My DIY 1000gph canister

[Tiller11]

Just finished plubing it with pvc. Flexible hose didnt work very well... But ya the thing on the left is a krystal clear pool filter pump model 634R that pumps 1000 or 1200 gph cant member exact #.. The thing to the right is the actuall canister... Intake is at the top n then output at bottem... Goes through a peice of like foam filter pad stuff idk what ots called n then i have 3 mesh baggs stocked wit biomax whitch has kept ammonia nitrates and nitrites basically non existant in my 220g. Then obviously through the filter pump that has a type of canister filter in it just to catch any particles and to offer extea buffering before goin back through my wall into the tank... I got 3 ball valves so i can stop the flow at any spot to clean n what not... Still got the towl there cause it was leakin like 20 min before i took the pic lol but it doesnt anymore so ya... All in all about 60 bucks but for a 1000gph and the satisfactipn... Ide say a steel and very easy...

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[Tiller11]

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[kodiak67]

Pretty clever.

Is that 1" or 3/4" pvc? Just curious as to what the actual flow at the tank is, as there are several 90's, as well as several feet of pipe. Also. if the pool filter has its own filter cartidge, wouldn't you want to run from the tank to filter, then bio and back to tank? Not bashin' just askin'

Overall looks like a neat, easy to maintain and effective setup.

 

[Tiller11]

its 1 inch all the way... and the actuall filter section is 4 inch and about 29 inches tall. And the reason i didnt reverse the filter and pump is because i thought pulling water through that big pvc would do better then pushing it? lol idk and because i am not sure at to how fast the filter in the pump would clog... but i have mechanical filtration at the top of the pvc befor and after the bio for the ultimate buffer effect lol. i figured i would loose more gph pushing it than i would pulling it? if that makes sense.... i never really tested it both ways but it would work that way this is jus how i did it.

 

[wcgunns]

Just a thought for the life of your pumps. Pushing water with a pump is not as hard on them as trying to pull water or stay primed to pump water if that makes sense. As the filter matures it will slow in GPM and this pulling water will wear a pump out.


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