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10/15/2018, 09:14 AM | #26 | |
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10/20/2018, 12:24 AM | #27 |
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I know it's not DIY but this is where I get my bags, much cheaper than the aquarium specific ones, internal plastic ring, and don't cause your skimmer to go nuts.
Bought 50 of them. http://filterbag.com/PE100G1S-PP-Pla...ing-p1879.html
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10/23/2018, 05:28 PM | #28 | |
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also have the egg crate and quilt stiffing. Thanks for sharing |
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10/24/2018, 09:33 AM | #29 |
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What about a 4" media cup from PVC with filter floss?
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10/24/2018, 12:15 PM | #30 | |
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Sorry no pics right now of my operation I don't think I spend more than 15 minutes on a batch collectively. I do have about 20 pads so I only have to do this periodically. |
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10/24/2018, 04:37 PM | #31 |
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Purely out of curiosity and me thinking out loud.....
Why could one not put a piece of say eggcrate in the overflow, and put a piece of filter material on top of it? Of course this would only work in a tower style overflow.
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10/24/2018, 07:09 PM | #32 |
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You could do that.
But it might throw off the drain rate. Many tanks have tuned BA or herbie drain. As the pad builds up, that will affect the drain rate and could lead to a flood, and throw off the return/drain tune. Your much better off draining to the sump, then filter there. My set-up is fail safe. Even though it is unlikely, if the pad builds up too much, worse thing it will overflow into the next chamber.
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10/25/2018, 06:59 AM | #33 | |
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10/25/2018, 12:27 PM | #34 |
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Like I said, just thinking out loud. Never thought about the tuning and throwing that off.
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10/25/2018, 12:39 PM | #35 |
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Get a filter media cup fill it with filter floss you can also use poly filler
https://amzn.to/2CCPs4V Another option is to buy a klir filter its a bit pricey $250 but i think overall its a huge time saver depends on what you value your time at https://amzn.to/2CF6246 |
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