It looks so silly still being up on the stand with lights and lid 
So does the drip plate go into a bio tower or are you using that over your k1?
So does the drip plate go into a bio tower or are you using that over your k1?
135 K-1 sump build
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It looks so silly still being up on the stand with lights and lid
So does the drip plate go into a bio tower or are you using that over your k1?
The drip tray is over the K-1 section. It was more convenient to leave it on the cinder blocks to add the dividers ; }
I knew the tank was big but getting it in the house and the 135 gl. sump in the stand really puts it in perspective ! It was well worth the case of bribery ; } it took to get it in the house. Tomorrow after work I get to crawl under the house and brace the floor.
WOO HOO lol
WOO HOO lol
Thanks
All my help took off today when the hail storm hit so the floor is still unbraced. after everyone left I used the time to fab up the air supply tubes for the K-1 chamber. 2 tubes 3/4" in diameter and 36" long each, there are 35 holes in each tube alternating sides every inch. each tube will be fed by a separate air pump. acrylic doesnt stick to glass very well so I used a wire wheel to rough up the bottom side of the mount to give the silicone something to ad hear to besides smooth acrylic.
It was just past midnight when I finished filling the tank last night. As soon as the pump was at full speed it became very clear that it was way too much pump for this filter.To fix this I can plumb in a valve to slow the flow or down size the pump. Currently I have a quiet one 9000 in the sump. The second issue and caused by the first issue is that the K-1 was being crowded up next to the strainer between the chambers I have temporarily corrected this by adding a pump to blow the media away from the strainer but I think downsizing the pump will correct this.
Just in case, I have only added 50 L of media and will be adding the second bag in a month or so.
This morning I am going to add the matrix and some bio balls That have been in a separate filter cycling for the last month then the fish and 100 gl. of water from the same tank and all the fish.
Just in case, I have only added 50 L of media and will be adding the second bag in a month or so.
This morning I am going to add the matrix and some bio balls That have been in a separate filter cycling for the last month then the fish and 100 gl. of water from the same tank and all the fish.
Something to point out for those of you wanting to do a K-1 filter, The humidity level in my house is now allmost unreal ! This is surely the result of pumping 130 lpm of air into the filter. I am allmost worried the sheetrock will melt ! I allmost never turn on the ac, maybe 1-5 times a year, the rest of the time the windows are open and I just deal with the heat. Winter time will be another story, I close the house up tight. I really do not run a dehumidifier- too costly.
If the suction from your pump is sucking the K1 media up against the dividing strainer, maybe you could put in a T join and tap on the pump return and redirect the excess flow back into the K1 area to keep the media away.
Cheers, Doug
Cheers, Doug
That would work great thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I don't think I will have it running in the current configuration much longer. the humidity in my house is terrible ! this K-1 may end up being a very spendy version of bio balls.
OK now that I am done freakin out about the humidity lol. I think this filter still has a chance. I have added glass lids to most of the filter, I am waiting on a diamond hole saw to drill the other lids and all should be good. I think I will add 1 more air pump to help fluidize the media next to the strainer, currently I am using a power head to do this. All 100 liters of K-1 media are now in the filter. The Co2 is just to monitor the Ph of the tank and not running at this point. It would probably not work very well any way because of the degassing that would occur in the bio chamber.
