Box Filter with Compressed Oxygen Diffusion and Adjustable Skimming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current box filters are limited in their ability to adapt to different aquatic environments, lack features such as compressed oxygen diffusion, protein skimming, and biologic media support, and do not provide adequate water circulation or control, leading to issues like water level reduction and pump overheating during evaporation.
Innovation Solution
A versatile box filter system that allows for compressed oxygen diffusion, simultaneous top surface and low-level water skimming, includes biologic media support, and features adjustable flow control and circulation systems, along with a submersible lighting system and feeding apparatus, to address these limitations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional box filters are used, then basic filtration is provided, but they lack adaptability to different aquatic environments and cannot provide compressed oxygen diffusion or protein skimming
Solution Approach 1:
The box filter is designed with multiple functional components including compressed oxygen diffusion, protein skimming, biologic media support, and various circulation configurations, allowing a single device to serve multiple purposes across different aquatic environments rather than requiring separate specialized devices
Solution Approach 2:
The filter system is divided into separate functional modules that can be independently configured and adjusted, such as the skimming slots, diffusion chambers, and circulation pathways, enabling adaptability to different aquatic applications while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
2Adaptability or versatility
If box filters are designed for fixed positioning, then installation is simplified, but they cannot adjust to varying water levels or tank configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The box filter incorporates adjustable positioning mechanisms and flexible circulation pathways that allow the system to adapt to varying water levels and tank configurations after installation, combining initial ease of installation with post-installation adaptability through adjustable components
3Reliability
If skimming slots are provided, then protein and contaminant removal is enhanced, but water level reduction occurs during evaporation causing pump dry run
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates water level sensing and control mechanisms that monitor water levels and provide feedback to adjust or halt the pump operation when water levels drop below safe operating thresholds, preventing pump dry run and overheating while maintaining effective skimming operation
Solution Approach 2:
The filter system includes automatic water level management features that self-regulate pump operation based on water levels, allowing the system to maintain contaminant removal effectiveness while protecting itself from overheating conditions without requiring manual intervention
4Reliability
If compressed oxygen diffusion is added, then oxygenation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compressed oxygen diffusion system is merged with the existing box filter structure by integrating diffusion chambers and oxygen injection points into the filtration housing, allowing oxygenation functionality to be added without requiring completely separate equipment and minimizing overall device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a comprehensive solution for maintaining healthy aquatic environments by ensuring continuous water circulation, reducing the risk of pump overheating, and supporting the biological balance through enhanced filtration and oxygenation.
Implementation Method 1
compressed oxygen diffusion provides minute oxygen bubble introduction into any type of aquatic environment
Implementation Method 2
top surface skim slots for protein, contaminant, and algae bloom removal
Implementation Method 3
biologic media support, and features adjustable flow control and circulation systems
Implementation Method 4
ensuring continuous water circulation
Data Source
AI summary
A box filter w/c.o.d. formed of plastic. It includes a system of filtration that will render any aquatic environment cycleless and has connections for internal plumbing and compressed oxygen diffusion or c.o.d., wet/dry biologic bacteria generation and storage, submerged lighting, protein bioskimmer filter, wet/dry trickle biologic filter, sponge pre-filter, carbon pre-filter, dosing system, window for viewing inside, top surface skimming slots, deep water pull skimming, vac pipe top water skimming with skimbob, water top-off, additive, and fill feeding port with separate submerged water, food, additive release port, manual or electronic feeding system, flow control manifold powerhead/(s), thermostatic system control interface, probes and sensors. The unit can hang or stand freely in/on any chamber bottom or rim and may be elevated. Use includes the transfer of water from any habitat containment chamber and into the filter unit for processing and then back into the main habitat containment chamber again.