DIY - Drum Canister Filter

[noiesmo]

you can always make an "o-ring" by adding a layer of silicon .
or you could try wrapping the threads with plumbers tape

Yep! Thanks for that hopefully it will work when dry. Will test in a couple days.

Very cool can't wait to see more. Lots of pics please.

Thanks! Heres some pics


Pic 1 - Internal - There are Bio Balls under green Grid to hold it up from the intake.

Pic 2 - Internal - Dacron Filter Wool on top of 3 pieces of foam - no pic

Pic 3 - Piece of Foam to top of dacron filter wool

Pic 4 - Green Grid to Stop Media Blocking Outlet Pipe

Intake hole threaded 3/4

Right Angled Adapter with plumbers tape

Silicon in Lid

Main Drum and Intake Pipe Fitted and lid glued down

Power Head to run Drum Canister with part of the intake pipe

In a couple of days when the silicon drys, I'll test it.

 

[johncl]

Thank for the pics.

 

[bitteraspects]

looking good. hope it seals up. should be interesting to see this thing in action.

what is the rating of that pump?

 

[Hawaiianfishkee]

i dont know about the diagram but it definitely turned out nice... diy, i love it..

 

[Valous]

looks good.. but if you silicone the lid will you be able to remove the lid to perform maintenance?

 

[noiesmo]

Thank for the pics.

No Probs

Here's two more

looking good. hope it seals up. should be interesting to see this thing in action.

what is the rating of that pump?

Cheers

2000 L/HR - 2.0M Head Max.

Here's a Short video


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i dont know about the diagram but it definitely turned out nice... diy, i love it..

It's a shocking diagram.

looks good.. but if you silicone the lid will you be able to remove the lid to perform maintenance?

Thanks!

I am hoping I can remove it, I'm hoping the silicon will not bond to the plastic in the same way it would to glass.

And I would like to get 3-6 months out of it between maintenance

 

[noiesmo]

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[Jgray152]

Great work! Where did you get that canister from ?

The only thing I see is the filter wool is getting the larger debris before the coarse sponge? This is similar to my modded Fx5. The Flow would come in from the top and out through the bottom, yours seems to be backwards?

 

[noiesmo]

Great work! Where did you get that canister from ?

Cheers

Canister was from a plastic co. in Brisbane called People in Plastic

The only thing I see is the filter wool is getting the larger debris before the coarse sponge? This is similar to my modded Fx5. The Flow would come in from the top and out through the bottom, yours seems to be backwards?

The intake is at bottom and there is 3 layers of course sponge then the filter wool then a single piece of sponge at the top.

With the intake on the bottom of the canister and the return on top of the lid I would have thought this made it similar to other commercial units on the market.

 

[Danger_Chicken]

does the lid snap-on or does it have threads?