Drip System with wet/dry

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zeusman

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First of all I plumbed the system into the cold water line. I used 3 whole house filters: 1- 1 micron and 2- carbon blocks in the 2nd ones.
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I ran the line through the wall for the tank and since I was going to have pure filtered water, I figured I give myself a faucet for my own bottled water. ( The wife loves it!).

This is the view from the other side of the wall I went through. I ran it along the baseboards to the back of the tank with a shutoff there also.
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Finally this is the pic of the water going into the tank from behind:
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This is the wet/dry filter with 2 spray bars that connect to the overflow box. I went with the bars for even distribution over the filter pad. Also , notice the bulkhead for the return for the drainage.
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This is the drip plate. Underneth it will be my cellpore block.
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Then my Rio 32HF will pump water through a 40 watt UV sterilizer and my heater module and back into the tank.
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This should work pretty AWESOME! I already have the wet/dry filter running, but currently using a 29 gal tank. I deceided to use a 45 gal rubbermaid container for the new one.
 
Awesome project! kudos for an excellent job.
i like the micron filter.. not much of a fun of carbon..
so does this line from the carbon/micron doesnt run 24/7 does it?
 
redtailfool said:
Awesome project! kudos for an excellent job.
i like the micron filter.. not much of a fun of carbon..
so does this line from the carbon/micron doesnt run 24/7 does it?
I'm setting it up to run for 3 days on 2 days off. It will filter about 60 gallons in a 24 hr period.
 
DeLgAdO said:
DUDE!! THATS SO AWSOME!!!!

i have a rio 32hf as well, powerful mutha f*cker :thumbsup:

I wanna use a storage bin like that but i need a bio chamber to hold ALOT of bio media, i can find anything to hold it at that capacity :(
Look into the cellpore blocks, that have a ton of biological surface area!
 
DeLgAdO said:
do you mean the thick one?

isnt that for denitrification?

I have 2 in there. One is used directly under the filter pad instead of bioblocks, and the 2nd one submerged in the water for denitrification. Its been running for 4 mths and my #'s are PERFECT!!
 
DeLgAdO said:
i think I have some ideas, gunna have to check out hoem depot

are all plastic storage containers and bins fish safe??
This was a concern of mine also! After discussing it with a few members of this forum and other forums I found that Rubbermaid and Sterilite are the best and tha only ones to use! If you go with a different brand you may be taking a HUGE risk! ( IMO)
 
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