the carassius auratus in a fish tank and mean motional velocity, steering number of times, average angle of turning, average inclination angle of the body and time for staying at the upper part of water in a unit time are solved according to the picture. Water quality is automatically judged according to the unusual changes of the five indicators so as to alarm when wastewater is detected to have an exceeding concentration. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, employing two cameras to shoot the swimming picture sequence of the carassius auratus in the fish tank, detecting target area information of the carassius auratus on the pictures by applying an image segmentation technology in two picture sequences, solving positions and angles of the carassius auratus on the frame pictures according to the target area information, then solving the mean motional velocity, the steering number of times, the average angle of turning, the average inclination angle of the body and the time for staying at the upper part of water in a unit time according to the positions and angles information of the carassius auratus on all the frame images and judging pollution degree of the water according to the five indicators finally. The water quality monitoring method based on the motion features of an aquatic organism on a picture has the advantages of simplicity and easy implementation and solves the problems of the unicity of physical and chemical testing in water quality monitoring and the like.

The present invention relates to a container for transporting live fish, in which a protein skimmer is installed together with a fish tank in an interior of a cargo room of the container, bubbles discharged from the protein skimmer are stored in a large-capacity bubble tank, a water cooler having a refrigerating unit is installed in a container driver unit such that water discharged from the fish tank is cooled and resupplied to the fish tank, or water cooled by the water cooler can be brought into contact with the external air while the water is being injected into a dry filtering tank installed on the fish tank, and a filtering member impregnated with microorganisms that have been cultured therein is arranged in the dry filtering tank.

A system, method, and computer program product for an aquaponics, and greenhouse system, including a solar greenhouse insulated on north, east and west sides and with glazing on a south side at an angle to maximize winter sunlight, and housing a fish tank; and a plurality of grow beds coupled to the fish tank. The grow beds each including a geyser pump powered by an air pump to pump water from the fish tank to the grow bed and aerate water of the fish tank, and a bell siphon to drain the water from the grow bed back into the fish tank.

The invention discloses a system for early warning of water pollution based on fish multi-sample statistics. The system comprises a multi-part fish tank, an image acquisition device and a processor, wherein the multi-part fish tank is divided into at least three parts and used for accommodating circulating raw water to be monitored, and the parts of the fish tank can be used for accommodating small fishes with the same quantity and type; the image acquisition device is used for acquiring continuous image sequence frames of the small fishes in the multi-part fish tank in real time; and the processor is used for dividing the sequence frames according to a set fish tanks alternating strategy to obtain monitored and referenced image sequence frames corresponding to monitored and referenced fish tanks, respectively processing the monitored and referenced image frames to obtain motion parameters of monitored and referenced small fishes, respectively judging whether the monitored fish tank is in an alarm range or not and the small fishes in the referenced fish tank are in an abnormal state or not, and confirming that the raw water is polluted when the monitored fish tank is in the alarm range and the small fishes in the referenced fish tank are in the abnormal state. The invention further discloses a corresponding method for early warning. Due to the adoption of the system and the method for early warning of water pollution, the accuracy for judging whether the raw water is polluted or not is greatly improved.

A fish bait system includes a fish compartment and a filter compartment for maintaining bait fish in a healthy condition for prolonged periods prior to use. The fish bait system allows water to be pumped from the fish compartment through a filter having a standard non-woven reusable media whereby the filtered water is returned through an air infuser to the fish compartment. The infuser is mounted on the wall separating the fish and filter compartments and saturates the filtered water with oxygen to insure the fish are provided with an adequate oxygen supply. The removable filter media can be easily extracted from the filter housing, rinsed or replaced and returned to the filter in a quick and efficient manner.

The invention discloses a water quality pollution early warning method, which comprises the following steps: introducing raw water to be monitored into a fish tank, and putting a certain number of small fish into the fish tank; acquiring continuous frames of image sequences in real time, and converting the frames into digital images; smoothly processing the acquired frames of the image sequences; performing threshold segmentation treatment on the frames of the image sequences after smooth processing; performing noise removal treatment on the frames of the image sequences after the threshold segmentation; calculating a kinematical parameter of the small fish according to the frames of the image sequences after the noise removal treatment; setting a preset kinematical parameter, and comparing the calculated kinematical parameter with the preset kinematical parameter; and judging whether the calculated kinematical parameter is greater than the preset kinematical parameter or not, and determining that the water quality to be monitored is polluted when the calculated kinematical parameter is greater than the preset kinematical parameter. The method has the advantages that the method is timely and accurate to detect water quality.

It is an object of the invention to provide a method for processing a very large number of fish eggs for gene injection and so on, which employs a simple system with high performance and a reasonable construction expense. It is another object to provide the method having an water tank apparatus capable of producing a large number of fish eggs continuously.

A large number of water tank groups having an independent drainage passage each is lighted up in turn with a predetermined interval. An egg-collecting case with a net bottom is set in the drainage passage connecting to the water tank group to which the lighting is started. The water tank group consists of a plurality of tank unit accommodating fishes each. Each book-shaped tank unit has a rectangular-shaped upper portion and a cone-shaped lower portion. Rotating water stream is formed in each tank unit.

The invention discloses a fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method. A side-face camera is installed on one side of a fish tank, and the other side of the fish tank is provided with an installation support. A top-surface camera, a stimulation controller, a rotating arm angle control stepping motor, a rotating arm and a rotating arm fixing support are installed on the installation support. Stimulation horizontal movement control devices are installed on the rotating arm, stimulation height control stepping motors are installed on the horizontal movement control devices and connected with height control connecting lines, the height control connecting lines are connected with stimulation points, and stimulation assemblies are installed on the stimulation points. A computer is used for controlling the cameras and the stimulation controller. The observation and research method includes the steps that three-dimensional calculation is performed on fish behaviors, calculation and analysis are performed on the fish behaviors, and fish nerve research is performed through sound, light, electricity, drug stimulation and fish behavior analysis. According to the fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method, wider and deeper cognition to fish behaviors and nerves is performed, and the fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method have a great effect in the field of human life science research.

A system, method, and computer program product for an aquaponics, and greenhouse system, including a solar greenhouse insulated on north, east and west sides and with glazing on a south side at an angle to maximize winter sunlight, and housing: a fish tank; grow beds coupled to the fish tank; and hydroponic tanks respectively coupled to the grow beds. The grow beds are coupled to a fish tank geyser pump internal to the fish tank, and a hydroponic tank geyser pump internal to a respective one of the hydroponic tanks. The fish tank and hydroponic tank geyser pumps are powered by an external air pump via an air selector switch to pump and aerate water from the hydroponic tank to the grow bed and to pump water from the fish tank to the grow bed and aerate water of the fish tank.

This invention is a distinctive plastic receptacle or bath. This bath is made from clear or coloured supple PVC plastic and the body of the bath is held upright and in place by a lightweight structure that consists of parts that can be connected and taken apart again, so that the bath becomes collapsible. This means that the bath can easily be folded away and transported. It is meant to be used as a bath for camping, or any other temporary use, where such a structure would be very useful, such a temporary fish tank.

The invention relates to an ornamental fish tank comprising a tank body and a filter system communicated with the tank body, wherein the filter system comprises a filter groove arranged on the side wall of the tank body and a secondary filter part arranged at the bottom of the tank body; an upper pipeline of the tank body is connected with a water and dirt separator; the water and dirt separator comprises a separating box, an outlet pipe and an inlet pipe which are arranged at the upper end of the separating box and used for communicating the tank body and the separating box, a filter block which is located in the separating box and arranged at the pipe opening of the outlet pipe and a blowdown pipe which is arranged at the bottom of the separating box; and an auxiliary water pump used for driving the water flow to pass through the separating box to separate is arranged on the outlet pipe. In the invention, by utilizing a water and dirt separation technology, the dirt in the water can be simply and conveniently removed and the problem of the onerous and complicated work of often cleaning the filter system can be solved; a ball cock can automatically water; and an electromagnetic blowdown valve can automatically remove the dirt to ensure that the fish tank has high automaticity and the raising of ornamental fish is simpler and more convenient.