Features of HydroBead™ Vortex Filters:
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Less water required for backwashing than competing bead filters.
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True "outward-in" water vortex motion to spin water from the outside edge of the tank around an axis - creating a "true-vortex" inside the tank. Other bead filters spin water from the center-outward that works against the natural vortex properties.
See how a "true vortex" works -
True internal vortex water motion settles debris to the bottom of the tank BEFORE entering the bead pack. A true vortex water motion keeps the beads themselves more free of debris.
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True vortex water motion keeps the beads in constant motion - creating a fluidized media pack.
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"Food-grade" Styrofoam HydroFoam™ beads that have a higher surface area than plastic or glass beads.
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HydroFoam™ beads - made from food-grade styrofoam are extremely light weight and buoyant - and have much more buoyancy than plastic, or glass beads - and agitate with water flow much better than heavier plastic, or glass beads during backwash.
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Solid HydroFoam™ beads completely backwash clean and free of debris - unlike hollow media such as the "macaroni noodle", and "honeycomb" media types that trap debris inside itself and does not completely backwash.
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Vertical backwash lateral forces water down through the HydroFoam™ beads in three water columns - forcing the extremely buoyant HydroFoam beads between the downward moving bead to move upwards.
This creates an efficient "stirring and mixing" motion in the bead pack.
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Multiple sizes of HydroFoam™ beads trap debris down to 50 microns for superior water polishing combined with lighter weight and higher buoyancy for more complete backwashing.
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HydroFoam™ beads have multiple diameters of 1/16", 1/12", 1/8", and 1/4".
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Vortex chamber sediment flush drain.
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Less internal plumbing elbows allow for higher flow rates and less flow restriction.
HydroBead Vortex™ bead filters accomplish two goals, one being bio filtration, and the other - water polishing (fine particulate capture). Water enters the HBV bead filter through high volume vortex lateral jet that forces the water to swirl in a "true vortex" inside the fiberglass tank.
