JP2955840B2 - Ornamental fish waste removal equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing dirt such as proteins, excreta, and wastes by circulating breeding water in an aquarium for breeding tropical fish and the like and efficiently removing dirt such as ornamental fish. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Proteins such as excrement of ornamental fish are decomposed into ammonia and ammonium ions by passing through a filter of an ornamental fish filter. Then, ammonia harmful to the appreciation fish is oxidized to relatively harmless nitrate by ozone. Also, due to nitrifying bacteria in the filter, ammonia and ammonium ions are converted to nitrite,
Decomposed to nitrate.

[0003] Incidentally, nitrite is oxidized to nitrate by ozone, but even a small amount of nitrite is harmful to ornamental fish, so that the protein is decomposed into ammonia and before the ammonia is decomposed into nitrite. It is desirable to remove dirt such as proteins. Therefore, as an aquarium removal device for aquarium fish that removes protein-containing waste, an internal device that is installed in a water tank to treat breeding water, and an external device that is installed outside the water tank to draw in and treat breeding water is provided. And have been proposed.

[0004]

However, the conventional ornamental fish filth remover, which was originally used for purification equipment and the like, is simply simplified and miniaturized for ornamental fish, so that it is located at the upper end of the water tank. When the upper filtering device for aquarium fish, the lid, the lighting device, etc. are installed, the internal type aquarium removal device for aquarium fish cannot be attached to the aquarium. Even if it can be attached to a car, there is a gap somewhere, salt and dirt easily accumulate, and there is a risk of damaging the landscape.

[0005] When an external aquarium removal device for ornamental fish is installed around a water tank, a pipe for drawing breeding water may be inserted into the tank, but an external filter for drawing breeding water is required. In addition, since the external filter and the apparel removal device for appreciation fish must be arranged around the aquarium, there are inconveniences such as spoiling the scenery and poor space efficiency of the arrangement place.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental fish waste removing apparatus which can be arranged efficiently without deteriorating the scenery.

[0007]

An aquarium fish waste removing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a submersible pump for pumping breeding water in a water tank and a water supply port connected to a discharge port of the submersible pump. A discharge port is provided, and a hollow container having an opening formed in the upper part of the side wall, one end is connected to the water supply port, the other end protrudes from the opening, and the other end side is attached to the opening in a watertight manner, A water supply pipe provided with an outflow port and an inflow port in a part located in the container on the way from the water supply port to the opening, a drainage pipe connecting the lower part in the container and the inflow port, and a lower part in the container It is composed of an aeration part for generating air bubbles, and a storage part which is disposed on the container and stores dirt which overflows from the discharge port together with the air bubbles.
Further, the container may be constituted by an aerated component accommodating portion for accommodating a lower aerated component, and an upper tubular body to which the aerated component accommodating portion is detachable, or the container may be an ornamental fish installed on an upper part of an aquarium. It is desirable to be able to install it at the place where the water pump of the upper filtration device is installed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tank provided with an ornamental fish waste removing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the water tank and the ornamental fish waste removing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing a part of the water supply pipe, and FIG.

In these figures, 1 is a water tank, 2 is breeding water stored in the water tank 1, 3 is a bottom filter disposed at the bottom of the water tank 1, and 4 is a filter material laid on the bottom filter 3. 5 denotes a submersible pump, and a suction port 5i of the submersible pump 5 is connected to a drain port 3o of the bottom filter 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a connecting pipe made of resin, one end of which is connected to a discharge port 5 o of the submersible pump 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a resin container, which is formed in a cup shape having an open top, stores an air stone 16 described later, and serves as an aeration part housing for discharging air bubbles B from the air stone 16 to the upper side. The air stone holder 8 is composed of a stone holder 8 and a tubular body 9 to which the air stone holder 8 is detachable. The cylindrical body 9 is connected to the upper side of the air stone holder portion 8, and the upper filtering device 2 for ornamental fish described later.
Step 1 for installing at the place where the 0 pump is installed
It comprises a cylindrical portion 10 having a length of 0 s, and a cylindrical joint portion 11 connected to the upper side of the cylindrical portion 10 in a watertight manner.

A water supply port 8i to which the other end of the connecting pipe 6 is connected is provided at the center of the bottom of the air stone holder section 8 so as to vertically penetrate therethrough. The joint 11 has an upper opening serving as a discharge port 11o, and an opening 11h provided on a side wall.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an L-shaped water supply pipe made of resin, one end of which is connected to a water supply port 8i of the air stone holder 8 and one end of which is connected to the other end of the connection pipe 13. The other end is the opening 11h of the joint portion 11.
And a drainage pipe 14 whose other end is watertightly attached to the opening 11h.
An outlet 14o for supplying the breeding water 2 into the container 8 is provided near the connection portion of the drainage pipe 14 with the connection pipe 13.
And an inlet 14i into which the breeding water 2 in the container 8 flows.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a drain pipe made of resin, which connects the lower part in the container 8, that is, the air stone holder 8 in this embodiment, and the inlet 14 i of the drain pipe 14. Numeral 16 denotes an air stone as an aeration part accommodated in the air stone holder portion 8, and bubbles B rising in the breeding water 2 in the container 8 by air supplied from an air pump (not shown) via an air hose 17. Is generated.

Numeral 18 denotes a foam cup serving as a storage portion disposed on the joint portion 11, which is formed of resin and stores dirt D overflowing from the discharge port 11o together with bubbles B. Inlet 18i through which waste D flows together with bubbles B
Is provided. Reference numeral 19 denotes a lid for closing the opened upper part of the foam cup 18, and reference numeral 20 denotes an upper filtering device for appreciation fish disposed on the upper portion of the water tank 1, and the upper filtering device 20 for appreciation fish is supplied from the water supply pipe 12. The breeding water 2 is subjected to physical filtration and biological filtration, and the filtered breeding water 2 is returned to the water tank 1, and the container 7 is placed in a state where the step 10s of the cylindrical portion 10 is located at the place where the pump is installed. Is installed.

A denotes a dead water area, which is generated below the bubble B in which the water flow S of the breeding water 2 descending in the container 7 and the bubble B rising in the container 7 collide with the breeding water 2. This is the portion where the dirt D in the breeding water 2 adheres to the bubbles B.

Next, the operation will be described. When power is supplied to the submersible pump 5 via wiring not shown and the submersible pump 5 is rotated, most of the breeding water 2 that has passed through the pebbles 4 and the bottom filter 3 is connected to the connecting pipe 6 and the connecting pipe 1.
3. Upper filtration device 2 for appreciation through drainage pipe 14
0 and subjected to physical filtration and biological filtration,
Reflux to water tank 1. However, a part of the breeding water 2 from the connection pipe 13 enters the container 7 from the outlet 14o of the drain pipe 14, flows from the upper side to the lower side in the container 7, and
Accumulate inside.

When the breeding water 2 accumulates near the upper end of the drain pipe 14 in the container 7, the container 7 is discharged from the outlet 14o.
When the breeding water 2 sequentially flows into the inside, the breeding water 2 in the lower part of the container 7 automatically flows through the drainage pipe 15 into the inflow port 1.
From 4i, the water returns to the drainage pipe 14, flows to the upper filtering device 20 for appreciation business, is subjected to physical filtration and biological filtration, and then returns to the water tank 1. When the breeding water 2 descends sequentially from the upper side to the lower side in the container 7, the breeding water 2 is transferred from the air pump (not shown) to the air stone 16 via the air hose 17.
Since the air is supplied, the fine bubbles B released from the air stone 16 rise against the water flow S of the breeding water 2.

When the bubbles B rise in this way against the water flow S of the breeding water 2 descending in the container 7, the dead water area A in which the breeding water 2 is involved below the rising bubbles B as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the dead water area A, dirt D such as protein and waste in the breeding water 2 adheres to the bubbles B. And
Since the filth D is sequentially attached to the rising bubble B, the filth D is generated by the time the bubble B rises below the foam cup 18.
Are concentrated, and are gradually pressed by the subsequent bubbles B to gradually dry and become large bubbles B in the process of rising.
o, it flows down from the inlet 18i into the foam cup 18.

The breeding water 2 from which the dirt D has been removed in this way and which has been sufficiently aerated is returned to the drainage pipe 14 and mixed with the breeding water 2 which has not been aerated.
However, the breeding water 2, which has been sufficiently aerated, has a large amount of dissolved oxygen. Therefore, the nitrification action in the biological filtration is promoted, and the nitrification action is efficiently performed. This can provide a good environment for the breeding appreciation fish.

Next, maintenance and the like will be described. First, when the dirt D accumulates in the foam cup 18, the foam cup 18 is removed from the joint portion 11, the dirt D is discarded, and then the foam cup 18 may be attached to the joint portion 11. Airstone 16
The replacement and cleaning of the container, and the cleaning of the container 7 can be performed by disassembling the air stone holder 8, the tube 10, and the joint 11 because the air stone holder 8, the tube 10, and the joint 11 are detachable. Can be easily cleaned.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the breeding water 2 is forcibly circulated by the submersible pump 5 to generate the water flow S descending into the container 7, and the bubbles B are generated by the water flow S.
Therefore, the filth D can be efficiently removed and the breeding water 2 can be sufficiently aerated. Then, since the breeding water 2 is sufficiently aerated, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the breeding water 2 increases, so that the nitrification action in biological filtration can be promoted and the nitrification action can be performed efficiently. This will provide a good environment for the appreciation fish.

Further, the air stone holder 8 and the cylinder 9
And the container 7, and the air stone holder 8 and the cylindrical body 9.
The container 7 is disassembled into an air stone holder portion 8 and a cylindrical body 9 so that the air stone 1 can be removed.
6 can be easily replaced and cleaned, and the container 7 can be easily cleaned.

Further, since the container 7 can be installed at the place where the water pump of the upper aquarium fish filtering device 20 installed at the upper part of the water tank 1 is installed, the space is efficiently arranged without impairing the scenery. Be able to
It can be installed in place of the existing pump.

In the above embodiment, the breeding water 2 is supplied to the container 7 through the bottom filter 3, but the breeding water 2 in the water tank 1 is supplied to the container 7 directly without using a filter or the like. There may be. Further, the aeration component is an air stone 16 and is supplied from the air pump to the air stone 16 via the air hose 17. However, the aeration component may be any other device capable of generating air bubbles B, and uses a water flow like an air diffuser. May be a forced explosive device.

Then, the air stone holder 8 of the container 7
The connection between the and the tubular body 9 may be connected in a watertight manner and exposed to the upper side of the breeding water 2, but by immersing in the breeding water 2,
It is desirable to prevent water leakage and salt dripping, and to make the seal unnecessary.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the breeding water is forcibly circulated by the submersible pump to generate a descending water flow in the container, and the bubbles are raised to oppose the water flow. In addition, the waste can be efficiently removed, and the breeding water can be sufficiently aerated. Since the breeding water is sufficiently aerated, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the breeding water increases, so that the nitrification action in biological filtration can be promoted, and the nitrification action can be performed efficiently. This will provide a good environment for fish.

Further, since the container is constituted by the aerated component accommodating section and the cylindrical body, and the aerated component accommodating section and the cylindrical body are detachable, the container is disassembled into the aerated component accommodating section and the cylindrical body. Exchange and cleaning of the aeration parts and cleaning of the container can be easily performed.

Also, the container can be installed at the place where the pump for the upper filtering device for ornamental fish installed at the upper part of the water tank is installed, so that the space can be efficiently arranged without deteriorating the scenery. It can be installed as well as existing pumps.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tank provided with an ornamental fish waste removal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial front view in which a part of the water tank and the ornamental fish dirt removing device shown in FIG. 1 is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing a part of a water supply pipe.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing that dirt adheres to bubbles.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Aquarium 2 Breeding water 3 Bottom filter 3o Drain port 4 Pebble 5 Submersible pump 5i Suction port 5o Discharge port 6 Connecting pipe 7 Container 8 Air stone holder part 8i Water supply port 9 Cylindrical body 10 Cylindrical part 10s Step part 11 Joint part 11o Discharge port 11h Opening 12 Water supply pipe 13 Connection pipe 14 Drainage pipe 14o Outlet 14i Inlet 15 Drainage pipe 16 Air stone 17 Air hose 18 Foam cup 18i Inlet 19 Lid 20 Upper filter device for appreciation fish A A Dead water area B Bubble D Dirt S Water flow

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An underwater pump for pumping breeding water in a water tank, a water supply port connected to a discharge port of the underwater pump is provided, an outlet is provided at an upper portion, and an opening is formed at an upper portion of a side wall. A hollow container, one end of which is connected to the water supply port, the other end protrudes from the opening, and the other end of the container is watertightly attached to the opening, and the inside of the container on the way from the water supply port to the opening. A water supply pipe provided with an outflow port and an inflow port at a portion located at a position; a drainage pipe connecting the lower portion in the container and the inflow port; and an aeration provided in the lower portion of the container to generate bubbles. An ornamental fish filth remover, comprising: a component; and a storage unit disposed on the container and configured to store sewage that overflows from the outlet together with the air bubbles. 2. The aquarium fish filth remover according to claim 1, wherein the container includes an aeration component housing portion for housing the lower aeration component, and an upper cylinder to which the aeration component housing portion is detachable. An aquarium fish filth remover, comprising: a body. 3. The ornamental fish filth remover according to claim 1, wherein the container is installed at a place where a pump for an ornamental fish upper filtering device installed above the water tank is installed. A soil removal device for ornamental fish.