Wet/Dry Filter Help

[punkshok]

I am having some problems with understanding mechanics and how to use a wet/dry filter, and I am almost positive you guys will know the answers to my question...

First, for a tank that is NOT pre-drilled...
If the way to get the water out is only through an over-flow box, doesn't that only get the water at the top of the tank, and if so, then is that efficient?

Also, for a pre-drilled tank...
Are there any diagrams or pictures that you guys know of that show how you hook the wet/dry filter up?

Lastly, I just wanted to know the best description/guide to making a wet/dry filter of your own, ive seen many, but none are really that good.

 

[fishingaddict]

i wondered the same thing about the over flow box, how can it be effective enough? seems like it wouldnt, but i assume it is since many set up are used in that fashion.

 

[CHOMPERS]

I am having some problems with understanding mechanics and how to use a wet/dry filter, and I am almost positive you guys will know the answers to my question...

First, for a tank that is NOT pre-drilled...
If the way to get the water out is only through an over-flow box, doesn't that only get the water at the top of the tank, and if so, then is that efficient?

1. Reguardless of where you get the water, you are still going to get water. And you can only process a percentage of the water at a given time. In the end it will all get processed.
2. If you drain from the bottom of the tank, in the event of a power outage, the tank will drain into the wet/dry. Draining a 100 gallon tank into a 20 gallon wet/dry is never a good thing.

Lastly, I just wanted to know the best description/guide to making a wet/dry filter of your own, ive seen many, but none are really that good.

Are you concerned with the looks or their effectiveness? for looks, they are meant to be hidden in the tank stand. For effectiveness, they can't be beat. Keep in mind that they are bio-filters, not mechanical filters.

 

[punkshok]

Then what type of filter do you put on a pre-drilled tank?
It is okay to use a wet/dry on a tank with an internal overflow right?

 

[rallysman]

It is okay to use a wet/dry on a tank with an internal overflow right?

That's usually the way they're set up.

You can also hook a canister into it, but I like wet/dry filters better.