Post by MADMIKE on Jan 12, 2007 18:12:09 GMT -5
Answers To The Most Commonly
Asked Questions About BIO-Wheel
Director of Aquatic Research for Marineland
Aquarium Products, Dr.Timothy A. Hovanec
has an extensive background in marine biology,
aquaculture and tropical fish keeping. He has
conducted research on the microbial ecology
of nitrifying bacteria in aquaria and published
in scientific journals and trade publications.
A tropical fish hobbyist for more than 35 years,
he has held several board positions in the
American Cichlid Association. Dr.Timothy A. Hovanec
Director of Aquatic Research,AQUARIA, Inc.
biological filters?
How does BIO-Wheel compare to other
It’s no contest.The secret is classic wet/dry biological
filtration.With a BIO-Wheel, the filtration media rotates
through the water and then the air.We get uniform air/water contact
on 100% of the surface area...9.39 miles of fiber in a 7” BIO-Wheel!
Submerged filtration - undergravel (UGFs), sponges and biomedia
in sealed canisters - can clog, providing water with very little, if any,
beneficial contact with media.They also afford extremely limited
oxygen contact - especially when compared to a BIO-Wheel. In the
air, where the BIO-Wheel works, there is 30,000 times more oxygen
than under water, where submerged filters operate.
You’ll need to break in your BIO-Wheel just like any other
biological filter. Start with a few fish and gradually add
more over 4-6 weeks.If you are adding a BIO-Wheel PRO
to an established aquarium, do not shut down or remove the existing
biological filter until after the BIO-Wheel has had time to develop
its bioculture.
How do I get my BIO-Wheel aquarium started?
For optimum performance, keep the bearings clean,
service the mechanical and chemical filtration media
regularly, and be sure that nothing interferes with
the wheel. Any buildup of algae or debris that affects
rotation can be gently rinsed away with room
temperature water.
How do I take care of my BIO-Wheel?
rotation affect
BIO-Wheel
performance?
Does speed of
No. That is an important
feature of the BIO-Wheel…as
long as it’s turning, no matter
how slowly or irregularly,it’s
doing the job.
If I use a BIO-Wheel instead of a submerged filter,
do I still have to clean my gravel?
Never…as long as it’s not damaged.
The more discolored the surface of the BIO-Wheel, the
more ammonia-fighting bioculture is working to remove
impurities…its performance actually improves with time.
What if the BIO-Wheel becomes discolored?
How often do I need to replace my BIO-Wheel?
Yes. Even without a UGF, the gravel can become
impacted with solid waste – an unhealthy condition in
any tank.We recommend regular siphon-cleaning of the gravel bed
to prevent this from occurring.
Depending on variables like fish population, feeding habits and other
filters in operation, you will need to do a partial water change and
clean the gravel at least once a month.
BIO-Wheel is perfect for tanks where medication is used.
If the medication being added has antibiotic properties,
you’ll want to protect your bioculture by simply
removing the BIO-Wheel until the medication is completed and
antibiotics are no longer present.You need only keep the BIO-Wheel
moist and exposed to air until you return it to the filter itself.This is
a key advantage of the BIO-Wheel over a submerged system.
What about medications?
effective than other kinds of biological filters?
How do you know BIO-Wheel is so much more
BIO-Wheel is the result of years of intensive applied
research and continuing investigation into the
very nature and operative mechanisms
of bacterial aquarium nitrification.
BIO-Wheel performance and
effectiveness are carefully tested
at Marineland’s aquatic research
laboratory, which presently
houses a full-scale water analysis
unit, complete microbiological
and microbial ecological labs
and two large environmentally
controlled wet laboratories.Tests
conducted by the Law Environmental
Bio-Tox Laboratories (independent
consultants) confirm BIO-Wheel superiority.
Asked Questions About BIO-Wheel
Director of Aquatic Research for Marineland
Aquarium Products, Dr.Timothy A. Hovanec
has an extensive background in marine biology,
aquaculture and tropical fish keeping. He has
conducted research on the microbial ecology
of nitrifying bacteria in aquaria and published
in scientific journals and trade publications.
A tropical fish hobbyist for more than 35 years,
he has held several board positions in the
American Cichlid Association. Dr.Timothy A. Hovanec
Director of Aquatic Research,AQUARIA, Inc.
biological filters?
How does BIO-Wheel compare to other
It’s no contest.The secret is classic wet/dry biological
filtration.With a BIO-Wheel, the filtration media rotates
through the water and then the air.We get uniform air/water contact
on 100% of the surface area...9.39 miles of fiber in a 7” BIO-Wheel!
Submerged filtration - undergravel (UGFs), sponges and biomedia
in sealed canisters - can clog, providing water with very little, if any,
beneficial contact with media.They also afford extremely limited
oxygen contact - especially when compared to a BIO-Wheel. In the
air, where the BIO-Wheel works, there is 30,000 times more oxygen
than under water, where submerged filters operate.
You’ll need to break in your BIO-Wheel just like any other
biological filter. Start with a few fish and gradually add
more over 4-6 weeks.If you are adding a BIO-Wheel PRO
to an established aquarium, do not shut down or remove the existing
biological filter until after the BIO-Wheel has had time to develop
its bioculture.
How do I get my BIO-Wheel aquarium started?
For optimum performance, keep the bearings clean,
service the mechanical and chemical filtration media
regularly, and be sure that nothing interferes with
the wheel. Any buildup of algae or debris that affects
rotation can be gently rinsed away with room
temperature water.
How do I take care of my BIO-Wheel?
rotation affect
BIO-Wheel
performance?
Does speed of
No. That is an important
feature of the BIO-Wheel…as
long as it’s turning, no matter
how slowly or irregularly,it’s
doing the job.
If I use a BIO-Wheel instead of a submerged filter,
do I still have to clean my gravel?
Never…as long as it’s not damaged.
The more discolored the surface of the BIO-Wheel, the
more ammonia-fighting bioculture is working to remove
impurities…its performance actually improves with time.
What if the BIO-Wheel becomes discolored?
How often do I need to replace my BIO-Wheel?
Yes. Even without a UGF, the gravel can become
impacted with solid waste – an unhealthy condition in
any tank.We recommend regular siphon-cleaning of the gravel bed
to prevent this from occurring.
Depending on variables like fish population, feeding habits and other
filters in operation, you will need to do a partial water change and
clean the gravel at least once a month.
BIO-Wheel is perfect for tanks where medication is used.
If the medication being added has antibiotic properties,
you’ll want to protect your bioculture by simply
removing the BIO-Wheel until the medication is completed and
antibiotics are no longer present.You need only keep the BIO-Wheel
moist and exposed to air until you return it to the filter itself.This is
a key advantage of the BIO-Wheel over a submerged system.
What about medications?
effective than other kinds of biological filters?
How do you know BIO-Wheel is so much more
BIO-Wheel is the result of years of intensive applied
research and continuing investigation into the
very nature and operative mechanisms
of bacterial aquarium nitrification.
BIO-Wheel performance and
effectiveness are carefully tested
at Marineland’s aquatic research
laboratory, which presently
houses a full-scale water analysis
unit, complete microbiological
and microbial ecological labs
and two large environmentally
controlled wet laboratories.Tests
conducted by the Law Environmental
Bio-Tox Laboratories (independent
consultants) confirm BIO-Wheel superiority.