Waterco Aquabiome
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Choosing The Correct Aquabiome For Your Pond
* Maximum fish stocking weight depends on the percentage of body weight fed daily.
• Ornamental fish weight based on feeding rate of 3% of body weight.
• Aquaculture fish weight based on feeding rate of 1% of body weight.
Aquabiome
ASM400
ASM500
ASM600
ASM750
ASM900
Nominal Diameter
mm / inch
400 / 16
500 / 20
600 / 24
750 / 30
900 / 35
Filter Surface Area
m2 / ft2
0.13 / 1.4
0.2 / 2.1
0.3 / 3.2
0.44 / 4.9
0.64 / 7.15
Media Volume litres /
gallons
43 / 11.3
68 / 18
117 / 30.9
199 / 52.6
303 / 80
Media Weight kg / lbs
21.5 / 5.7
34 / 9
58.5 / 15.45
99.5 / 26.3
151.5 / 40
Biofilter Surface Area
m2 / ft2
47.3 / 509
74.8 / 805
128.7 / 1385
218.9 / 2356
333.3 / 3588
Inlet / Outlet
Connections
40mm/ 50mm
[EU] / 1
1
/
2
”
40mm/ 50mm
[EU] / 1
1
/
2
”
40mm/ 50mm
[EU] / 1
1
/
2
”
50mm / 63mm
[EU] / 2”
50mm / 63mm
[EU] / 2”
Min - Max Flow Rate
lpm
52 - 101
80 - 157
120 - 226
180 – 353
255 - 509
m3/hr
3.1 – 6.1
4.8 – 9.4
7.2 – 13.5
10.8 – 21.2
15.3 – 30.5
gpm
13.7 – 26.7
21.1 – 41.5
31.7 – 59.7
47.6 – 93.3
67.4 – 134.5
Max Pond Size litres /
gallons
13,000 / 3,434 20,000 / 5,300 36,000 / 9,500 60,000 / 15,900 90,000 / 24000
Feed Rate kg / lbs
per day
0.32 / 0.71
0.5 / 1.1
0.9 / 1.98
1.5 / 3.31
2.4 / 5.29
Total Ornamental Fish
weight* kg / lbs
10.7 / 23.6
16.7 / 36.8
30 / 66.1
50 / 110.2
80 / 176.4
Total Aquaculture
Fish weight* kg / lbs
32 / 70.5
50 / 110.2
90 / 198
150 / 330.7
240 / 529
Tank Diameter mm /
inch
421 / 16.5”
520 / 20.5”
622 / 24.5”
772 / 30.4”
923 / 36.3”
Overall Height mm
/ inch
856 / 33.7”
815 / 32.1”
880 / 34.6”
993 / 39.1”
1115 / 43.9”
Valve Size mm / inch
40 / 1
1
/
2
”
40 / 1
1
/
2
”
40 / 1
1
/
2
”
50 / 2”
50 / 2”
Bed Depth mm / inch
290 / 11.4”
290 / 11.4”
360 / 14.2”
400 / 15.7”
440 / 17.3”
How Does The Aquabiome Filter Work?
The Aquabiome should be installed after your strainer/Vortex and main biological filter system.
A suitably sized pump must be selected to ensure the correct water flow is delivered to the
Aquabiome. Once installed, the Aquabiome will remove suspended solids down to 10 microns in
size, maintaining your water clarity to a very high standard.
The pumped water is fed to the Multi-port valve and diverted to the lower filter inlet. The inflowing
water is evenly dispersed through the special slotted pipes (Laterals) within the lower section of
the filter. The contaminated water flows upwards through the filter vessel depositing waste matter
between the crevices of the Biomedia.
To assist the growth of Bacteria for removal of the Ammonia present in the contaminated inflowing
water, you will need to charge the system with: ‘Filter Start’. Once added to the inflowing water,
good bacteria will begin to colonise on the filter media enhancing the biological action.
The Aquabiome is designed to reduce the amount of maintenance (and waste water) required
and ideally if the equipment has been correctly sized, backwashing will only be required on a
weekly basis. The backwashing process is assisted by the use of a very powerful blower (air
compressor) and the whole procedure will take less than 5 minutes to perform. (See general running
instructions).
The Aquabiome is designed to ensure servicing simplicity. The main filter body has a large 8”
diameter lid for easy access to the internals of the filter. Both the top collector assembly and
laterals can be easily unscrewed and removed for cleaning.
