KevKoi
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Jan 9, 2002, 10:31 AM
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U don't aerate a trickle tower filter. There is no need to. Water running through your 5 teir box/ 12" pipe never accumulate in them and as such your aeration using your hi-blow aerator just won't be of any use. (U won't get any bubbles rising in the water 'cos there just won't be water submerging your bio-media.)
As the water runs down the t-filter it would barely coat the surface of your bio media in a thin film of water. This increases the surface area of water in contact with the atmospheric air (thus saturating the water that comes out the other end.). The saturated air/water film also promotes good bacteria growth and efficient conversion of waste to less harmless substance.
Forget about aerating your T-filter. instead concentrate your hiblow unit on the conventional submerged bio filter (and if you have one, your settlement chamber as well.)
cheers.
kev
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