Aquatic Dreams
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- Joined
- Apr 8, 2016
- Location
- London, ON
So I've been looking at getting one of those InTank media baskets and possibly the Fuge Basket but they seem rather pricey. After mulling it over for a while I've come up with an idea that I may try to design myself. I'm hoping that any of you DIYers out there could tell me if this is feasible and any possible problems you see or changes you would make.
I've made some handy diagrams to hopefully make it easier to understand. First is a pic of all the components ...
The MAIN BASKET is placed into Chamber 2 of the filter section in the Biocube. Then any MACROALGAE is placed in the bottom of this basket. Next the SECONDARY BASKET is placed in the MAIN BASKET and sits on the acrylic ledges.
Next the CHEMI-PURE/CARBON is placed in the lower compartment of the SECONDARY BASKET and is then covered by the BIOMEDIA COVER which has holes to allow water to flow through. After that the SPONGE/FLOSS is placed on top.
This final pic shows the water flow. The blue arrows show the intended water flow and the orange arrows show the overflow should the intended flow be blocked in any way.
So there it is. A few pieces of acrylic cut to size, a drill and some acrylic glue should be all that is needed. Feel free to post any comments, advice or suggestions that you may have.
Dave.
I've made some handy diagrams to hopefully make it easier to understand. First is a pic of all the components ...
The MAIN BASKET is placed into Chamber 2 of the filter section in the Biocube. Then any MACROALGAE is placed in the bottom of this basket. Next the SECONDARY BASKET is placed in the MAIN BASKET and sits on the acrylic ledges.
Next the CHEMI-PURE/CARBON is placed in the lower compartment of the SECONDARY BASKET and is then covered by the BIOMEDIA COVER which has holes to allow water to flow through. After that the SPONGE/FLOSS is placed on top.
This final pic shows the water flow. The blue arrows show the intended water flow and the orange arrows show the overflow should the intended flow be blocked in any way.
So there it is. A few pieces of acrylic cut to size, a drill and some acrylic glue should be all that is needed. Feel free to post any comments, advice or suggestions that you may have.
Dave.