livingart Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 need more fitration on the big aro tank so have modified an old 200l plastic drum i used to store water in trimmed down an old plastic milk tray for a base to the filter cut some offcuts of shower lining to fit inside as a central divider lightly sanded the plastic to help the silicon to adhere to sides pushed the drum out of shape a bit to get a tight fit filling with pumice pieces in layers for media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Where is the number 8 wire you Kiwi you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 :oops: i forgot the wire i will use it to hold in place the 10l bucket that will be the "dry" bit of the wet and dry trickle filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 pumice layer in some plastic grid for seperation scoria on top to help flow through finer pumice then cover with pomice and another layer of grid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 its amazing what people can do when they understand the principals of what they want to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 my principal used to achieve the application of a section of cane to my gluteus maximus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douwe Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 my principal used to achieve the application of a section of cane to my gluteus maximus :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 another layer of pumice and scoria needed something on top to spread the water across the pomice as the top layer is "dry" drilld holes in a piece of coreflute space on right for pump plumbed to existing filter, hansen fittings tap at base to drain detritus bucket for pre filter, holes to aid spread of flow filled with bioballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 filled with bio balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 hansen is good stuff. the owner of hansen plastics lives just up the road from me. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 can i come and play at your place and we can go and see mr hansen 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myah Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Cool idea, what size pump will you have in the drum? I've been thinking about doing something similar but instead of a pump (I can't figure out what size pump I'd need) I was going to hitch up my canister filter to the drum. The canister filter is good but it has such a tight seal that I have to get my husband to help open and shut it when I want to clean it and since the fish aren't really his thing, to make it easier for me, I thought of putting the flterwool and bioballs in the drum and leaving the noodles in the canister. (don't know if that would work properly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 i am running an eheim 1262 currently but will change to a big pondmaster when i have put another overflow in you could run your canister as you have suggested by using the barrel or 20 litre pail as a huge prefilter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myah Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Thanks for that. Will make things a little easier for me and better water conditions for my fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 do you have an overflow on your tank as you will need to get water out of the tank to the bucket before your canister can pick it up and return to the tank an overflow drilled in the tank is the safest way though there are other ways of creating an over flow system there is an excellent thread here http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... p?t=219465 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myah Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Yep there is an overflow hole drill in the glass, I'd siliconed a spare piece of glass over it, but that won't be hard to get off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 can i come and play at your place and we can go and see mr hansen 8) no problem, he has a large white mansion & lots of race cars. he sells alot of pipe fittings, i see them in pics on an aussie forum to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myah Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hiya, at the moment I have my spraybar down low in my tank as the clown loaches seem to love hovering in the current from it. Still plenty of water movement round the tank but not enough to blow the angelfish or the others around (plus 3 air bubblers going). Would I be right in assuming that if I put a hole in the aquarium outgoing pipe just under the water level and another on the spraybar pipe at the same level and the power went off, only a small amount of water would drain into my tub and then stop. Which means my tub and canister would still be full of water so when the power came back on, the water from the tub to the canister would create enough pressure to start the cycle up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 i think so long as the canister is slightly below the bucket water level you should be right i have my spray bar vertical and the last 2 holes just out of the water when power goes off the syphon is broken when power is on again the pump starts again because you are using a hole in the tank it can only drop to that level the spray bar end is the one that will syphon. i think best idea is to try it while you are watching it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myah Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thanks for that, will give it a try and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Where did you get the white "egg crate" stuff?? The yanks are always going onabout it and I can't seem to find where to buy it from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 marine guys use it for coral racks maybe try HFF they may have a contact payless plastics may have something you can cut up as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 The "egg crate" can be found a lighting shops as diffusers for commercial office lights Not sure of costing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 The "egg crate" can be found a lighting shops as diffusers for commercial office lights Not sure of costing YES! I knew I'd seen it used somewhere other than aquariums, thats it!!! Jeez I was staring straight at it for 40 minutes at the dentist the other day and didn't even click. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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