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Filter Design
This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know
you people better, and I live it here... I am thinking of experimenting with a DIY filter for my 55gallon tank. I figure working on small designs may yeild some fun project for the pond. Anyway, does anyone care to discuss some designs? My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. So where do I go from here? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
Filter Design
BenignVanilla wrote:
This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know you people better, and I live it here... My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. So where do I go from here? BV. My indoor pond is 40 gallons. I use a slotted planting basket set in a milkcrate. The pump in inside the milk crate with a piece of pvc attached to the pump, it goes up through the milk crate and then through a tower of lava rock. The basket is filled with bioballs and surrounded with blue furnace filter. This is the second year I've used this setup and I'm happy with the sound and the effectiveness. There are 2 large fantails and 2 first year fantails in this pond. I do weekly water changes. The only plant in the pond now is a peace lily. With you diy skills I'm sure you could dream up a nice setup yourself. -- Bonnie NJ |
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"Bonnie" wrote in message
... BenignVanilla wrote: This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know you people better, and I live it here... My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. So where do I go from here? BV. My indoor pond is 40 gallons. I use a slotted planting basket set in a milkcrate. The pump in inside the milk crate with a piece of pvc attached to the pump, it goes up through the milk crate and then through a tower of lava rock. The basket is filled with bioballs and surrounded with blue furnace filter. This is the second year I've used this setup and I'm happy with the sound and the effectiveness. There are 2 large fantails and 2 first year fantails in this pond. I do weekly water changes. The only plant in the pond now is a peace lily. With you diy skills I'm sure you could dream up a nice setup yourself. So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. |
Filter Design
BenignVanilla wrote:
"Bonnie" wrote in message ... BenignVanilla wrote: This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know you people better, and I live it here... My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. So where do I go from here? BV. My indoor pond is 40 gallons. I use a slotted planting basket set in a milkcrate. The pump in inside the milk crate with a piece of pvc attached to the pump, it goes up through the milk crate and then through a tower of lava rock. The basket is filled with bioballs and surrounded with blue furnace filter. This is the second year I've used this setup and I'm happy with the sound and the effectiveness. There are 2 large fantails and 2 first year fantails in this pond. I do weekly water changes. The only plant in the pond now is a peace lily. With you diy skills I'm sure you could dream up a nice setup yourself. So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. -- Bonnie NJ |
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:42:04 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote: My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. One simple suggestion I might to keep from draining the tank, is a siphon break on a pumped line can be a simple hole in the line/tube. I pump from the pond filter up to a plant pond and to keep it from draining/siphoning back I drilled a small hole on an angle toward the flow just above the waterline at the outlet end and the flow draws air and adds bubbles in the flow of water. When the pump shuts down the air hole becomes a siphon break. I'm using 1 1/2" pipe in the pond, but the same idea should work on a smaller scale. Regards, Hal |
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BV,
You may not need any external filter.About 1 1/2" of medium gravel, sub-sand filter and good power heads will handle 2 12" oscars in a 70 gal tank. No external filter needed for most 55 gal set ups. About every 6 mo to a year you need to clean the sand. You can do it in the tank if you strip out plants, etc, toss the gravel to lift the gunk, and use a small under water pond pump pulling through a tupperware and filter sponge. I could send you a pic of the tupperware setup. I have run my oscar tank for about eight years now. Recently I added philadendron to pull out some nutrients and decorate. Jim -- ______________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net ______________________________________________ "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know you people better, and I live it here... I am thinking of experimenting with a DIY filter for my 55gallon tank. I figure working on small designs may yeild some fun project for the pond. Anyway, does anyone care to discuss some designs? My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. So where do I go from here? BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
Filter Design
Similar to Bonnie's design I use a bucket filter in my patio pond in the
living room. When it comes to my tanks though, I love Fuval filters, pricey, but my oh my they work so very well and quiet. ~ jan |
Filter Design
Similar to Bonnie's design I use a bucket filter in my patio pond in the
living room. When it comes to my tanks though, I love Fuval filters, pricey, but my oh my they work so very well and quiet. ~ jan |
Filter Design
Similar to Bonnie's design I use a bucket filter in my patio pond in the
living room. When it comes to my tanks though, I love Fuval filters, pricey, but my oh my they work so very well and quiet. ~ jan |
Filter Design
Hello tehre You should go and check out Marc Levensons DIY for his ref setup. (rec.aquaria.marine.reefs) there is some VERY useful information on his website which may help you out with your plumbing issues, he's quite a friendly chap and would probably help you out if you asked some questions! HTH -- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** "Hal" wrote in message ... On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:42:04 -0500, "BenignVanilla" wrote: My tank sits on a table of sorts and is 3 feet or so off the ground. There is a staircase behind it so building a filter above it, and letting it gravity feed back into the tank could be problematic. Letting the tank gravity feed down to the filter and then pump back up to the tank would be problematic (I think?) because then the tank can conceiveably drain. One simple suggestion I might to keep from draining the tank, is a siphon break on a pumped line can be a simple hole in the line/tube. I pump from the pond filter up to a plant pond and to keep it from draining/siphoning back I drilled a small hole on an angle toward the flow just above the waterline at the outlet end and the flow draws air and adds bubbles in the flow of water. When the pump shuts down the air hole becomes a siphon break. I'm using 1 1/2" pipe in the pond, but the same idea should work on a smaller scale. Regards, Hal |
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"Bonnie" wrote in message
... snip So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. snip Yeah, that won't work. I need to build something that the wife won't mind having in the family room. LOL. I am thinking if, I used a 6 gallon brew bucket with a sealed lid. One pipe comes from tank into bucket. Another goes out of bucket into tank. A submersible pump is inside the bucket with filter media on top. This way I pump up to the tank, the water is gravity fed down to the bucket. I guess I would need to prime this though, eh? Theoretically, the sealed bucket would keep me from having a gravity mess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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"Bonnie" wrote in message
... snip So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. snip Yeah, that won't work. I need to build something that the wife won't mind having in the family room. LOL. I am thinking if, I used a 6 gallon brew bucket with a sealed lid. One pipe comes from tank into bucket. Another goes out of bucket into tank. A submersible pump is inside the bucket with filter media on top. This way I pump up to the tank, the water is gravity fed down to the bucket. I guess I would need to prime this though, eh? Theoretically, the sealed bucket would keep me from having a gravity mess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
Filter Design
"Bonnie" wrote in message
... snip So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. snip Yeah, that won't work. I need to build something that the wife won't mind having in the family room. LOL. I am thinking if, I used a 6 gallon brew bucket with a sealed lid. One pipe comes from tank into bucket. Another goes out of bucket into tank. A submersible pump is inside the bucket with filter media on top. This way I pump up to the tank, the water is gravity fed down to the bucket. I guess I would need to prime this though, eh? Theoretically, the sealed bucket would keep me from having a gravity mess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
Filter Design
"Bonnie" wrote in message
... snip So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. snip Yeah, that won't work. I need to build something that the wife won't mind having in the family room. LOL. I am thinking if, I used a 6 gallon brew bucket with a sealed lid. One pipe comes from tank into bucket. Another goes out of bucket into tank. A submersible pump is inside the bucket with filter media on top. This way I pump up to the tank, the water is gravity fed down to the bucket. I guess I would need to prime this though, eh? Theoretically, the sealed bucket would keep me from having a gravity mess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
Filter Design
"Bonnie" wrote in message
... snip So is this sitting IN your pond? BV. Sorry, yes. snip Yeah, that won't work. I need to build something that the wife won't mind having in the family room. LOL. I am thinking if, I used a 6 gallon brew bucket with a sealed lid. One pipe comes from tank into bucket. Another goes out of bucket into tank. A submersible pump is inside the bucket with filter media on top. This way I pump up to the tank, the water is gravity fed down to the bucket. I guess I would need to prime this though, eh? Theoretically, the sealed bucket would keep me from having a gravity mess. BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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