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WE INSTALL AMD PLUMB AND MOUNT YOUR ULTIMATE SYSTEM ON THE PAD FOR YOU FREE!! INCLUDED IN THE ULTIMATE SYSTEM IS A  FILTER, TURBOVORTEX SOLIDS SEPARATOR,  2 SPEED PUMP AND THE STAINLESS STEEL ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM PURE WATER PRODUCTS CALLED THE UV-1.

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Monday, July 26,1999 TO POTENTIAL BEAD FILTER PURCHASERS... IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I WRITE THE FOLLOWING TO ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A FILTER  THAT USES POLYETHYLENE BEADS TO PURIFY THE WATER. I HAVE  PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY TESTED SEVEN DISTINCT BEAD FILTERS. BUBBLEBEAD 1 BUBBLEBEAD 1000 HYDRA BEAD 2.0 FLUID BEAD DUAL-MEDIA 4.4 AQUADYNE'S AQUADYNE 2.2 AQUADYNE'S AQUADYNE 4.4 I AM CONVINCED THAT BEAD TECHNOLOGY IS THE WAY WE WILL ALL FILTER OUR PONDS IN THE NEXT DECADE. IT MAKES FILTER MAINTENANCE ESSENTIALLY EFFORTLESS. THEY RETAIN VERY LITTLE ORGANIC MATERIAL, AFTER BACKWASH AND WITH THE NEWER MULTI-PORT MODELS, YOUR CONTROL OVER THE FILTER IS PERFECT. I FOUND THAT ALL THE FILTERS COULD DELIVER GIN CLEAR WATER, SOME FASTER THAN OTHERS AND WITH MORE EFFICIENCY. THE FASTEST CYCLING, FASTEST CLEARING BEAD FILTER CURRENTLY BEING MARKETED IS THE  HYDRA BEAD FILTER. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE FILTER IS NOT EVEN THE  HIGHEST-PRICED FILTER! THIS LITTLE BLACK BEAUTY WILL CREATE CLEAR WATER BEFORE IT IS CYCLED. IT IS THE ONLY FILTER THAT CAN DO THIS. THE OTHER BEAD FILTERS RELY HEAVILY ON THE FORMATION OF A SLIME COAT ON EACH BEAD BEFORE REAL MICRO-FINE POLISHING WILL OCCUR. IT IS RARE PERFECTION OF THE INTERNALS AND THE COLUMNAR DESIGN WITCH MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. IT'S THE FASTEST CLARIFYING FILTER THERE IS. I WISH THERE WAS A FOUR CUBIC FOOT MODEL. IN PARALLEL TESTING OF THESE BEAD FILTERS AND THE AQUADYNE, RUNNING THE FILTERS SIDE BY SIDE, THE FLUID BEAD FILTERS CAUGHT MORE THAN TWICE THE DEBRIS, ALGAE AND DETRITUS THAN THE AQUADYNE DID. BOTH DID A FINE JOB OF REDUCING AMMONIA AND NITRATE AND POLISHING THE WATER, IT WAS JUST INTERESTING THAT THE FLUID BEAD WAS A BETTER SOLID WASTE CATCHER. THIS FILTER HOLDS THE LEAD IN ANOTHER AREA, WHICH IS PHENOMENALLY IMPORTANT. BEAD ACCESS.  HIS FILTER HAS A LIFT-OFF TOP WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO EXAMINE AND MANAGE YOUR BEAD LOAD WITH THE TURN OF A SCREW. WITH A BUBBLEBEAD, YOU HAVE ZERO ACCESS. WITH THE AQUADYNE FILTER, YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT IT'S THREE CONNECTIONS TO ACCESS THE BEADS. THIS IS NOT A FUNCTION ISSUE. IT'S AN EASE-OF-USE ISSUE. HERE'S HOW I COMPARE  THE THREE FILTER TYPES. (SEE FIG. 1) THE FIGURE IS CURRENTLY AS OF PRODUCTION IN JULY 1999 AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH MARKET FORCES, DESIGN CHANGES, AND OTHER VARIABLES. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU TO DECIDE ON A FILTER. I AM USING BOTH FLUID BEAD FILTERS AS WELL AS AQUADYNE FILTERS AT THIS TIME. WHEN I AM FINALLY HOUSING MY FISH IN A CENTRAL FOUR THOUSAND GALLON FACILITY, I WILL BE RUNNING THIS FLUID BEAD ONLY. I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AQUADYNE AT ALL, BUT THERE ARE FEATURES WHICH AQUADYNE DOES NOT PROVIDE. THE REASON I AM USING FLUID ART INSTEAD OF AQUADYNE IS BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING: SKID-DESIGN MAKES TRANSPORT AS EASY AS LOADING A PALLET. INTEGRATED UV IS STATE OF THE ART AND DOES NOT GENERATE THESE HYDROXYL IONS/OZONE - SOMETHING I AM COMING TO QUESTION IN TERMS OF SAFETY. AQUA UV DOES  GENERATE THESE IONS, PLUS THEY USE SEVERAL BULBS (WHICH REQUIRE MORE ELBOWS) TO GENERATE THE POWER OF THE UV-1 WHICH HITS WITH A SINGLE BULB!  TURBO VORTEX COMPATIBILITY MAKES "LEAFING" THE POOL UNNECESSARY.  LEAVES CAN BE SUCKED IN WHOLE AND DISCHARGED WITH A SIMPLE BACKWASH... BEAD ACCESS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE CASE AND SEE THE BEADS EASILY. THE FLUID BEAD AND HYDRA BEAD FILTERS ARE MORE COLUMNAR IN DESIGN AND SEEM TO CLARIFY BETTER AND FASTER. LET ME RE-ITERATE THAT THE SEVEN TESTED FILTERS  ALL PERFORMED PERFECTLY, ALTHOUGH THEY ACHIEVED THEIR OBJECTIVES WITHIN VARIABLE TIME FRAMES. THEIR PROBLEMS CAME UP LATER WITH MAINTENANCE, BEAD ACCESS, AND FLOWS. ENJOY THE FIGURE/CHART. BEST REGARDS, DOC JOHNSON

AUTHOR OF CHART: DR. ERIK L. JOHNSON.  "In consideration of the different bead filters available, I recommend the  HydraBead highly for the average hobbyist who demands speedy results, excellent water clarity and perfect biological performance. In higher-intensity applications, the Challenger series  is commendable, as is the FluidBead filter. With the advent of copy-cat filters and the "overnight expert", I recommend you choose a filter based on the accessibility of, and reliability of the producer. copyright 1999 Doc Johnson

COMPARISON OF BEAD FILTERS 7/99 DR. ERIK JOHNSON http://www.koivet.com

TEST:	FLUIDBEAD	AQUADYNE	BUBBLE BEAD
FASTEST CLARIFICATION	WINNER: HYDRABEAD	ADEQUATE	ADEQUATE
BEAD ACCESS	WINNER: HYDRABEAD AND FLUIDBEAD	DISCONNECT THREE UNIONS TO HEAD	INACCESSIBLE
DUAL MEDIA	AVAILABLE IN FLUIDBEAD DESIGN. VERY EFFECTIVE.	NOT AVAILABLE	NOT AVAILABLE
MULTI-PORT PLUMBING	ALL MODELS	ALL MODELS	NONE
UV APPLIANCE	UV-1 STAINLESS PREFERRED BY DR. JOHNSON	TYPICALLY AQUA UV	UNKNOWN
STAINLESS STEEL FILTER-BODY CONSTRUCTION	ONLY FLUIDBEAD	NOT AVAILABLE	NOT AVAILABLE
SPACE REQUIRED	SMALL	SMALL	SMALL
POWER ASSIST TO BACKWASH BY AIR BLOWER	IMPORTANT ON LARGER UNITS: AVAILABLE. ALSO FILTER CAN BE HALF DRAINED AND BEAD-CAKE DISRUPTED WITH WATER PRESSURE	NOT AVAILABLE. FILTER CAN BE HALF DRAINED AND BEAD-CAKE DISRUPTED WITH WATER PRESSURE	BUBBLE BEAD FILTERS GRAVITY FEED. THE NARROW NECK BREAKS UP THE TOP BEAD CAKE.
EASE OF BACKWASH	SIMPLE AND QUICK	SIMPLE AND QUICK	GRAVITY FED. CAN GET CLOGGED. ENORMOUS BROWN CLOUD.
SKID MOUNT COMPLETE	YES, THE WHOLE FILTER SHIPS AND TRANSPORTS ON A TIDY PAD	NONE	NONE. FILTER REQUIRES ASSEMBLY
AMMONIA, NITRATE CONTROL	EXCELLENT	EXCELLENT	EXCELLENT
INCLUDES TURBO VORTEX	ALL SYSTEMS CAN BE PLUMBED WITH  TURBO VORTEX SKIMMER	NONE	NONE
WATER CLARITY	EXCELLENT	EXCELLENT	EXCELLENT

CHALLENGER ULTIMATE 60 SYSTEM	HYDRABEAD ULTIMATE 5000 SYSTEM	FLUIDBEAD ULTIMATE 10000

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