The primary canister filter, providing mechanical and biological filtration and the main circulation in the tank.
Why I chose it
Chosen for silent operation, electronic flow control, and programmable day/night profiles, so flow can be scheduled rather than left at one fixed rate.
What I've learned
·Flow scheduling is genuinely useful: a lower night profile is set independently of the day rate.
·The filter exposes its state over a local API, so its status is polled and logged rather than checked by eye.
·Outlet state history has proved useful for reconstructing when maintenance actually happened.
Installation
Standard canister installation in the cabinet, plumbed to the display, on a controller outlet.
Configuration
·Scheduled day / night flow profile
·Polled over its local API alongside the rest of the stack
·Switched through a controller outlet
Maintenance
·Rinse mechanical media when flow drops.
·Leave biological media largely undisturbed.
·Check impeller and seals at each service.
Known limitations
·Electronic control adds a failure mode a purely mechanical filter does not have.
·Flow rate is not yet logged as a time series, so degradation between services is inferred rather than measured.
Controller integration
Switched through a controller outlet (EHM) and polled over its own local API for state.
Maintenance history
No service dates recorded yet. Scheduled replacement applies to consumables; this item is tracked by condition instead.