finally posting it. Made this a couple weeks ago, it works very well.
Lots of large pictures.
Ingredients(Materials lol):
1/2" schedule 40 PVC pipe
(6) 1/2" 90 degree elbows
(1) 1/2" Cap
(1) 1/2" SlipxThreaded Connector
(1) 1/2" barbed fitting for tubing to slip onto
-Teflon tape for the threads
-PVC Primer and Cement
-(Optional) PVC pipe cutters. These make life so much easier than using a hacksaw or something.
-Drill with 1/8" drill bit.. Dremel works too.
-Tape measure
I wish I had taken more pics, but the process is pretty basic.
The first steps, measured the piece to go down the back of my tank, it's about 15" long. Primed and glued all of it together, and teflon taped and screwed in the hose barb.
Next I measured and drilled all the holes. I drilled 1/8" holes every inch. Start with that and if it creates too much backpressure, drill more holes or bore them out with the next size bit. I marked the line, then made an X and drilled in the center of the X.
Primed and glued the left side all together.
Here's where I skimped on pics. Here is the finished spraybar before painting. I have glued in the bar, holes are pointing pretty much straight out, with a tiny 20-30 degree downward angle. And capped right end has been glued on.
I then roughed up the surface and used Rustoleum Pastic spraypaint. Gloss Black. I have no pics of this..
After I allowed the paint to dry for about 2 days I put it in the tank and primed the filter. Started it up and success!
Now heres a bunch of other pics of it on the tank
The part that goes down the back of the tank
Looks nice and clean from the top...
In the water. Super hard to see if you're not at the perfect angle.
Also ziptied the intake to the end of the spraybar so that it stays straight in the water column.
Whatcha think?
Lots of large pictures.
Ingredients(Materials lol):
1/2" schedule 40 PVC pipe
(6) 1/2" 90 degree elbows
(1) 1/2" Cap
(1) 1/2" SlipxThreaded Connector
(1) 1/2" barbed fitting for tubing to slip onto
-Teflon tape for the threads
-PVC Primer and Cement
-(Optional) PVC pipe cutters. These make life so much easier than using a hacksaw or something.
-Drill with 1/8" drill bit.. Dremel works too.
-Tape measure
I wish I had taken more pics, but the process is pretty basic.
The first steps, measured the piece to go down the back of my tank, it's about 15" long. Primed and glued all of it together, and teflon taped and screwed in the hose barb.
Next I measured and drilled all the holes. I drilled 1/8" holes every inch. Start with that and if it creates too much backpressure, drill more holes or bore them out with the next size bit. I marked the line, then made an X and drilled in the center of the X.
Primed and glued the left side all together.
Here's where I skimped on pics. Here is the finished spraybar before painting. I have glued in the bar, holes are pointing pretty much straight out, with a tiny 20-30 degree downward angle. And capped right end has been glued on.
I then roughed up the surface and used Rustoleum Pastic spraypaint. Gloss Black. I have no pics of this..
After I allowed the paint to dry for about 2 days I put it in the tank and primed the filter. Started it up and success!
Now heres a bunch of other pics of it on the tank
The part that goes down the back of the tank
Looks nice and clean from the top...
In the water. Super hard to see if you're not at the perfect angle.
Also ziptied the intake to the end of the spraybar so that it stays straight in the water column.
Whatcha think?
