So, I had an empty 50 gallon tank kicking around, that needed to be resealed. After some research here, I used GE silicone I for the reseal and for the chambers.
I decided to go with four chambers: one for the water influent area, a small chamber for carbon, a chamber for bioballs and/or pot scrubbies, and the last area to house the pump. I left the two outside chambers large enough so there'd be room if I decided to add a chamber either way.
I decided to go with something like a water polisher by using pool filters on my influent. This should eliminate any fine particles that would've clogged my other media. I made it so the filters could be easily removed to be cleaned/replaced.
Some pictures.
The tank
Influent with pool filters. Note: the smaller filter will come into play as the larger one gets dirty.
With chambers set-up and siliconed in
Fully set-up and running.
I decided to go with four chambers: one for the water influent area, a small chamber for carbon, a chamber for bioballs and/or pot scrubbies, and the last area to house the pump. I left the two outside chambers large enough so there'd be room if I decided to add a chamber either way.
I decided to go with something like a water polisher by using pool filters on my influent. This should eliminate any fine particles that would've clogged my other media. I made it so the filters could be easily removed to be cleaned/replaced.
Some pictures.
The tank
Influent with pool filters. Note: the smaller filter will come into play as the larger one gets dirty.
With chambers set-up and siliconed in
Fully set-up and running.
