Overhead filter - Shipping or Pick up

[Bichisaur]

I would like to buy an overhead filter and willing to pick up if you're around MD/VA/DC or if somebody is willing to ship it.

 

[drb]

What is an overhead filter?

 

[Bichisaur]

It's a wet and dry filter placed at the top of aquarium.

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

Hard to find in North America - way more popular over in the other countries.

 

[spotfin]

I've got one of these filter boxes: http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/944/Fiberglass-Tanks-Value-Buy/fiberglass%20tanks/0

 

[Bichisaur]

I've got one of these filter boxes: http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/944/Fiberglass-Tanks-Value-Buy/fiberglass tanks/0

Now that's interesting, would be nice to see some pics of yours

 

[spotfin]

I never set it up. Was going to use it for a pond but ended up buying a tank instead. It's collecting dust now.

 

[Bichisaur]

^up

 

[Bichisaur]

TTT

 

[dogofwar]

I've built a whole bunch of them out of rubbermaids.

Basically the appropriate size rubbermaid bin with 3 holes in the bottom of it:
- one hole for input of water from the tank (via a pump in the tank)
- two holes for return of water via gravity to the tank.

Inside the rubbermaid is whatever media you want. For most I stack trays from the dollar store (top has fluff and bottom ones have bio balls, army men or other bio media). Water from the pump in the tank drops water onto the top tray.

Most of my tanks are 2'x2'x1', so I use 22"x14" x 6" rubbermaids on the front of the tank. I use 1" x 2" X 26" pieces of wood as rails to hold the filter and make it easy to slide open and closed...

Matt