over tank trickle filter?

andyc228 · Jul 17, 2008

so where do you get these? where a box is over a opening of the tank and the pump pumps water into it and it goes down back into the tank.
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Barrett_DIY_Overtank_Tricklefilter.html

Nic · Jul 17, 2008

i got mine from somebody on here.... but you can diy them easy... search the diy forum i think it was this forum that somebody built one....

andyc228 · Jul 17, 2008

does it work well on large tanks? because it looks like its very simple and cheap.

Nic · Jul 17, 2008

i havent set mine up yet.... but i cant see how it wouldnt work well... same concept as sump.... just overhead....

andyc228 · Jul 17, 2008

except you only need 1 pump! :grinno:

Nic · Jul 17, 2008

i only use one pump on my sump so for me its the same

andyc228 · Jul 17, 2008

oh i ment u only need one pump and no overflow

islander671 · Jul 17, 2008

there is a stackable variety that allows you to add more and more media. They are pretty popular in Japan, since alot of people keep there tanks on low stands and dont have the room for a sump.

andyc228 · Jul 18, 2008

you know where to get some pics of the filters?

Hooligan · Jul 18, 2008

andyc228;1987726; said:
you know where to get some pics of the filters?

Heres a few pics of my 40gallon over the tank trickle filter, filtering a 360gallon tank. The pump is in the tanking pumping water up into the filter passing thru a filter sock, some additional filter pads and carbon, trickling over bio media and draining back into the tank. Not the prettiest setup, but it works.


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