DIY 6 Gallon Bucket Canister Filter

[Jgray152]

Just think how cool that whole mess would turn out if you end up building ponds!

I would love to do that. I would need to buy an small tractor with an excavator attachment or rent one. I have a John Deere 2210 available to me anytime with a front loader on it that I have been using for the retaining wall but that won't work to good with ponds.

Out of curiosity what will this be conected to?
Since caniser filters ready at the store their turbing is soft and bendible, so is your diy canister going to be conected to an overflow??

Its hooking up to my 180 US Gal. but im not sure if I want to hard plumb it or use vinal tubing. Maybe even PEX. Don't know yet. I still have a lot to do and lots of testing to do before I get to that point.

 

[bigbaddad]

Nice work

 

[Jgray152]

So I have done some thinking and I may decide to put a pump inside the canister and some how get the cord to seal completly through the canister wall.

I don't exactly want to rely on silicone its self. So I found some think below;

As long as the cord is round I should be ok. If the cord is not round..... I may have to make it round...

 

[Jgray152]

I think I may go with a Taam Rio 32 Hyper Flow Water Pump. If I go submersable that is.

It has a Round cord.


1" Outlet
Power Consumption...... 115 Watts
Flow Rate @ 1' ........... 1920 GPH
Flow Rate @ 4' ........... 1500 GPH
Flow Rate @ 6' ........... 1300 GPH
Price ........................ $98 @ Marinedepot.com

Looks like a good impeller design.

The pump would be less than 4' from the surface.

I was just thinking, there is no reason why you couldn't have this entire filter in a large aquarium with 0-1' head and even keep the cover off the top of the bucket.

 

[Jgray152]

This is a picture of th epump with a couple different options installed on it.

I have only read a couple reviews and some are good. Some are bad, the one bad review that seems to be a trend is the ceramic shaft breaking while performing service on the pump.

I think this filter may just turn into a fully enclosed filter with only tubing to hook up on the outside.

 

[Jgray152]

Update on my business.

This winter or early next year I may be able to start up on this project again.

I have been working incredibly hard at getting certified in an area where only a very small handful of landscapers/hardscapers are certified. Atleast in my state, New Hampshire.

Its called StoneMakers Artisans. My new website says it all.
http://stonemakers.innovationlandscaping.com

I will be going to another seminar next week and the week after that I will be going to a Home Show and I hope to get LOTS of LEADS! The guy that is working with me on this says its easy to get $20K-$30 jobs. I believe it after working for 2 hours on a wall and water feature a few towns away with him.

Wish me luck and check out the site! I hope to build ponds out of this as well. More research needs to be done though. I don't expect to build "ponds" this year. Maybe plain water features.

 

[zennzzo]

Well I suppose if you keep up keeping the pads clean they WD filters will work great. If the pads start to clog up though then your looking at lots of bypass.

anyways, im not a big fan of wet dry systems. I like canisters filter setups.

HUH? what bypass?the only way for the water to get to the Bio, is through a mech filter...

In that canister you have the same thing if you go no-bypass, but then it's shut down and take apart time...

 

[Jgray152]

I guess it depends on te design. I have seen WD filters that would bypass if that mechanical media gets clogged. These were manufactured ones too. Regardless, off that topic.

 

[Ohboitony]

I did a 5 gallon bucket aswell. But mine was simple. I just needed for my 20 gallon, and now its crystal clear!

 

[Jgray152]

Pictures? Some more information?