External filter

[batica]

Hello,

what do you think about hand made external filter, something like this:

They can be very effective. I'm planning to build one for me.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

To make sure that I understand the water goes in by A then flows througt the media till under C it will be pumped back to the tank? From looking at the plans it looks like a sump or wet/dry system.

Am I correct?

MAHA

 

[batica]

he he he, sorry for confuse question.

a) inflow dirty water from aquarium,
b) filth sedimentation,

water flows through the filter media and backs to the aquarium (c).

@Mahamotorworks

It must be that you have sump like this? What media you put in it?

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I dont have a sump. Most are set up that way. I would use at the top Floss cause it is cheap and can be thrown away. Then some type of filter sponge. Followed be some ceramic noodles. That should be all you need. You really dont need carbon or anything else. You may want to consider putting a ledge at the bottom and a peice of plexi glass with holes drilled into to it so you can get max filtration.

This is the way I would try to set it up.

Any Question let me know.

MAHA

 

[Breene]

Most sumps ive seen are built using a 10 or 20 gallon tank and plexiglass. It consists of a place that the water flows from the tank down to a drip tray which then distributes the water over your bioballs or whatever you have for biological filtration. Then the water flows down through a sponge or filter floss and any chemical filtration you may want to insert like carbon. Then the water finally falls to the bottom of the 20 gallon tank and flows to the return pump to bring it back up to the tank. You can also keep heaters, or if its a salt water tank, any benificial algaes you may want in the part of the sump that doesnt contain the bioballs.

Its a good way to hide some stuff that would normally be in your tank that might not look good. Also it can provide another place to work on the main tank from; for example topping off your main tank with water or adding ferts.

If i were you I would do alot more research about sumps because you also need to build a prefilter box and get the syphon to match your return pump. Im looking into them myself and still want to learn alot more.

 

[tropicalfish]

It looks like a sump to me...
If you want to do a DIY filter, it does not need to be as complex as the sump.