My DIY Bucket Canister
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after the tests, how aobut share the set up with a drawying and how it looks on the inside?
I have been kicking aorund using a 5 gallon bucket as a w/d filter....heater combo...but havent been to sure....
I have been kicking aorund using a 5 gallon bucket as a w/d filter....heater combo...but havent been to sure....
Just an update, I had a chance to test it. It works flawlesly minus one little thing. It ended up getting one tiny tiny leak after I started blowing into the intake tube to build up some pressure to see how it would take it. Worked great until I really put some pressure in there and got a very small leak. I wanted to make sure it would hold up to some what brutal conditions so I wouldn't have water all over my floor. So I will be re-siliconing it today, let it dry then re-test it and put some media in it then slap it on the tank.
Over I couldn't be happier with how simple it was to make this and how it works.
Over I couldn't be happier with how simple it was to make this and how it works.
I'll get some pics of the inside when the silicone dries a bit.
But the idea is simple and there is PLENTY of room to keep a heater in there. I might put my heater in there. Even though it works just fine where it is lol. The air tune that runs through the powerhead currently isn't getting chopped up by the impeller because it just goes on the output tube of the powerhead, but I will fix that easily.
I'm going to create a rough drawing on paint to get the basic idea for you guys. It's simple, and works, and the powerhead keeps up with the suction of the python no problem so far. I'm debating whether or not to keep it as the intake though, it all depends on how the flow changes once I put some media in it.
Here is the basic idea and what I think I'm going to be using for filter media. Once the lid goes on the bucket is air tight. So once I turn the powerhead on there is a vaccuum effect which just sucks water in through the intake so I don't have to worry if something gets clogged up or my powerhead fails. Water also keeps flowing through the powerhead if it gets turned off which is kinda cool, and good that I have the on/off where it is. Extremely simple and works like a charm
. I still have no idea how it flows with media in it, so that will be another test, and I have an extra identical powerhead handy if I need it
Its first trial run will be on my 125 gallon tank where it will hopefully give me some extra filtration.
I wonder if you could have used bulkheads and barbed fittings to get around the use of silicone.
I probably could have, but I wanted to see if I could make something that was reliable with things just sitting around my house. I honestly spent 0 dollars building this. It was made of things I had laying around the house, pretty much left overs from other projects and equipment I didn't use anymore. :dance:
