Click through to see the images. A centrifuge is essentially any equipment that spins liquid at high speed to separate particulates via the sedimentation principle.* Think: Spinning carnival ride – only much faster.* These types of devices could effectively separate algae from water that passes through them,* directly reducing algae population and thus algae blooms.* Furthermore, algal export could reduce total nutrients within an aquarium. Protein skimmers are fundamentally algae and bacteria export filters, so a centrifuge could work by also removing nutrient-laden water-bourne organisms. Hong Kong inventor/engineer Terence Kar-Ki Chan had the same idea.* Two years ago, he started an Indiegogo crowd-sourcing campaign to fund the development of an aquarium centrifugal filter.* Unfortunately, his campaign failed to draw any interest and it appears the concept never left paper. Centrifugal filtration technology actually isn't anything new.* It's currently used to harvest algae (or more precisely the oils from algae to make biofuel).* "Passive" centrifugal (pre)filters like Waterco's Multicyclone also exist and are used in ponds, pools, and large aquariums to remove sediment from water pumped through them.* However, no self-powered aquarium centrigual filter tuned for algae and/or bacteria export is on the market as far as we are aware. It's an interesting concept that just might be crazy geeky enough to work.* An aquarium centrifugal filter probably would be quite expensive to manufacturer.* However, it wouldn't be the first pricey technology borrowed from lab/medical facilities.* An aquarium dialysis machine called the DialySeas is available to aquarists looking for an unique filtration solution. Leer Artículo completo...
