Patent ID: 8347820

Claim:
An aquarium system comprising: a tank having a base, a pair of first sides, a pair of second sides, the first and second sides having a height all defining a main chamber; a sediment collector secured to the base of the tank, wherein the sediment collector has sides extending vertically from a bottom and a top supported by the sides, wherein the sides define a cavity that is accessible via an opening in the top, and wherein a drain opening is located in a side proximate to the bottom of the sediment collector; a drain pipe connected to the drain opening, the drain pipe exiting the tank proximate to the base of the tank and connected to a valve; and a first extension of the drain pipe connecting the valve to an inverted “T” connector, wherein the inverted “T” connector comprises a horizontal component and a vertical component, wherein the horizontal component is connected to a second horizontal extension of the drain pipe and wherein the vertical component of the inverted “T” connector is connected to a vertical fill line, wherein the vertical fill line extends vertically along a side of the fish tank and over the side of the fish tank.