Aqua Medic Turboflotor Blue 1000 Operation Manual - Page 3
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1. motor housing
2. 0-ring
3. pressure fitting
4. rubber bearing with
washer
5. Ceramic shaft
6. rotor
7. Needle wheel
8. pump lock with 0-ring
9. air inlet fitting
10. 0-ring
11. air injection nozzle
12. Reduction
13. bayonet
14. filter basket
15. 4 pcs rubber sucker
Fig. 2: Venturi pump AQ 1200 with needle wheel
3. Theory
Protein skimming is a method of physical water treatment. It uses a phenomenon known from our
daily experience: the adhesion of surface active substances to air water layers. If we add a drop of
oil to a water surface, a thin film is produced with a thickness of only one molecule. Surface active
compounds like proteins behave in the same way. The Turboflotor Blue 1000 uses its air bubbles to
create a large water surface for the waste substances to attach themselves to. These air bubbles
are forced into the reactor-pipe in a such a way that they undergo a long contact time within the
counter current. Enriched with organic substances, they rise to the top and form a firm foam, that
is dehydrated and pushed into the collection cup. This method removes organic wastes from the
aquarium water before they become part of the biological waste treatment cycle.
The AQ 1200 venturi pump draws the water out of the aquarium or the filter chamber, mixes it in
the pump housing with air, which is then cut into small air bubbles by the AB Aqua Medic needle
wheel. This water/air mixture is pumped into the reaction pipe where the organic substances are
taken up by the air bubbles. Foam is formed and is pushed into the foam cup. The purified water
leaves the skimmer via the outlet (fig. 1 no. 12) and is directed by gravity back to the aquarium or
the filter sump.
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