DIY filter, hope it works..

[GarNiac]

From all the research and reading I have done plants are very effective waste removers. Many people are using only plants for filtration in their "Natural Tanks".

Pothos are particularly good at removing nitrogen compounds and converting them into new plant growth. Lucky bamboo is also excellent from my reading. Pothos is a vine type plant and Lucky bamboo has an upright stalk giving you some flexibility as how they would fit into your filter. Both of these are very hardy and would only require light and occasional trimming for maintenance.

I currently have a dozen or so Pothos trimmings wedged between my spray bar and tank. They are all rooting and taking off with no attention what so ever.

thanks for the input,
I'll be looking for those plants in the future, meanwhile, It's been almost 3 weeks since I made the filter, its functioning just fine, and the water stays clear at all time. In the next a couple weeks I'll be making similar filter for my other tank. Thus I'll be researching for more media which I could use for the filtration.
cheers

 

[john73738]

I am a big fan of the overhead filter. The way mine is designed it is not too loud. Most of the sound is the pumps running. I want to actually move it into the garage behind the tank. I little unsightly but as soon as I get my lazy butt in gear I will build the hood and be done with it.