Since
the development of the Kaldnes moving bed
process and its successful introduction into the waste water treatment
industry in 1991, Kaldnes K1 media has become the industry standard
throughout the world. However Kaldnes have not been idle and they have
continued their extensive R+D programme to further improve the efficiency
of their process
over the last 12 years.
The
Bio Chip is the result of this R+D and is much more that just a different
shaped media. Although the total protected surface area is more than 2.4
times higher than K1 this is only part of the story.
The
main difference to K1 is that the protected area or quiet zone in Bio Chip
is designed to be the perfect environment for micro animals not just
bacteria. The extremely quiet zones created by the hydrophilic layer
protecting every cavity in the Bio Chip is critical to allow these micro
animals to flourish. With other types of media they tend to be flushed
out.
Add
to existing K1/K3 moving bed in ratio of 20 % to total media volume, 1
part Biochip to 4 parts K1/K3, so just to confirm 25litres of Biochip to
every 100 ltres of K1.
Code
Product
Price
Order
KBM25
kaldnes Biochip Media 25 litres
£64.95
These
micro animals feed on small particles such as
fish waste, dead bacteria and algae. There are many different types of
these micro animals as you can see from our illustrations. Consider that
the Rotifier as illustrated above is filtering 100,000 times its own
volumes per hour and is feeding on particles up to 10 micron in size. It
is these small particles that are always difficult to remove by mechanical
means and make our water cloudy !
Once
fully colonised the bio chip contains an army of these micro animals, all
filtering hundreds of thousands of times their own volume in every hour searching
for these tiny particles. Gleaming
healthy water low in BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand)
and high in oxygen must follow!
If you would like to convert one of your existing filter chambers to the
Kaldnes media then we have a TWO SPECIAL CALCULATORS which
will help you Calculate the amount of Kaldnes you will need.
