My homemade filter....

[sterling_mcdaniel]

Looks good. Let us know how it works out on the 10G.

Will Do.

 

[vaine111]

does the chamber holding the scrubies stay full with water?

 

[sterling_mcdaniel]

does the chamber holding the scrubies stay full with water?

yes

 

[Rivermud]

Sterling you could make such a nice little fbf with that. Looks good though man. GJ

 

[vaine111]

from what i hear you don't want the scrubbies fully submerged cause it don't allow the BB's to breathe. thus just making it a power head basically. i might be wrong though.

 

[Rivermud]

from what i hear you don't want the scrubbies fully submerged cause it don't allow the BB's to breathe. thus just making it a power head basically. i might be wrong though.

That's true in a sense. The filter will still work, just not as efficiently as a wet dry would. BB are always around even submerged, they just do a much better job when exposed to mode oxygen. The olony is larger and works better wet/dry.

 

[sterling_mcdaniel]

from what i hear you don't want the scrubbies fully submerged cause it don't allow the BB's to breathe. thus just making it a power head basically. i might be wrong though.

I have heard this also, but then again I have heard that it does not matter. but i have uses scrubbies in canisters with good results so i guess we will see.
I also have another one exact same model that i am running ceramic bio tube in.

 

[WeeNe858]

try adding a venturi onto the powerhead. that might be able to aerate the water and feed oxygen to the BB

 

[sterling_mcdaniel]

try adding a venturi onto the powerhead. that might be able to aerate the water and feed oxygen to the BB

Well the power head it setup for a venturi... I should have some tubing laying around. I'll try it when I get home.

 

[Pharaoh]

I have heard this also, but then again I have heard that it does not matter. but i have uses scrubbies in canisters with good results so i guess we will see.

It really doesn't matter too much. Bacteria will colonize regardless. You just need to ensure that the water is well oxygenated.