My biologic filtration system for a rays tank

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Potts050;2329357; said:
I built one like that about fifteen years ago with a shower head and a five gallon plastic paint pail for my discuss tank. It was one of the best filters I ever made. I used lava rock mulch for the media. After about two months I decided to do a water test prior to a water change to see how my nitrates were. They were impossibly low. Barely detectable as I recall.

I figured that there must have been anaerobes living at the center of the lava pieces eating the nitrates! I tore the tank down a couple of months later because I got transfered through work and never did figure it out completely. How do you deal with nitrates on this tank. I don't imagine they're a problem in your green house...
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The only difference from the shower head is that the bar rotates, so the water is spread thru all the bioballs. That’s the beauty of this filter. :naughty:

I almost don’t have nitrates. And I do water changes frequently.

In the greenhouse I don’t have any problems with nitrates. :grinno:
 
severum1;2330627; said:
Hi Gr8KarmaSF.

I’m doing some new things at home, so in this moment it’s impossible to take pics from this tank. When everything is finished I’ll take the pics. ;)
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Well, we'll be waiting! This is such a good idea, and it inspired me to build a bucket-shower filter for my tank. It didn't have the spinning spray action, but it is fed by a waterfall, so the splashing should at least make up for some of that.

Thanks for this thread! Great info. :headbang2
 
O I C, pretty much an aeration tower
 
abortedsoul;2423709; said:
Well, we'll be waiting! This is such a good idea, and it inspired me to build a bucket-shower filter for my tank. It didn't have the spinning spray action, but it is fed by a waterfall, so the splashing should at least make up for some of that.
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Sorry :(

It’s being very complicated to take pics because I’ve received some new rays and some are with problems, so all my time is to try everything to save them ;)

But the system is working very well :).

And yes, the bucket-shower filter fed by a waterfall will work. You will not take 100% advantage of it but it’s good. I have some systems working only like that, because I can’t do other way.

I only have this system in this pound/tank. In the others I couldn’t do it :(

But this is the best system I can remember :)

abortedsoul;2423709; said:
Thanks for this thread! Great info. :headbang2
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Thanks ;)
 
Sorry your new rays are having problems! Let us know how it all goes, and good luck!
 
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