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Aquarium Advice Freak
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Make one with pvc, its cheap and it will be watertight.
Mlani said:How big is your tank!? These filters are designed to do whole houses. They're not small.
TankBoss said:My fry tank would fill that thing with fish poo in a week. -maybe not a week but you know what I mean
Are those things used for filtering out drinking water impurities?...if so, the difference is night and day.
Don't get me wrong... It is fine to use and looks good, but, if used on a tank with a heavy bioload you'd just end up cleaning it more often than a larger canister would need.
Mlani said:That's fine if you don't think it will work for you. It works for me and my discus tank too. Just wanted to share an idea that might have helped.
Jill said:Ummm....even the largest HOB has less room for material than this canister so I think it should work well especially if the water flow is adequate. I'm beginning to wonder why anyone shares their ideas on this forum....they're always shot down.
Jill said:What idea? I sure as heck didn't post MINE...I wouldn't DARE!!! lol
TankBoss said:Some people just can't be corrected
Mlani said:Wow, I came online to apologize for possibly misinterpreting your tone with the previous posts. I am quite capable and even willing to admit when I'm wrong and have no troubles accepting being "corrected" as you say. I do however find it difficult to take some people who have the "mightier than thou" attitude. Maybe it's your delivery? Or follow up statements that make it difficult?? Either way I don't feel it necessary to fill this thread with more comments based upon what should've been a simple suggestion that may or may not work for someone else. I call a truce? Let's get this thread back on topic ok?
Mlani said:I'll take some pics to show you what I did of trying to explain.
TankBoss said:That would be awesome!
Malawi Freak said:Jmedic has a wet/dry filter made out of a 5 gallon bucket. It's about to be the inspiration for my next design.
Mlani said:You were too quick. Lol! I hit the send early in the post. So I was editing the original post as you posted on this.
TankBoss said:No YOU were quick. Haha
Cool setup.
A little bit of a painful prime is worth saving some money imo. Thanks for the pics!
Mlani said:Lol! Too true! I blame my fat fingers and this small phone I went to hit the + to add pics and it sent the message instead. Yes priming it seriously HURT I was sucking on that pipe forever. I even tried the wet/dry vac to give my lungs a break. If you check out the thread I posted ^ it's a walk through of my build Some other really great ideas were posted in it too. If you're looking for more?
TankBoss said:LOL
Yeah thanks a lot for the link... It was very informative and loaded with useful info. The more projects I see, the better.
TankBoss said:http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=14695176&RN=204&KSKU=112110&
I'll definitely let you know if I find a great canister.