quack Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 i use 100l bins from the warehouse. theyre only about $20 too. they also have lides and wheels. i dont have a spear heater at the moment so i just have an air stone in there. makes water changes so easy, on my big tank i change 100 a day or two. just syphon into a 100l bin wheel it to the door tip it out and pump the fresh water back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wouldn't bother with a canister if you have a filter built into the sump. The canister is a waste of time. Add a little extra space into the filter section of the sump and put the bio media into it as well - much better value for money and one less thing to have to clean. I use a filter/sump above the tank with a 6000L/hour pump in the tank and gravity return. It has 15L of Effistubstrat and 13L of commercial Siporax in it. It has a 50sq foot pleated cartridge pre-filter for the worst of the muck. I've never cleaned the filter in 10 years. The pleated cartridge filter element get cleaned once a week and that's it. It is a 5 minute job and I consider this pretty quick weekly maintenance for a 1200L tank... There's no reason it couldn't be turned around to gravity feed the filter and pump back to the tank. It's also a wet/dry type. As I grow plants, I've added a rubber seal to the top of the filter so CO2 doesn't escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoToRiOuS Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 theres a guy on trademe that sells food grade barrels i got a 200ltr one of him for like $30-$40 with a screw on lid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Barrys barrels username bazza on trademe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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