Okay so I got a free tank from a friend who was moving out of town and the thought of setting it up made me think that it wasnt really going to be free if I had to buy a new filter, so I went through my inventory and threw this together.
Its pretty standard, took less than an hour and was free to me since I already had everything.
I used an old kitty litter bucket, the first thing I did was remove the decals, I used a laquer thinner since they have a laminate over the decals.
Than I cut the bottom out of the bucket, I used a my circular saw, but a utility knife would work just as well.
I used another bucket to make a base for the first one, I didnt remove the decals since I planned to cut around them. There is eggcrate in the bottom to hold the filter media in the bucket.
I stuck the bucket and stand in a rubbermaid and called it done.
Then I remembered that I need to get the water into the bucket some how.....
I plumbed the inlet with 1.5" PVC, filled the bucket with filter media, stuck a quiet one 4000 in the sump, plumbed return line with 1" pvc and filled up the tank.
Been running it for a week and I cant complain, tank inhabitants are 1 6-7" RD and 1 13-14" cat?!?!
Its pretty standard, took less than an hour and was free to me since I already had everything.
I used an old kitty litter bucket, the first thing I did was remove the decals, I used a laquer thinner since they have a laminate over the decals.
Than I cut the bottom out of the bucket, I used a my circular saw, but a utility knife would work just as well.
I used another bucket to make a base for the first one, I didnt remove the decals since I planned to cut around them. There is eggcrate in the bottom to hold the filter media in the bucket.
I stuck the bucket and stand in a rubbermaid and called it done.
Then I remembered that I need to get the water into the bucket some how.....
I plumbed the inlet with 1.5" PVC, filled the bucket with filter media, stuck a quiet one 4000 in the sump, plumbed return line with 1" pvc and filled up the tank.
Been running it for a week and I cant complain, tank inhabitants are 1 6-7" RD and 1 13-14" cat?!?!
