Aqua Medic PERCULA 100 T5 Mode D'emploi page 20

4. Turboflotor Percula
4.1. Product description
The Turboflotor Percula consists of the following parts:
- Foam cup, cover and reaction-pipe
- a venturi pump including AB Aqua Medic mesh wheel
4.2. Parts of the Turboflotor Percula
Lid
9.
10. Foam cup
11. Sound absorber
12. Upper bent hose
13. Skimmer's body
14. Lower bent hose
15. 6 mm-PVC tube
16. Venturi pump AQ 1200
Fig. 3: Turboflotor Percula 100
4.3. Theory
Protein skimming is a method of physical water treatment. It uses a phenomenon known from our
daily experience: the adhesion of surface active substances to air water layers. If we add a drop of
oil to a water surface, a thin film is produced with a thickness of only one molecule. Surface active
compounds like proteins behave in the same way. The Turboflotor Percula uses its air bubbles to
create a large water surface for the waste substances to attach themselves to. These air bubbles
are forced into the reactor-pipe in a such a way that they undergo a long contact time within the
counter-urrent. Enriched with organic substances, they rise to the top and form a firm foam that is
dehydrated and pushed into the collection cup. This method removes organic wastes from
aquarium water before they become part of the biological waste treatment cycle.
The venturi pump of Turboflotor Percula draws water out of the aquarium or filter chamber,
mixes it in the pump housing with air which is then cut into small air bubbles by the AB Aqua Medic
mesh wheel. This water/air mixture is pumped into the reaction pipe where the organic
substances are taken up by air bubbles. Foam is formed and pushed into the foam cup. The
cleaned water flows to the bottom of the skimmer back into the aquarium or into the filter
chamber.
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