Fluidized Bed Filters for sale NJ PU or Shipping. MONSTER SIZED

I have 2 Fluidized filters for sale. they each use to run a 3000 gallon fish store system independently. (6000 gallons total and they are capable of much more). They are over 4Ft tall and 10"x "10 wide. i had them customs built a couple of years ago. each one new ran me $1100.00

I dont really have to sell them but i need the room in my garage. i plan on using one of them in the future on a 4000gal custom build but by the time im ready for that tank it may be a few years....

they are acrylic and each hold over 100lbs of sand. these are monster sized filters that can be used on samll or large tanks alike.

Since im not crazy about the idea of selling them i will be asking for $450 FIRM! i will ship in the US but the buyer is responsible for shipping costs.

PM me if you are interested.

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jerzyperson;3794886; said:

so you fill the inside with sand and it filters the water? or is there much more to it? im interested, but not sure how they work

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you fill the inside with sand. then attach a pump tp pump water through it and the sand becomes "fluidized". as the water passes through it, bacteria attach to the grains of sand. the sand provides an ENORMOUS surface area. as water with ammonia/nitrite pass through the fluidized sand grains, the ammonia is converted to nitrite, the nitrite is converted through nitrate. it is the most efficient means of biological filtration available. it will allow you to keep a larger amount of fish/bio load in a small amount of water.

"[FONT=arial, helvetica]Aquarium fluidized bed filters are supplemental filters that can make a great addition to a large, heavily stocked aquarium. By "fluidizing" or suspending fine grained media in a column of water, they increase surface area and contact time for highly efficient biological filtration. Aquarium fluidized bed filters are ideal for planted aquariums, as they won't wear off your CO2. They are easy to maintain and you won't disturb your bacterial bed, which is a problem with some biological filters. "

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While live rock in sufficient quantities and wet-dry trickle filters can serve as stand-alone biological filtration mechanisms—fluidized bed filters are significantly more efficient than any other biological filtration method. The reason for this is that biological filtration is all about surface area, and fluidized bed filters maximize the surface area of the bio-media by suspending (or “fluidizing”) the bio-media in system water.
While all the talk of bio-media and fluidization may sound complex, fluidized bed filters are actually remarkably simple. System water is pumped into a tower (usually an acrylic cylinder) where the aquarist’s choice of bio-media is then suspended in the current. The water is then forced out of the filter and back into the system.
In terms of bio-media for a fluidized bed filter, there are many choices, and most do a fine job. Again, keep two words in mind when choosing your bio-media for a fluidized bed filter: surface area. While spherical bio-media is good, there are those who say angular bio-media such as Lifegard’s Fluidized Bed Filter Media (which boasts 71 square feet of surface area per pound) is better. The bottom line is that any of the bio-media commonly sold for use in fluidized bed filters is going to be more efficient than the media in a wet-dry trickle filter.

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dylan2187;3796401; said:

g/l bump for a good guy. if i pick up that monster i showed you maybe ill pick one up lol

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lol they used to run a 3000 gallon fish system with literally hundreds of fish. you will definitely never have ammonia or nitrite problems!!! lol