How to select the best Protein Skimmer for an Aquarium, Wetscape, Pond or Sump Filter
P164-CBR / RedTop BioTrap Aquarium Bioskimmer Filter
Conners Bridge Protein Foam Deflector
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P100-BTF / P150-BTF / P350-BTF / P450-BTF
P164-CBR – Biological Trapping Filter – High Flow Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Conner’s Bridge Two Position Protien Foam Rise Deflector
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P164-CBR
Biological Trapping Filter - Internal BioSkimmer Cup Conner's Bridge Foam Deflector
P164-CBR
Biological Trapping Filter - Internal ®BioSkimmer Cup Conner's Bridge Foam Deflector
®(BAWPS) – Biologic Aquatic Water Purification System – TM
®(C.O.D.) – Naturally occurring “Compressed Oxygen Diffusion” – TM
(BTF) – ®BioTrap Filter – TM
P164-CBR
The ®(BAWPS) ®BioTrap RedTop Aquarium Filter – Easy Clean High Flow Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Foam Catch Cup Conner’s Bridge Two position Protien Foam Deflector… – PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA
Features:
The unit is available with the following standard and/or optional features:
- Standard: (P164-CBR) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Catch cup Conner’s Bridge two position Protien Foam Deflector.
- Standard: (1) Year Factory System Warranty
Additional add-on equipment:
- Optional: (P152-PMP) Series-I, Type-I Dual Flow 115 gph x 115 gph, 230 gph total System Pump.
- Optional: (P165-EBB) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Body.
- Optional: (P166-ECC) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Catch Cup.
- Optional: (P167-ECL) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Catch Cup Lid.
- Optional: (P168-ECI) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Catch Cup Float Level Indicator.
- Optional: (P182-ACV) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Air-In/Out – High/Low Tide Flow Control Valve.
- Optional: (P183-TUB) Easy Clean Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer/®SkimBob Airline Tubing.
®(BAWPS) – Biologic Aquatic Water Purification System – TM
®(C.O.D.) – Naturally occurring “Compressed Oxygen Diffusion” – TM
(BTF) – ®BioTrap Filter – TM
P164-CBR
The ®(BAWPS) ®BioTrap RedTop Aquarium Filter – Easy Clean High Flow Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Foam Catch Cup Conner’s Bridge Two position Protien Foam Deflector… – Patent Pending
Overview:
The (P164-CBR) BioPro RedTop High Flow Evaporative Biological Protein ®BioSkimmer Conner’s Bridge.
Specifications:
Overall unit Length: 1.25″
Overall unit Width: 1.25″
Overall unit Height: 1.75″
Fits: P100-BTF / P150-BTF / P250-HYD / P350-BTF / P450-BTF Series Filters w/ ®C.O.D…
®(BAWPS)
®BioTrap – RedTop
SERIES-I
FILTER SYSTEM w/ ®C.O.D.
Referring to all the embodiments which are made of a hard ABS plastic material, preferably black in color, with certain parts constructed of the same ABS plastic material, but red in color, this with the exception of outsourced parts such as internal electrical parts, motors, pumps, and batteries.
®(BAWPS) – Biologic Aquatic Water Purification System – TM
®(C.O.D.) – Naturally occurring “Compressed Oxygen Diffusion” – TM
(BTF) – ®BioTrap Filter – TM
P164-CBR
The ®(BAWPS) ®BioTrap RedTop Aquarium Filter – Easy Clean High Flow Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer Foam Catch Cup Conner’s Bridge Two position Protien Foam Deflector… – Patent Pending
Process Data:
The ®(BAWPS) ®BioTrap RedTop High Flow Evaporative Protein ®BioSkimmer…
Amazingly, the Series-I Box Filter w/ C.O.D. and high flow cyclonic bioskimmer is the first and only stand alone aquatic processing filter system on the market that offers the aquaculturist the ability to avoid spending up front time “pre-cycling” their systems at start up.
The Series-I Box Filter w/ C.O.D. and high flow cyclonic bioskimmer prevents any initial spike load from occurring in the first place. From the moment it is turned on, there is no longer the need to purchase or add costly products for “pre-cycling” to the system and then enduring a nail biting full month or longer to see if your newly arrived prized first fish will survive during the cycling process.
This type of filtration is considered state of the art, and systems with C.O.D. are completely “cycle-less” which is something that up to this point has been unavailable to the average consumer. An aquaculturist can now add as many additional plants and animals as he or she likes to the habitat containment area on day one of start up, and the additional load the additional plants and animals create will be completely compensated for by the (BAWPS) C.O.D. system until initial “bacteria load” or “pre-cycle” is achieved.
Referring next to the water’s arrival past the biotower two stage – three phase bacteria storage generators, the freshly pre-filtered and biologically processed water is then passed down through to the box bottom enclosure housing where it passes through and arrives within the separately attached Series-I Box Filter w/ C.O.D. box bottom elevation stand with c.o.d. diffuser, where it provides “Compressed Oxygen Diffusion” to the system on a cotrolled basis.
At the same time, air is also being sent from the Series-I Box Filter w/ C.O.D. dual head system pump with venturi supply head, (this eliminates the need to purchase a separate external air pump to supply air to the system (or high flow cyclonic bioskimmer). though here the addition of an external air pump can be connected to the flow control valve air intake auxiliary connection to supercharge the system.
Next the newly created “air/water mix” of agitated diffusion travels past the inflow nozzle of the pump head and fills the inner chamber before the water is then rapidly injected into the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer’s cyclonic-inner-chamber-tube partition.
In this inner chamber, the “air/water mix” is spun rapidly in a circular fashion as it rises up and continuously fills the cyclonic chamber to the top. There are small holes which are located at the lower portion of the inner cyclonic chamber of the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer’s bottom section which provide a pathway for some of this highly oxygenated water to bypass the inner cyclonic bio-chamber completely and ease the overall system back-pressure as the flow of water enters the units outer most chamber.
Upon accumulating in the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer’s cyclonic-inner-chamber-tube portion, the proteins gathered up from the habitat chamber by the c.o.d. process are cycloned to the top. As a result, the high flow c.o.d. infusion flow begins piling up and slowing, the fusion mix is seemingly scrubbed clean while oxygen and protein molecules separate from the water column molecules and increase to create a rising white foam affect.
The rising foam created from the c.o.d. and bioskimming process then rises higher and higher until it breaches the top of the Series-I Box Filter w/ C.O.D. cyclonic high flow bioskimmer tube-neck, with the rising protein based foam waist created then emerging out and over from the tube-neck to then finally spill over into and begin accumulating in, the body of the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer foam collection cup. (Here there is also the optional cyclonic high flow bioskimmer foam collection cup conner’s bridge which can be affixed to the inner neck of cyclonic high flow bioskimmer foam collection cup inner neck and redirect the protein foam growth generated sideways to prevent any potential heavy load increase or spike induced rise of foam waste from ever reaching the inside top of the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer foam collection cup lid.
As the accumulation of protein foam gathers in the cyclonic bioskimmer’s easy clean cup, it begins to breakdown and liquefy. As the liquification process continues, the cyclonic bioskimmer easy clean cup begins to fill up with liquid which in turn raises the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer collection cup float level indicator and the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer float level indicator ball assembly which rises up through the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer collection cup lid to indicate the current level of the internal cup’s fill.
When filled, the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer collection cup can be removed, the accrued protein paste and wastewater residing within emptied, and the cup then rinsed out before its re-installation back into its original position atop the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer’s tube neck.
While the air injection and cyclonic protein skimming process are taking place in the inner chamber of the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer, a likewise process is taking place as the spillover of mixed protein and oxygen water fusion clears the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer inner chamber wall and rapidly fills the unit’s outer chamber.
Here, the larger bubbles which accumulate are displaced away from the rising upper foam mix. These larger bubbles are then drawn down and away from the high flow bioskimmer outer chamber along with the newly processed and skimmed inner and outer chamber water via weep holes that are situated at the base of the cyclonic high flow bioskimmer exterior chamber wall.
This “air/water mix” is then passed through the multiple ports in the box bottom enclosure housing where they crash into the box bottom elevation stand with c.o.d.’s diffuser cup receptors. The c.o.d. diffuser cup receptors use the naturally occurring compression that this action generates to cultivate and disperse minute oxygen bubbles which are small enough to remain submerged as they travel out from the box bottom elevation stand w/ c.o.d. and are subtly released within the natural outflow of the underwater currents that the system generates. From here, the c.o.d. or “Compressed Oxygen Diffusion” mist begins to saturate and impregnate the entire water column of the habitat chamber area being treated.
As the “compressed oxygen diffusion” of tiny bubbles saturates the entire containment area, they act like magnets and adhere invisibly to nearly any minute proteins which are present. Waste, detritus, leftover food particles, and algae blooms, are all repeatedly paired together while the newly formed oxygen/protein mix, (or spike load), is then slowly and continuously floated up higher into the water column of the habitat area. Once in the vicinity, the load is gathered up and siphoned into biological trapping box filter with c.o.d. and high flow bioskimmer for processing, this systematic removal of accumulating contaminants and harmful protein waist continues twenty-four-seven and incorporates mechanical filtration as a method of water purification.
Once accumulated, the ultra fine mist of the c.o.d. system rapidly converts the entire habitat area’s water column into what’s known as a “protein soaking chamber”, this allows the saturation of fine bubbles to have the additional time necessary to gather and adhere to ever greater loads of unwanted particles before then transferring them also higher up and into the water column where they are gathered by Fig. 1 biological trapping box filter with c.o.d. and cyclonic high flow bioskimmer for their introduction into the bioskimming system.
The process of c.o.d. is currently the only way available to aquaculturist which provides a completely “cycle-less” environment for aquatic system habitats. With the use of c.o.d., no start-up additives are ever needed, the c.o.d. on its own generates a highly oxygenated overall habitat environment which aids all types of aquatic plants and animals in their natural absorption of oxygen and thus creates a healthier, more colorful and livelier aquatic habitation for the aquaculturist and their families to enjoy.
Incorporating naturally occurring c.o.d. in any aquatic habitat insures the long term stability of that aquatic environment while at the same time, by removing contaminants, proteins, and algae blooms continuously. The treated system overall requires less cleaning, maintenance and repeated water changes. The bioskimming process of biological trapping box filter with c.o.d. and high flow cyclonic bioskimmer incorporates mechanical filtration as a method for water purification.
Referring back to the bottom body area of the box bottom elevation stand with c.o.d. diffuser, the newly treated water being forwarded from biostack two stage – three phase bacteria storage generators and cyclonic high flow bioskimmer are combined as they pass through box bottom enclosure c.o.d. supply ports before then entering the box bottom elevation stand with c.o.d.’s upper diffuser cup receptors, are then compressed, and then become discharged out from the bottom of the box bottom elevation stand with c.o.d. and are sent into the main habitat area where they are re-circulated again and again. The larger and excess oxygen bubbles are diverted out from the system via assorted box bottom enclosure bubble trap vents.
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RedTop BioTrap Aquarium Bioskimmer Filter Conners Bridge Protein Foam Deflector