My Cheap DIY Benaficial Wet/Dry

Kuda

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Somthing went wrong with the pics i'll re-post tommarow
 

rayman45

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dam...
 

Kuda

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Ok Here she is.

Ok You got your basic pump, connected to pvc
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It goes to a spray spray bar
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Into a bucket of media of your choice, this sits on a shelf above the tank
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From under the shelf go into the bottom of the bucket with pvc enough were you a a few inches of sitting water, you dont want all the media wet, you want half wet and half dry
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The filtered water then drains back into the tank with the help of gravity, seing as its on a shelf above the tank
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heres the finished product, shes been runnin great for 2 months
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If you would like more details or any certain pictures or if you plan to make your own and need some more information feel free to ask, i'll be happy to help

The 2 red handles you see on the pvc are simply shut offs, there not required but handie
 

Hasi

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Looks good bro and very easy to make and would work really well.

The only problem i see is if a power failure happens all the water in the sump will be drained back into the tank and the BB will die off.

Correct me if i'm wrong
 

Kuda

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no the bucket is at the draining water level, when the power goes off everything stays put
 

rayman45

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wish i could do this....
 

Kuda

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What media are you running?
Theres a bunch of just shower scrubbies, some filter floss, a couple old Filter pads and some lava rock

rayman45 said:
wish i could do this....
rayman you could do this its simple!! lol
 

Kuda

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good job. I have been meaning to beef up my filtration for a while now..
thanks for the inspiring pics.
anytime rtf, if you need anymore pics or details just let me know
 
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