Aquarium system

摘要

An aquarium system having a tank supported by a base, the base having a drawer that that retains the operational components of the filtration system. An overflow chute is positioned within the tank, the chute having an open top such that water from the tank may flow into the chute and into the drawer. The drawer has a receiving compartment located beneath the chute and a return compartment separated from the receiving compartment by a filter such that water is drawn through the filter and into the return compartment by a pump. The pump then delivers the filtered water from the return compartment into the tank through a conduit passing up through the chute. The filtration system is fully operational with the drawer closed or partially open.

主权项

1. An aquarium system comprising:
a water retaining tank having walls, a bottom and a bottom opening; a base supporting said tank, said base having an at least partially open top and a front opening; a drawer positioned within said base and slidingly movable through said front opening, said drawer comprising a water receiving compartment and a water return compartment; a pump positioned within said return compartment, said pump delivering water from said return compartment into said tank through a return conduit; a filter positioned between said receiving compartment and said return compartment, whereby water in said receiving compartment is drawn through said filter and into said return compartment by said pump; an overflow chute comprising an open top, said overflow chute positioned within said tank over said bottom opening of said tank, whereby water in said tank flows into said overflow chute open top, into said overflow chute, through said tank bottom opening and into said receiving compartment; wherein with said drawer partially withdrawn from said base such that said filter is accessible for removal, water flowing through said overflow chute is received in said receiving compartment.