There is a thread on the board somewhere about a "hamburger mattenfilter" or something similar, sounds perfect for you, a powerhead and foam is all you need, no bottle.
DIY Internal Power Filter with Bio
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Not meaning to discourage you from trying your idea but I might throw in what I found. I used a 2 liter bottle and powerhead with filter floss for media.
This was on an old brackish water 75 gallon tank where i tried a number of things which didn't work.
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It seemed the powerhead did not have enough muscle to keep running when the filter floss got any dirt at all on it. I no longer use it as it was too much trouble to pull out daily.
This was on an old brackish water 75 gallon tank where i tried a number of things which didn't work.
It seemed the powerhead did not have enough muscle to keep running when the filter floss got any dirt at all on it. I no longer use it as it was too much trouble to pull out daily.
I decided to go with the 2L bottle and have already cut off the bottom and drilled the cap.
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Almost done filling the filter with media. The flow will be bottom - up and consist of passing through: nylon stocking shrimp guard, unraveled bath scrubby, filter pads that resemble Japanese mats (blue), poly foam, AquaClear foam, wiffle golf balls (as spacers),and a crocheted nylon net scrubby.
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The bath scrubby is in a smaller DIY internal power filter and will be added to seed the bio filter.
The mech filtration is to progress from course (bath scrubby) to fine (poly foam) before reaching the bio filtration area (AC foam, wiffle golf balls, and nylon net scrubby). :icon_cool
This is a modified version of a smaller DIY filter that I found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJlh8Cbq90g
Using a larger bottle provides space for biological.
The bath scrubby is in a smaller DIY internal power filter and will be added to seed the bio filter.
The mech filtration is to progress from course (bath scrubby) to fine (poly foam) before reaching the bio filtration area (AC foam, wiffle golf balls, and nylon net scrubby). :icon_cool
This is a modified version of a smaller DIY filter that I found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJlh8Cbq90g
Using a larger bottle provides space for biological.
Installed it one week ago and it has been keeping the water nice and clear without clogging or spiking the parameters. I just need to get some Purigen to remove the tannins next.
I had to shrink the pictures because the camera is 6 megapixels.
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I had to shrink the pictures because the camera is 6 megapixels.
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