lori_z3a
Aquarium Advice Regular
what exactly is the meaning of bio-media and what does it do - should the water go up from bottom through the media or down through top and out near the bottom - I ask this because I am going to build a garbage can filter - it will be like this bricks on bottom -then a crate on top of bricks - then put a pipe up the middle and around it fill lava rocks and sump pump hose then crate on top of that then more sump pump hose then another crate then quilt batting .
so the water will flow down through the pipe in the middle and raise up through the levels of media and out through a pipe at the top right into the top part of my waterfall - now should I put a lid right on top or leave it open and does this sound like it will work ?
another idea is a 10 gallon pail with my submersible pump in it and fill it up half way with lava rocks and cut up hose then quilt batting on the top having a lid on it but a round hole for the water to go up a pvc pipe to feed to garbage can filter - there will also be holes drilled in the lid of the 10 gallon pail for the pump to suck water in and right through the mixed media - will both of these work or not ?
Trying to keep busy during the winter and have things ready to hook up when pond is filled again this summer.
so the water will flow down through the pipe in the middle and raise up through the levels of media and out through a pipe at the top right into the top part of my waterfall - now should I put a lid right on top or leave it open and does this sound like it will work ?
another idea is a 10 gallon pail with my submersible pump in it and fill it up half way with lava rocks and cut up hose then quilt batting on the top having a lid on it but a round hole for the water to go up a pvc pipe to feed to garbage can filter - there will also be holes drilled in the lid of the 10 gallon pail for the pump to suck water in and right through the mixed media - will both of these work or not ?
Trying to keep busy during the winter and have things ready to hook up when pond is filled again this summer.