diy filter lock & lock

01-14-2009, 10:32 AM

hi all,

i was thinking of makeing a diy external filter for my 35g tank. i was woddering if anyone has advide on what to make it in. i was thinkging of this

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/4-litre-lo.../product/12596

not sure if there will be pressure isshues?

any other ideas or will this be ok?

thank peeps...

SdJaCK&SaLLy · 01-14-2009, 06:15 PM

Hey Nitin,

welcome to the forums, the idea sounds great. I don't think there would be any pressure issues, in fact you probably would have great pressure.

01-14-2009, 10:31 PM

Storage drawers such as this are easily availabe and allow you to have one slide out for mechanical filtration and another for bio-filtration along with a third for chemical or buffer storage.
http://www.stacksandstacks.com/iris-...-303/763/6883/

All you have to do is punch holes in the bottoms of the drawers and have it drain out into a rubbermaid container that holds your pump and any other aquarium equipment you don't want visable in the tank. It makes a very economical wet/ dry sump system.

01-14-2009, 10:49 PM

thnx 4 ur replys.

i dont have space for that container, and the price is out of my buget. i got a powerhead and two bulk heads for the inlet and outlet.

i was thinking of glueing the pump on to the lid (powehead 1000)

order of my filter top to bottom

pump-outlet-lid
filter wool
carbon
bio ball the small stone type ones
sponge
ceramics
inlet

my main concern is the lid poping off and will the lock &lock seals hold in the long term?
any other things i can add to make the canistor filter better?

thanx

Cory Lover · 01-16-2009, 12:42 PM

Good luck. I don't know much about constructing stuff like that, so hopefully someone else can help you.

01-18-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cory Lover

Good luck. I don't know much about constructing stuff like that, so hopefully someone else can help you.

looks like not many people know because i havent had much luck with replys in forum rooms. i tried a few site but no luck. still decided if the container will hold. to me it looks like it will hold but still not sure. ive seen people make a filter hout of littler lock & lock but havent seen a 4l one as of yet.

thanx