Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi - Federation of British Aquatic ...

New to You?
The nexx Step in
Filtration
No, not a ‘typo’ in the heading,
but actually the name of a new
filtration system from the
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals-Aquarian-Rena group.
Described as an ‘Evolution in Filtration’ this new external filtration system
certainly attracts attention both from its visual impact and from its
possibilities as an extendable system.
Intriguingly, servicing and adding/removing additional sections can be
made without interrupting the action of the filter. This is made possible by
clever ‘pipework’ connections and not having any motor within the filter
body itself.
This is the basic module, containing two filter mediaequipped
canisters.
The input and output connectors can be seen as
yellow plugs at the base. The yellow handle at the top
serves to lock the lids to the removable filter sections.
Water is pumped from the aquarium through hoses
from what can be best described as a mini-pond pump
sitting in the main tank.
Here’s how the system gets extended. You simply
plug consecutive units together!
Each unit’s base acts as a connecting cradle and the
water flows to and from each unit in a parallel fashion.
Each unit can be ‘unplugged’ from its cradle whilst still
in use with no spillage of water occurring.
Should the units become clogged a bypass allows
water to continue back to the main tank
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