Yeah it had electronics in it, the piece of gear was set up in a shop and then the case was going to be thrown out. Right time and place, I guess. I took the foam out myself. This thing is brand new. LOL I know how the corps is with gear, I still have the old tri-color cif gear issued to me, I was only one of a handful of Marines to still have it in my last deployment in Iraq/ Afghan. Went to turn over lakeside TQ, then on to Leatherneck for the rest. It's good to be home tho.
DIY canister filter with a box???!!!
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I personally wouldn't worry about it being fish-safe once you thoroughly cleaned it.
The drawbacks as I see them:
1. In order to service it you'll have to drain at least half of the water out.
2. Due to the "hamburger" nature of the container, your media-space is limited to what you can pile in there with it open (maybe a hair over half-full?)
3. pump, media, plumbing parts and accessories will cost you more than a purpose-built canister. (Unless you already have the parts laying around)
4. PITA.. Will it work? Probably.. But the difficulty of servicing the device would make me less likely to do that servicing. I have a cannister crammed under my 21" stand with literally 1/8" clearance when the hoses are attached, you have to tip it (which makes a mess) to attach or detach the hoses. I hate servicing that thing, and so I do it less often than I probably should.
Benefits:
1. Fun! I love DIY stuff, and it would be fun for me to build something like this
2. Unique. Who else has a military grade plastic canister?
3. Pride. I like knowing I made something that works.
The drawbacks as I see them:
1. In order to service it you'll have to drain at least half of the water out.
2. Due to the "hamburger" nature of the container, your media-space is limited to what you can pile in there with it open (maybe a hair over half-full?)
3. pump, media, plumbing parts and accessories will cost you more than a purpose-built canister. (Unless you already have the parts laying around)
4. PITA.. Will it work? Probably.. But the difficulty of servicing the device would make me less likely to do that servicing. I have a cannister crammed under my 21" stand with literally 1/8" clearance when the hoses are attached, you have to tip it (which makes a mess) to attach or detach the hoses. I hate servicing that thing, and so I do it less often than I probably should.
Benefits:
1. Fun! I love DIY stuff, and it would be fun for me to build something like this
2. Unique. Who else has a military grade plastic canister?
3. Pride. I like knowing I made something that works.
WTF?!?!
You were at Lakeside Taqqadum?!?!?
Dude, you need to PM me. I set up the FIS there back in 2005. I was deployed with LOGCOM under individual augment to establish the Forward-In-Stores program with a couple higher ups from MCLB Albany, Georgia.
You were at Lakeside Taqqadum?!?!?
Dude, you need to PM me. I set up the FIS there back in 2005. I was deployed with LOGCOM under individual augment to establish the Forward-In-Stores program with a couple higher ups from MCLB Albany, Georgia.
kallmond;3944544; said:
Exactly why I wanna try it!! I want to silicone plexi galss in the top and bottom to make it smooth, then fashion rings of some type that aare as tall as the inside of the box. Looking at it from the top it would resemble a bullseye target, rings that 1 larger then the next, drilling holes all the way around, preferably stainless rings, that I can get from the weld shop at work. I would silicone them in the bottom. Then fill with different types of media. The pump would be in the middle of it all , with the return coming straight out of the top.
The majority of materials would be scrounged so not a whole lot of outta pocket
