Hi all. it's been a long time since I've posted. I set up a small 1ft tank the other day for my young son and have some plants in there at the moment. on a walk we found a used 2212 with the lead cut off and I garbed it for the taps. I was thinking of using a small power head on the input house to the canister and placing the filter next to the tank. anyone see any problem's with this?
DIY filter from old canister filter
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it can be done. put the motor on the output to lessen the load - it sucks instead of pushing water through the filter. Using gravity, the water will feed directy to the bucket (through the media) and the motor pulls in the water going to the tank - same concept as eheim 2260. To prime it, just put a garden hose on the inlet (place the inlet end inside the tank) until all air are expelled - gravity will then do the rest. Also take off the impeller to make sure water flow through well.
This can be done on almost all canister filter specially if the motor died - salvaging them instead of throwing them out.
This can be done on almost all canister filter specially if the motor died - salvaging them instead of throwing them out.
Same concept as modular filters where you have a central pump and attach one or a series of canisters, whether for a single tank, a fish room full of tanks, a whole fish store, etc. Several companies make such canisters. I used to see this more often, I did a version of it myself years ago.
A DIY version is making a filter out of a 5 gal bucket and a pump.
A DIY version is making a filter out of a 5 gal bucket and a pump.
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As innovative as those 5gal bucket filters are, I would need to beta test a prototype before risking a leak. I put a prototype together at one point then decided not to use it. If a 5gal bucket was made with thicker walls I would have had more confidence in the outcome. The space below the stand isn't always conducive to placing a 5gal bucket with all the room needed for pcv piping. By the time you have all the needed parts components you could buy a 2217 with a tried and true cred.
Was never tempted to do the 5 gal bucket thing. Some people enjoy all the tinkering, me not so much. 
Some of the modular systems I used to see were pretty high end. I think Sea Clear was one of them, now I see a company called Nu Clear making what looks like the same units. Lifegard was another, different style with smaller individual units-- they're still around.
Some of the modular systems I used to see were pretty high end. I think Sea Clear was one of them, now I see a company called Nu Clear making what looks like the same units. Lifegard was another, different style with smaller individual units-- they're still around.
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