| 摘要 |
A filtering system for fish bowls and aquariums is held in a specifically formed cavity formed integrally at the bottom of the fish bowl or aquarium, which is held in a stand that supports and conceals the specifically shaped cavity and also hides an electric motor therein. The electric motor is magnetically coupled through a drive magnet held against the flat bottom of the bowl or aquarium to a driven magnet, having an impeller attached thereto, for recirculating water through the filter. A perforated top plate covers the filtering element, and includes a porous filter material therein to allow water to pass from a main body of water through the porous filter material and through the specifically-shaped cavity into a tubular central portion and out the tubular central portion back into the body of water. The stand both supports the bowl and conceals the motor, as well as a possible light source therein. In the assembled position, visually the bowl or aquarium will show nothing of any tubes, air stones, or the like, and will provide an aesthetically-pleasing bowl.
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