My version of a diy canister filter - Page 3

**gmccreedy** · 05-08-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingsdlc

You know that is something I haven't seen yet. I guess all that you would need is an inline pump.

Sure you have...same thing as a PVC reactor with media in it.

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Oreo · 05-08-2008, 12:47 PM

With a good inline pump you can make a filter out of just about anything you can pipe water into.

PVC has become a real staple of my creations though. You can do so much with it when you start cutting up fittings into smaller component pieces & gluing things together in ways they were never meant to fit... you can create just about anything. You can even shape it with a little heat if need be. PVC is good stuff.

9am53 · Yesterday, 11:27 PM

I am starting to design my first DIY canister for a 10 gallon shrimp tank, and from all of the smaller DIY cans I have found everyone goes with the standard design where the pump is on top of the lid, like this one, or the pump is just underneath the lid (like regular store-bought canisters).

I want to design one that is really clean looking, like just a jar with a couple hoses and a wire sticking out, I dont want to see the pump...why do all of the store bought filters, and the diy cans seem to have the pump at the top? I am going to build a quick prototype of what I mean and post pics...and I like the mason jar bty, I think I will use one too! I will actually make a thread of my own so I am not jack-ass

RoyalFizbin · Today, 01:55 AM

Build yourself a wooden box, paint it black and put your filter inside. There's no cleanner looking than that.

**gmccreedy** · Today, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9am53

I am starting to design my first DIY canister for a 10 gallon shrimp tank, and from all of the smaller DIY cans I have found everyone goes with the standard design where the pump is on top of the lid, like this one, or the pump is just underneath the lid (like regular store-bought canisters).

I want to design one that is really clean looking, like just a jar with a couple hoses and a wire sticking out, I dont want to see the pump...why do all of the store bought filters, and the diy cans seem to have the pump at the top? I am going to build a quick prototype of what I mean and post pics...and I like the mason jar bty, I think I will use one too! I will actually make a thread of my own so I am not jack-ass

Check this thread out. This is the best DIY filter I have seen yet.
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/di...nano-tank.html

9am53 · Today, 02:21 AM

wow, amazing!

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05-08-2008, 12:47 PM	#32 (permalink)
Oreo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 6	With a good inline pump you can make a filter out of just about anything you can pipe water into. PVC has become a real staple of my creations though. You can do so much with it when you start cutting up fittings into smaller component pieces & gluing things together in ways they were never meant to fit... you can create just about anything. You can even shape it with a little heat if need be. PVC is good stuff.

Today, 01:55 AM	#34 (permalink)
RoyalFizbin Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 83	Build yourself a wooden box, paint it black and put your filter inside. There's no cleanner looking than that.