knicks791;3742120; said:
So other than sheer laziness, why would you prefer to spend more money & get less filtration?
Filtration on a budget help
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So other than sheer laziness, why would you prefer to spend more money & get less filtration?
Well, wet/dry is a hassel and there is a risk of it over flowing if the power cuts off. And yes I am lazy.
The drawer system works great I hear. Thats what I'm doing. I already built the sump out of a 18g rubbermaid ($4) using a Sterilite 3-drawer organizer ($3) and a few $1 baskets from the same aisle of wal-mart. Just finished drilling drip-plate holes in the drawers & filling them with spare media. Trying to figure out which DIY overflow design to go with now. I cant remember which thread I got the 3-drawer thing from, but I think it was called "cheapest wet/dry ever" or something like that...
A way to simplify is to make the sump into an above the tank dump filter. Instead of overflowing water from a sump down into a sump and pumping with several feet
of head back into the tank... You simply pump water from the tank into a sump (rubbermaids) sitting on top of your tank and allow gravity to return the water to the tank via holes in the bottom of the sump.
Apart from not having to dork with diy overflows, you get a lot more flow out of your pumps. Pumping 1 or 2 foot or so into a dump filter will give you much more flow than pumping up 5 feet from a floor level sump
Matt
of head back into the tank... You simply pump water from the tank into a sump (rubbermaids) sitting on top of your tank and allow gravity to return the water to the tank via holes in the bottom of the sump.
Apart from not having to dork with diy overflows, you get a lot more flow out of your pumps. Pumping 1 or 2 foot or so into a dump filter will give you much more flow than pumping up 5 feet from a floor level sump
Matt
dogofwar;3745564; said:
In theory it makes perfect sense. Do you have anywhere i can find plans on this?
I can imagine it to be similar to some pond filters, but above a tank is new to me.
wont this design need additional support structures?
You basically get a rubbermaids that fits on your tank...and/or use a strip or two of 1" by 2" wood for support
the basic design is to get a rubbermaids and drill three holes in the bottom: one for water in via a pump in the tank and two holes for drains.
Whatever you choose to put in the bin for filtration is up to you. I've usef three drawer bins, plastic fast food baskets, bio balls, whatever...
I prefer the under the bed style rubbermaids
Matt
the basic design is to get a rubbermaids and drill three holes in the bottom: one for water in via a pump in the tank and two holes for drains.
Whatever you choose to put in the bin for filtration is up to you. I've usef three drawer bins, plastic fast food baskets, bio balls, whatever...
I prefer the under the bed style rubbermaids
Matt
