My DIY canister filter...

[egwu123]

Love the rig! Let's see it work !!

 

[Cartel]

I think this is great! Good job!

 

[jinkzd]

Love the DIY! Nice job. Flat black trounces gloss black everytime, too. As far as using one on it's side, couldn't you cap off both ends with a tee, 180 out from each other so that one is up (inlet) and one is down (outlet)? Not that I have ever done it, it just made me think. Not to hijack, but I have 2 of these guys lying around (I cant resist shiny stainless steel things) and I had the same idea! Thought they would be slick as an out in the open DIY canister. Anyone want one? My wife wouldn't mind em gone! They take a cartridge filter and were from a compressed air system. You could delete the cartridge and pack full of whatever.

 

[Pharaoh]

Looks good!

 

[tamzor]

does the water goes into the canister by a siphon motion or the pump pumps water in and out from the tank??

 

[Scubarod]

The pump pumps water from the tank into the filter...at least that is the optimal way the pump will work.

 

[Conner]

Great work,

I wonder how it would work on it's side

Will let you know, building one this weekend.

Bear

I think that, with the media I'm using, if I put it on its side I would get some serious channeling through the media, which would seriously degrade its effectiveness. If you were using a cartridge from a whole house filter, then it would probably work better on its side.

What do you think about using some bigger pipe and stuffing some more bio media in one? Couldnt you use that or a couple instead of cannister filters?

This is 4" diameter pipe, which you can stuff with quite a bit of media. You could put a bunch of bioballs down in the bottom, then cover them with several layers of filter floss/pads or sponges, and it would work very will as a complete canister filter. Or you could do two inline, one with all mech, then to a second with all bio.

Love the rig! Let's see it work !!

Should be hooking it up and seeing what it can do tomorrow .

I think this is great! Good job!

Thanks!

Looks good!

Thanks!

 

[Conner]

does the water goes into the canister by a siphon motion or the pump pumps water in and out from the tank??

The pump draws water from the tank/sump, and forces it through the filter, and then a return hose sends the water back to the tank/sump.

 

[dawnmarie]

Looks good painted. question about pressure gauge. why? wouldnt you be able to tell at the out nozzle whether you are losing pressure...via clogged media and stuff.??? or Im i missing somethng

The reason for the pressure gauge is to know the head pressure at the outlet of the pump. Most pumps have a max head pressure rating. I service the cartridges @ 2psi lower than the rating. This translates to 80 % of max flow and allows me the longest safe service interval. The cartridges in the Photo are 2.5" x 10" also available in 2.5" x 20". But the cost of the larger cartridges is not worth the effort.

 

[Scubarod]

I see....so head pressure must remain low right...if thats so should any pump have a large dia intake???