love-calvus Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Hi all, Can some one tell me where to get info or picture for DIY "Air driven filter" and If you have the drawing by Anita it's I would'nt ask for more. Cheers Loi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I can help you with a link to an article written by Anita...Ice-cream Filter Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love-calvus Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 Thanks, but that's not what I want. I should be more specific, I want to build an in-tank side drop air driven filter. can anyone help? Please......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 this is a good post side drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love-calvus Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 Thanks Gav, This is exactly what I'm looking for, picture don't have much detail but it's give me some idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Hello . I hope you can understand this ? If i put too much detail it all becomes a blur But the jist of it is Egg crate or something similar goes around the airpipe about 40mm off the bottom! Filter media fills the rest of the compartment around air tube . Water is drawn from the tank up between the two pieces of glass from the bottom ,down through the media and up the uplift back into the tank ,creating circulation! Again ,back to my first comment ,I hope you understand that! Media can be anything you like. Personaly i use about 6 inches of scoria and top it up with filterwool . My opinion is that these are one of the most efficient filters that i have seen ! It costs me about $6. per filter and no extra power is needed other than air ! My filters are set up in corners .But they work the same if you use all of one end of the tank (front to back i mean ) Cleaning is no different to a canister really ! I just change the top portion of filter wool about once a month You can make them what ever size you like ! I filter all tanks from 180 ltr to 1000 ltr Well worth considering in my opinion! HTH Cheers Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Great drawing and the explanation when read in conjunction with the drawing is easy to follow. Does this type of filter take the same length of time to cycle as other filters? Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love-calvus Posted January 29, 2005 Author Share Posted January 29, 2005 Thanks Kevin, Plenty of details in picture, hope this will reduce my next electricity bill. Again Thanks alots. Cheers. Loi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Love-calvus - Filters use next to no power compared to heaters . So swapping to an airdriven filter wont save you much cash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6473stang Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Fish4u.com.au Forum Index -> Help Me & D.I.Y -> How to build a cheap corner filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 To Tiger: I have a couple of questions if I may? Is the water the same level in the tank as in the media compartment? And secondly would you be able to confirm the exact gap between the glass and the perspex please? There is so much interest in drop sides that I would really like to get it right. I have made a few but only have retained one for my own use. It is probably the most healthy, thriving tank I have. It is over stocked but the fish seem to do so well in it. It is also low maintainence. The fact is though these things need to be set up just about "spot on" taking all the prevailing circumstances into consideration. The recent change I made from an old diaphram air pump to a rotary blower impacted significanly on the operation of the drop side in this tank. The more info I can gather the less experimentation I need do. Drop sides are probably the best kept secret of the aquarium hobby. Thanks, Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Malawi Home page has an article on drop side filters which uses power head filters to circulate the water but the principle is still the same. Compartment Filter Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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