An In-depth Look At The Azoo Palm Filter

[Danno]

The Azoo Palm Filter is personally one of the coolest things on the aquarium market. Azoo took the idea of the filter and made it very very small. The only problem with this is that the "3-stage filtration" got hit where it hurts. Today I took a gander at what makes up the filter.

The filter is made like any basic filter containing a body, impeller, intake tubing, body cover, and a flow spout. This gives the filter some DIY space.

Further examining the filter, I looked that the "filter media" that the Azoo Palm Filter gives you. It is rubbish! soooo we have to think here. In every good filter we have biological, mechanical, and chemical filtration. At the moment it fails.

So follow these steps to improve your filter. Take the black course sponge and set it aside. Take the packed filter floss and peel thin slices of it off as such:

Take a common sowing needle and some fishing line. Do the usual knots when you are mending your clothing.

Start sowing at the top corner and sow all the way down one of the long sides.

Go down the bottom side, go around another corner and stop half way up the other side.

Obtain a thin plasic spoon and your favorite brand of carbon.

Stretch and pull at the filter floss a bit to make a pocket and that allows more carbon into the going-to-be newly formed media pocket.

Sow the packet to the top and fill the pocket all the way full. Continue to sow the pocket closed and tie it off.

Insert the carbon pocket in front of the black sponge from before and set it in the filter. Continue to cover the filter with the hood.

This is an overview of the filter on a 2 1/2 gallon tank.

This is a size comparison to show how small it is. That is a 20 gallon long in the background. Sorry about the mess

This is a picture of the filter running. The filter, for its size, it quite impressive once modified.

And finally this is a possible tank scenario that I threw together in 3 or so minutes:

The possibilites are endless. You could even make a marine-pico tank! If you have this filter and have any experiances with it please share your stories!

Maybe Ill set my other 2 1/2 gallon tank with two of these puppies later on today

 

[iairj84]

Nice Job!! Thanks for showing some of it's possibilities, I've been thinking about getting a 3 gallon and making a little pico tank with it... We'll see!

 

[tangokitty]

I know this is an old thread but a great idea that should be reviewed!

 

[Neo8223]

nice! did something similar with my hob filter for my 2 gall tank. It seems that you've concentrated on the mechanical and chemical filter. Mine concentrated on mechanical and bio filter.

I had eheim bio balls in mine and added some filterwool too. You still have space for the bio balls. Put it on the left hand side above the inlet. It does not slow down flow. I tested it out on my 2 ft tank for a day and nothing spiked. The tank now has 20 newly born brisslenoses in it and is happy as a pig in mud.

Nice mod. How much did u pay for ur filter and where did u get it? I want a reserve HOB and u cant buy mine anymore.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

I would just get an AC 20, its not much more. Nice thinking though. Only problem is that the carbon will be depleted in a few days so you will have to replace it. I think a media bag wouldve been better suited for it.

 

[tangokitty]

What is a reserve HOB??

 

[Neo8223]

as in a spare HOB filter. HOB is short for Hang On Back. You never know when your filter will pack in. As the saying goes. Propper planning and preperation prevents p&^$ poor performance.

Also for the filter carbon, i would use an old pair of tights to hold in the carbon. knot off one end and then add the carbon, next tie it off again and then cut all excess. You can re-use the tights over and over again. Its more modular too. Still, i was impressed with your build quality on your build.

 

[Neo8223]

Define irony: When you say you want to prepare just incase your filter goes bust and 24 hours later it goes bust.

 

[Gill]

these are excellent filters, i have been using these fir a few years now and love modding them.
i like to use rubble in the compartment as it gives great filration with a peice of filter wool in it.