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The Canister Filter - Any Use in a Saltwater Aquarium
The canister filter has been in use for decades. Freshwater aquarists were the first to make use of them and they still do. Then along came the marine aquarium and the canister filter was employed to support those to. Canister filters have been around for so long that they are now very dependable and failures are rare.
Aquarium filtration techniques have progressed considerably in the last decade or so. Aquarists strive to make their reef aquariums dependant on natural filtration as far as possible. The use of 'live' rock is the major example. This rock can support the reef aquarium wonderfully, provided it is of sufficient quality and in sufficient quantity, and its capabilities are not abused by the aquarist. Live rock is probably the number one filtration method in use nowadays, in reef aquariums anyway. Another example of filtration is the DSB (deep sand bed) where natural methods provide support.
So what of the canister filter? With all these modern techniques perhaps the need for a canister filter is gone. Well, no it isn’t.
A canister filter can be used to house activated carbon, or filter pads or wool, to assist in keeping the seawater pollutant clear and dirt free. Some aquarists have put chunks (around ½" to 1? square) of live rock in the canister and report that the life within the canister is quite surprising - tube worms, tiny shrimps etc.
However, is the canister filter finished as far as a prime biological support function is concerned? No, it isn’t, is the answer (in my view). It is not the number one recommended marine biological filtration method nowadays, and rightly so. There are occasions though where the use of a canister filter is, what shall we say - convenient.
Live rock is very expensive, and there is little point in deciding to filter with it if sufficient quantity is not obtained. There are other decorative and marine suitable rocks that have no filtration capability, but are available at a far lower price. So the aquarist who finds the cost of live rock prohibitive is still able to consider a marine aquarium. Decorate with low cost rockwork and filter with a canister filter. There isn’t any need for a sump, another cost reduction.
I can nearly feel the hackles rising on some marine aquarists! But lets consider it further.
The low budget aquarist should, if finances allow, obtain two canister filters, though this is not absolutely necessary - canister filters are reliable as stated. One acts as a back up for the other. The compartments inside should contain coarse and fine filter material (the coarse before the fine). Following the filter material, and last in line, should come the biological media. This is easily obtainable and not too pricey. Sintered glass media is good, but there are others.
The canister filter is cleaned at least every four weeks, or as experience dictates. The coarse/fine filter material must be kept free flowing and the biological media protected from dirt. With two canisters, this can be achieved by cleaning one at two weeks, the other at four weeks, the first at six weeks etc. The biological media is not cleaned, just the coarse and fine filter materials. It goes without saying that the canister filters should have the correct capacity for the aquarium size they are to support.
Ah, I hear the question coming up! But canister filters are just nitrate factories aren’t they? Nitrate in excess is one thing the marine aquarium doesn’t need.
Up to a point that is correct. A canister filter is a nitrate factory. But the production of nitrate is not exclusive to the canister, it is produced by any biological filtration system. Another filtration system will produce the same amount of nitrate as the canister with the same amount of ammonia to start with. It is the nitrogen cycle, the natural breakdown of toxics. There is a difference however. The canister filter is having oxygenated water pumped through it, which means that the nitrogen cycle can only progress as far as the production of nitrate. Live rock, for example, will hopefully complete the full nitrogen cycle, breaking down the nitrate into gas that is released from the aquarium. Routine seawater changes are recommended for all aquariums. Where a canister filter is in use (for biological purposes) the seawater change must be completed as it is one of the methods for reducing nitrate. The aquarist using a canister can consider completing the nitrogen cycle by other means. A denitrator will remove nitrate efficiently, so that is an option. Sulphur denitrators are the best option (in my opinion).
Now things have become more complicated again. If denitrators are to be considered then, coupled with the cost of non-live decorative rock, and the canister filter(s), plus the bio media, the cost is rising. The option for a canister filter seems only sensible when a smallish aquarium is obtained (for example, seawater changes are more manageable and less costly). Larger aquariums seem better with live rock even though the overall cost is high.
This is not a recommendation for canister filters over other filtration methods. It is my opinion that live rock, coupled with a DSB in a sump, is a very good filtration option. However, for a smallish aquarium where water changes are not a problem and the bio-load is not particularly heavy, the canister filter remains a viable biological support possibility. The aquarist should, of course, cost the options very carefully, and use live rock where possible.
About the Author
Peter Cunningham and John Cunningham between them have been keeping saltwater aquariums for over 35 years. Check out their Aquarists Online website if you are interested in learning more about the saltwater aquarium hobby.
Can I Make A Filter for Bio Diesel From Recycled Waste?
My local council have just given me a food waste container for orgainic material which they are apparently going to make into fertiliser. So I was wondering if I could do the same but recycle or otherwise filter it to turn it into fuel for an internal combustion engine (my ordinary car engine in other words)
Bio Diesel will run in a diesel engine. If your "ordinary" car is has a petrol engine then your first step would be to remove the engine and install a diesel. Then you would modify the fuel delivery system to maintain warm fuel, preheat the fuel, or mix the fuel with regular diesel. This might involve a duel fuel tank arrangement.
Converting waste vegetable oil (WVO) into bio diesel can be done in many ways but the most common is a chemical process called transesterification. There are many demonstrations of the process on the web and You tube. Some people will simply filter WVO and use that in a diesel engine but the possibility of engine damage seems to increase. http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-bdvssvo/
A closed container can be used to "digest" food scraps and will produce another bio fuel, methane. This is the primary component of natural gas. Petrol engines can be converted to run on natural gas. In the US this must be done by qualified mechanics and will cost from 12 to $18,000. Your prices may vary. http://www.greencar.com/articles/can-convert-natural-gas.php
Methane can be converted to methanol. http://www.physorg.com/news177164574.html This is an alcohol like ethanol. A petrol engine can be converted to run on alcohol. The process first involves safeguarding the fuel from attacking rubber parts in the fuel system: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_drane.html
All of this is a long way from "having a container," so you should carefully consider what is available to you, your options, and your ultimate goals. While a great deal of work and expense may be involved you may find the results very satisfying as well.
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