I posted this in the DIY section and didn't get many responses, so I thought I'd try here.
Would one giant filter for multiple tanks be more energy efficient than running individual filters on the tank? It would be for 4-6 tanks in the 75-180g range. I am thinking of a DIY filter of some type utilizing something like a 55g barrel, as a trickle filter, huge canister, or liquid bed filter. I could also potentially connect my big plywood tank I will be building (300-400g) to the loop. If I went to the work of this I would probably add an aquaponics/pothos bed as well. Also how would this effect the energy efficiency of my heaters? Would there be any way to do a set up like this without drilling all the tanks? DIY King on Youtube has a good video on PVC overflows that I think I could make work in this situation. Would it be better to plumb all the tanks together to get a flow through to the filter, or to plumb each tank directly to the filter? I am just having a hard time picturing how this might work, because most the things I have seen like this are something like breeding racks, not several large display tanks hooked together. I also like the idea of maintaining one large filter rather than all my smaller ones.
Thanks! I am kind of thinking out loud here.
Would one giant filter for multiple tanks be more energy efficient than running individual filters on the tank? It would be for 4-6 tanks in the 75-180g range. I am thinking of a DIY filter of some type utilizing something like a 55g barrel, as a trickle filter, huge canister, or liquid bed filter. I could also potentially connect my big plywood tank I will be building (300-400g) to the loop. If I went to the work of this I would probably add an aquaponics/pothos bed as well. Also how would this effect the energy efficiency of my heaters? Would there be any way to do a set up like this without drilling all the tanks? DIY King on Youtube has a good video on PVC overflows that I think I could make work in this situation. Would it be better to plumb all the tanks together to get a flow through to the filter, or to plumb each tank directly to the filter? I am just having a hard time picturing how this might work, because most the things I have seen like this are something like breeding racks, not several large display tanks hooked together. I also like the idea of maintaining one large filter rather than all my smaller ones.
Thanks! I am kind of thinking out loud here.