Neat little filter I made for switching to a new and barebottom tank.

Im in the process of moving my oscar to a brandnew 75g and I want to go bare bottom this time around.

Im worried about losing all the beneficial bacteria in the gravel. So I made a small filter to put inside the tank that'll hold a few pounds of gravel, and hopefully help me avoid a cycle crash. There's also a seasoned 406 and 2 whisper 60s making the move.


I have 2 different sized tubs I can use.


185 gph pump. It draws water through the little holes on the bottom of the tub and sprays filtered water out of the top

Itll just sit in the bottom of the tank. I could always reuse this as a temporary filter if a canister decides to stop working. Its ugly, but I think it could be really effective with some biomax or scrubbies in there

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Yeah, the pump is attached to the lid, I'm not planning on using it long term because it's large and ugly, but im hesitant to go bare bottom right off the bat, I'm probably just going to put a few pounds of gravel from the old tank in it

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