My New 1g Project

[bitteraspects]

might be 2g, im not sure. i think its 1g though.

i wanted to put something besides feeders in this tiny little tank, but you really cant "filter" a tank this small. you can addan air pump, but even most sponge and box filters will take up most of the room in the tank. so i decided to go a little crazy with it, and build a HUGE wet/dry filter for it, just out of boredom, and for the fun of it

drilled the tank, and added bulkhead fittings

then i threw this little filter thing together real quick to do a wet test.

now to build a filter.

 

[AdAndrews]

Lol, love your makeshift filter, seems to be a good idea, good luck with this mate.

 

[bitteraspects]

lol. thanks. the thing pictured was just a temporary filter for the test. i will be building a large wet/dry filter for it. i just need to pick up a few things from the hardware store after work tomorrow.

 

[bitteraspects]

did the second wet test today, and apparently the 22gph pump is too small. i forgot that the stand im putting it on is just over 3' tall, and has 3 90 degree bends, so the pump head was too much for the return. upgraded it to a 60GPH pump, and its runnig well now. but 60gph on a 1g tank, is a bit much

 

[AdAndrews]

but 60gph on a 1g tank, is a bit much

tell me about it im following this one

 

[bitteraspects]

i think i may have found the solution to the flow rating.

Homaloptera orthogoniata

these guys will love the current.

 

[mini_matt]

i love that DIY filter! is each draw a different filter medium like the big tetratec ones? brilliant!

 

[Wills]

wow this looks like such a cool idea! Will be keeping an eye on this

 

[bitteraspects]

i love that DIY filter! is each draw a different filter medium like the big tetratec ones? brilliant!

Thanks. This was just a temporary filter, the actual filter is a 5gal wet/dry trickle filter.
But to answer your question, yes, when setting up this type of filter you would put different type of bio-media in the bottom drawers, and mech media in the top.
I will try to post the. Update on this set up later today.

 

[bitteraspects]

heres the tank as it stands today

i still havent found the right 20-30g container to make my big wet/dry, so i made a smaller one out of a 5gal bucket.
the 5g wet/dry is powered by a 60gph pump.

yeah... i know... a little overboard.

so as of right now it went from this:

to this:

 

[llamalord305]

Nice! It certainly looks nice!
Man, you got me interested on a project with my 2.5....

 

[bitteraspects]

ok, i may have overdone it with the plants this time...

 

[bae1994]

yeah i prefered it before i think

 

[Truck]

I prefer it after, the more plants the better IMO, I also think that if you got some narrow and needle fern in there to compliment the java fern, it would set thing off nicely.

 

[bitteraspects]

yeah, i pulled a couple of small anubias out of my refugium to see if it would work out, but i dont think it will.