DIY filtration

[Fishysocks2013]

Hello all,
I apologize as I am sure if I searched long enoughi would be able to find this information, but I don't have much time to do research. I am wanting to get back into fish keeping, and I would like to make my filtration system myself. I want to make a canister setup. I am not sure about the exact size of the tank I am getting, or the fish I will be keeping, but I have enough of an idea to start gettiny plans ready for this project. I want my tank to be between 100 and 150 gallons, and I would like to flow at least five times the contents of the tank per hour. So, around ,5-700 gpm. The setup must be relatively quiet, and I would like to make it easy enough to perform maintenance and cleaning without much difficulty. I am a mechanic by trade, so I'm sure I can pull it off, but I'd just like some insight from those who have done this themselves. Any links to write ups would also be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[JK47]

For that flow rate and maintenance goal you should be targeting a DIY sump in my opinion. They can be silent, cheap and handle flow rates as you describe rather easily. DIY canisters have a tendency to leak if not done just right. I also (my personal belief) feel that they are harder to clean than a sump.

 

[Fishysocks2013]

I'm open to this idea. Do you know of any links with write ups on this?

 

[JK47]

I'm open to this idea. Do you know of any links with write ups on this?

I'm on mobile at the moment (vacation week) so I don't have any handy. The options are endless. It all comes down to what you want your sump to do. Some are so simple it's just a used CL tank with no baffles or anythinganything fancy. Just socks, media and submerged pump.

 

[Fishysocks2013]

I'm on mobile at the moment (vacation week) so I don't have any handy. The options are endless. It all comes down to what you want your sump to do. Some are so simple it's just a used CL tank with no baffles or anythinganything fancy. Just socks, media and submerged pump.

do you happen to be back from vacation? i got my tank and i am trying to get everything set up.

 

[JK47]

I am back tomorrow. Online though. Can you answer some questions for us? If you can answer these we can suggest a great design. There are many approaches one can take when setting up a sump.

-what size tank did you get?
-glass or acrylic?
-is there overflow towers inside the tank?
-have you finalized the turn over rate (GPH) you want?
-for media are you trying to do a moving bed, submerged or trickle?
-do you want filter socks or to use filter floss like pillow stuffing or another type of mechanical?
-what are the interior dimensions of your stand?

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

If you just search "sump" you will find hundreds upon hundreds of results. Most large tanks and saltwater tanks that I have seen use a sump so there are endless resources and write ups here and elsewhere online.

 

[Fishysocks2013]

Update. Just found a fx5 and got it for a killer deal, I'm happy with this filtration for now, until my fish grow larger. Now I just need to decide what exact setup I want when it comes to fish plants and substrate

 

[Fishysocks2013]

I really wanted to try to do a diy setup l, but for just over a hundred bucks I couldn't ass it up