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In a Class by Itself
More than a
Bead Filter
The AlphaONE
was first conceived over 3 years ago. About 2 years ago we enlisted about 60
willing participants, which consisted of dealers and pond owners, to help
us with our testing and give us feed back. In two years of testing we received
"0" negative comments. This surpassed even our greatest expectations. Some of
these were new pond owners and many were previous owners of different types of
bead filters.
The responses were unanimous "We Love It"
What makes it different from a bead filter and so loveable?
What we are hearing from others is that:
It can go for greatly extended times before flow slows down.
We have had reports of people going for a month (with only a 2.5 model)
with no slow down in flow or rise in pressure of the
AlphaONE
unit. (we do not advocate
going for a month before backwashing, the best thing for your fish and your
water quality is to backwash the filter often and remove the debris before it breaks
down biologically.)
How does it do this?
To answer this we have to understand the difference between bead filters
and how they trap solids and how the
AlphaONE
accomplishes this task. Bead filters trap solids in the first few inches
of the bead pac(causing clogging, flow disruption and pressure rises in the
vessel) while the
AlphaONE with its
uniquely designed
AlphaBioONE media
stops the debris evenly through out the pac (resulting in greater flow,
less head or back pressure, less maintenance.) The polishing ability of the
filter is one it's most desirable features, based upon comments that into us from the field.
The AlphaBioONE
media was specially designed for this filter and this filter only. It is not
something borrowed from another industry and used in the filter. Its design is
unique in that it was not designed with "cross hairs" as some other specialty
types of media use. We left those out because in a static bed the "cross hairs"
can collect and hold debris until it becomes anaerobic. With the
AlphaBioONE
media there are no hidden areas for anaerobic bacteria, to harbor and stagnate,
only beneficial bacteria. Take a look at the
AlphaBioONE
media and you'll see for yourself.
The AlphaBioONE
media comes in two shapes mixed together and as the media nests together in its
pac tremendous amounts of solids can be trapped within the pac without going
anaerobic and still function biologically to perform its second job of
nitrification. The solids are easily dispersed when the media agitator is
engaged to break up the pac and release the solids out to backwash. Each shape
has specially designed ridges around the outside to promote beneficial bacterial
growth, but not so long as to cause the media to interlock. Interlocking media,
used on some filters, does not come apart when agitated. The shorter, more
optimal ridge feature was carefully designed and tested to make sure the filter
would function perfectly in the long run.
The internals
on the AlphaONE,
slightly different than the
AquaBead
filters, are designed to give maximum flow, the least maintenance and the
lowest possible head loss of any filter of its type. With the internals using
larger slotted openings on the
AlphaONE
we don't need a sludge drain to rid the filter of sludge, this is accomplished
doing a normal backwash of the filter. This also makes the filter a little more
user friendly and quicker to backwash.
Quicker cycling than bead filters
has been reported by many in the field. Some reports of 10 - 14 days have
been reported. Compare this with 4 - 8 weeks with most bead type filters.
Available in the same 6 sizes, as our
AquaBead
filter, and in one of our PLUS or Mashimizu system.
Pricing and other
features are the same as our
AquaBead
filters.
First and foremost the
AlphaONE
gives you freedom. It gives you back your pond.
Now you'll own
your pond, it won't own you!
For more details
contact us or one of highly qualified dealers.
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