diy wet/dry

[aoscar]

I know there are several threads on this but I don't quite understand what a drip plate is . Can someone help me out with a fairly detailed diagram I will be using a 20g high to filter a 150g pre-drilled oscar/jag tank. I have been convinced this will be better than a couple canisters especiall as the tank is set up for it w/built in overflow.
it's an acrylic reef tank that I scored for 100 bucks and it was only used for a week, all help will be greatley appreciated.

 

[snickle]

A decent pic of a commercial wet/dry can be foound here:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98786

The drip plate is below the filter media, make sure the water is spread out accross the bio-media. The advantage of a wet/dry is the massive bio-media area. That only works if water hits it all.

 

[Shocker6966]

A drip plate/tray is just a piece of plastic with a bunch of holes in it to spread the flow of water over the biomedia in it's entirety. Think of it as the holey part of the shower head, and that shower head is spraying over the biomedia.