Carsten and Aqua Driver are working on a new product that Zeovit users will be excited about– The ZeoClean, an automatic zeolith filter that physically agitates the stones. If you are not a zeovit user, you may be left wondering What stones? and Why agitate a stone?
Zeovit utilizes zeolite stones as a substrate to cultivate [...]
Carsten and Aqua Driver are working on a new product that Zeovit users will be excited about– The ZeoClean, an automatic zeolith filter that physically agitates the stones. If you are not a zeovit user, you may be left wondering What stones? and Why agitate a stone?
Zeovit utilizes zeolite stones as a substrate to cultivate bacteria. These bacteria are cultivated in the water column and within the reactor via carbon and bacteria additives. An important part of the system is agitating the stones to release the build up of bacteria, called mulm, to be removed via the protein skimmer. For more information on Carbon dosing, take a peek at our popular VSV article.
The Aqua Driver ZeoClean reactor will rely on a small DC motor and a 3D drive unit to physically move the zeolites up and down and side to side. This will eliminate the daily routine of manually pumping the zeolites to release the “mulm”. The initial plan is to use a small Eheim pump mounted underneath.
After a brief discussion with Carsten, there is still a lot to be done and this is just a prototype sketch. Odds are changes will be made, but we are still happy to report that a ZeoClean is in the works.
