Protozoan marine life inhibitor

• US 4,257,352 A
• Filed: 04/12/1979
• Issued: 03/24/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William J. Randazza
• Original Assignee: Ronald J. Randazza
• Inventors: Habegger, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Chamblee, Hugh R.
• Application Number:
  US06/029,302
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 119/5, 119/3, 210/169, 210/243, 204/149, 204/275
• US Class Current: 119/245
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 63/04 Arrangements for treating water specially adapted to receptacles for live fish

Abstract

This invention relates to a protozoan marine life inhibitor system for use with a marine aquarium. The system includes first, second and third conduits, a pump and an electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor unit. The first conduit is in communication with water in the aquarium and the pump. The second conduit is interconnected between the pump and the electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor for delivery of water from the aquarium through the first conduit, the pump and the second conduit to the electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor unit. The third conduit is connected to the electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor and is positioned to receive and return water to the marine aquarium. The electrolytic marine life inhibitor includes an alternating current power source and a pair of spaced apart electrodes electrically connected to the alternating current power source. The spaced electrodes are positioned within a chamber of the marine life inhibitor unit such that the water flows through the chamber of the electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor unit and between the electrodes, whereby protozoan life forms carried by the water have their continued growth terminated.

Claims

1. A protozoan marine life inhibitor system for use in combination with a marine aquarium containing saline water, said system including

first, second and third conduit means,

pump means, and

an electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor means,

said first conduit means in communication with said saline water and said pump,

said second conduit means interconnected between said pump and said electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor for delivery of saline water from said aquarium through said first conduit means said pump means and said second conduit means to said electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor means, said third conduit means connected to said electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor means and positioned to receive and return said saline water to said marine aquarium,

said electrolytic marine life inhibitor means including an

alternating current power source and a pair of spaced apart rod shaped electrodes electrically connected to said alternating current power source, said spaced apart rod shaped electrodes are positioned within a chamber positioned above the level of said aquarium water such that said saline water flows through said chamber of said electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor means and at right angles to said rod shaped electrodes,

said alternating current power source provides power of a level sufficient to heat said water flowing through said chamber,

a heat limit control means responsive to the temperature of said aquarium water and controllably electically connected to said alternating current power source to interrupt said alternating current power to said electrolytic protozoan marine life inhibitor means whenever the temperature of said water exceeds a predetermined level, whereby protozoan life forms carried by said saline water have their continued growth terminated, and said saline water temperature is maintained at said predetermined level.

2. The protozoan marine life inhibitor system of claim 1, wherein said electrodes are carbon rods.

3. The protozoan marine life inhibitor system of claim 1 which includes air bleed means to said chamber to provide said chamber with air should said pump operation be interrupted thereby ensuring water within said chamber can drain into said aquarium whereby over heating of said water in the region of said electrodes is avoided.

4. The protozoan marine life inhibitor system of claim 3 which includes in combination a filter means coupled to said pump means to thereby filter said water prior to said water'"'"'s flow through said chamber.

5. The protozoan marine life inhibitor system of claim 3 where said alternating current power source is variably adjustable.