my diy canister/wet/dry thing,need constructive criticism

[ilikewomen]

well i havent made it yet,but i will be making it out of pvc.


i know it shows one powerhead,but i got a barbed splitter that will let me use my dual penguin 550's.will it be fine for a backup?the powerheads flow about 175gph a piece and my main filtration is a emperor 400 (on my 55 gal, it does great). any way to improve the design? i will use 3/4 in tubing 2 3/4in into 1 3/4in,will this be fine?like this
| 3/4in, or will i have flow issues?
/\ <--3/4in

please help

 

[midnight]

check my diy thread
ive done a few like this
this filter works but not great
clogs easy

 

[ilikewomen]

well,can you reccomend something that works great? how does it clog?feces?

 

[ilikewomen]

also noticed yours uses gravity,what if i use one powerhead and gravity to and a powerhead from

 

[midnight]

well,can you reccomend something that works great? how does it clog?feces?

clogs with crap
another hob or try a wet dry

also noticed yours uses gravity,what if i use one powerhead and gravity to and a powerhead from

what one did you see that uses gravity? i got a few lol
and no clue on your idea

 

[ilikewomen]

one of those were gravity,dont remember
i wanna do something like this but without the co2 injector
http://forum.aquatic-gardeners.org/viewtopic.php?t=462

 

[midnight]

try it and let us know

 

[ilikewomen]

i will=) gonna be hard to get clear gravel tubes in mexico without buying the whole vac

 

[midnight]

why does it have to be clear?lol

 

[fishdance]

Looking at your diagram - I wouldnt use bio-balls since this is submerged. Is it submerged? The ceramic noodles are good mechanical pre-filters and should go first. I would replace the bio-balls with matrix or efi-strat and not worry about floss at all. One flaw I can see is you might get a lot of particulate waste dumped back into the tank as soon as you turn off the powerhead.