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Panfish - 6 years ago

Can you use the clay pebbles as the fluid bed instead of the plastic pieces?

H-A-M - 6 years ago

The thank doesn’t look like a tank no more too much stuff on it

Ricky Ferre - 7 years ago

overkill

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

+Ricky Ferre I️ completely agree, it was mainly for a DIY example of what can be done. It hasn’t been this way in a very long time

Fishman - 7 years ago

Cool. Love diy

Lillie E. Rosenthal - 7 years ago

thaksn

Patti D. Hutcheson - 7 years ago

wow

joshua king - 7 years ago

what did u make the filter case out of

Nomad - 7 years ago

Where did you get that sump? I like it its a good size.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

This was a DIY that I used an acrylic box for

Kurniawan Syahputra - 7 years ago

hei, i love your filter setup,,, i have 30-40 gallons aquarium, and bit have a problem with the filter system cause i lack of a room for filter... so i decided to set a top filter system, do you have any suggestion about what kind of filter media i should use to maintain my golden fish aquarium clean and healthy?? thanks,,,, this is my golden fish aquarium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfPhZjbdME&t=121s

thanks for ur suggestion....

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

Any time! :)

Kurniawan Syahputra - 7 years ago

Home Aquatics Hobby thanks man!!!

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

You can use K1 Micro which can be found on amazon: http://amzn.to/2v30wBk
Or you could also use plastic pot scubbers that are found in most dollar stores but K1 is my top choice though

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jpaul kaito - 7 years ago

I have the same thing but a cheaper one :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Ba26N1LUM&t=45s

SpAceX Fan - 7 years ago

Why not just buy a canister filter? That's a lot of work for a 30 gallon tank. lmfao

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

I do have one. This was just an experiment on what was possible and alternate filtration

FUNNY SH#T - 7 years ago

Why don't you just put some fair liquid in the water to clean it

MasterAquatics - 7 years ago

great video. subbed

Philip Padalino - 7 years ago

How do you get the water to leave the tank and enter into the sump? Obviously the water pump in the sump causes it to return to the tank. But what is causing the water to leave the aquarium initially?

kanga - 7 years ago

Philip Padalino There is a pump in the aquarium that pumps water into the sump, the sump then "overflows" back into the aquarium by gravity...

M 560 - 7 years ago

There is this weird thing on Youtube where people's intro music is 10 times as loud as their voice...yours is one of them. Still lived the video though :)

Roger Dedham - 6 years ago

M 560 OMG I had headphones on and It blew my ear drums out. Wicked hurt,dead serious.

Hellish Underwater Harmonica - 7 years ago

too much Filtration for this size tank taking into consideration the amount of fish it's supporting. the bacteria Anaerobic and aerobic both, are never going to be able to colonize all the extra filters in place here. you're only going to be able to produce the quantity of bacteria that the Amonia the fish can produce thus most of culture will be so thinly spread throughout your system it'll be next to useless. saying that, the plus is.... your idea, can be used as an alternate mechanical addition.. and that will, work. another plus would be..if you ever decide to Overstock ..then...the bacteria would multiply accordingly. and then, your system will come into its own.
so..
good idea.
neat set up.
but overkill.
Chuck in some more fish..then we'll see.

Hanhanz012 - 7 years ago

lil bit silly for this question but, what is that white thingy? sorry im new in this thing and id really appreciate if anyone could explain that to me. whats the function of that? big thanks

Hanhanz012 - 7 years ago

Thanks buddy. I also found the name is kaldness. ill find out. thanks again.

A Potato - 7 years ago

Hanhanz012 It is biological filter media. It is home for beneficial bacteria that reduce harmful ammonia to nitrite and nitrate. The constant moving of the media also kills off older bacteria that aren't too active

aaaheim - 7 years ago

I would not sleep at night knowing i got all that weight on top of my acrylic tank and acrylic top.... )))):

Josh 29 - 7 years ago

Awesome work definitely subscribing

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Josh 29 - 7 years ago

This is awesome

joseph nicolan - 7 years ago

so if i use this kind of filtration.. i do need another air stone inside of my tank? sry coz im realy new and i do use askoll aquarium its all in 1...so tnx in the future xD

joseph nicolan - 7 years ago

so io can use this kind of filter w/o airstone inside the tank? btw what is that overkill?^^

Marco C - 7 years ago

joseph nicolan not really it's optional. His build is kind of overkill for 30gal

ME Video - 7 years ago

I mean, you've a wrong filter sequence. The Water must first passed the matt, then the K1. The k1 micro needs air for moving and for working effictive, 1liter air per liter k1 micro . The K1 micro determines Ammonia and nitrit, the result is nitrat. as last must the water passed as next step the ... hmmm, in german we say "blähton" to the small red balls, sorry for my bad english. This balls determines the nitrate. But your filter is really small, but for the 3-4 fishes enought.When you calculate your bio filter in the dimensions greater, you don't need the Canister filter. Put a bag of seachem purigen in your sump filter and you have crystal clear water.

magzire - 7 years ago

ME Video that's not k1 micro, that's standard

Home Aquatics Hobby - 7 years ago

+Olli Guitarplayer This was only a small project to add some additional filtration. The canister was more than enough filtration for the tank size.

Trevor Harris - 7 years ago

why didn't use input from filter instead of a secondary pump?

Spance Man - 7 years ago

u should put spinge or filling round outake in moving bed k1 section

Fish Addict - 8 years ago

awesome filter

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Thank you!

Per Shop - 8 years ago

I like how you have the crayfish living in the first compartment of the filtration system. That way you can have crayfish, and fish, and don't have to worry about losing any fish.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

That was one of my ideas haha

The Dropshot Master - 8 years ago

throw some poly-fil in there and get some sparkling action

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

This is an old project I had lol, it's since changed

AttentionJunkie - 8 years ago

that's some hardcore filtration for 30 gallons haha

Ari Fadli - 7 years ago

Home Aquatics box filter glass or acrylic?
thanks ..

Crystal Pham - 7 years ago

AttentionJunkie

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

It does get heavily stocked sometimes so I do need it lol.

Joel Wilson - 8 years ago

love it

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Thanks!

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volvo09 - 8 years ago

very nice setup. Good work.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Thank you!

s_ r - 8 years ago

i did this experment.i had a 5 gallon tub and 2 gallon pumped the water from5 gallon to 2 gallon with all plants lots and lots of plant.and that actully worked..and 2 gallon pumped back to 5 gallon.

s_ r - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics thank you for repling.i have a question do you think a draf gurmion can live in 5 gallon

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Plant filtration is a great way to go. A have a 10 gallon with only plants as filtration and it's doing great

Sara Chen - 8 years ago

I really like it

Melissa Bilodeau - 8 years ago

Where did you get your the fittings(black) that are in the bio media chamber? having a hard time finding them!

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Melissa Bilodeau Type in aquarium bulkhead. they should appear

Melissa Bilodeau - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics Yes, maybe i am not searching the correct terms...

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Do you mean the bulk heads on the right? I picked those up on ebay

Beth White - 8 years ago

ok I officially love this! this is the inspiration I needed thank you for posting this.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Anytime and I'm glad I could help!

Gold Vulcan - 8 years ago

Serious overkill I love it lol. This is a totally great setup and supports plant and animal life. Omg I just got new ideas

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Gold Vulcan That's a great idea!

Gold Vulcan - 8 years ago

You should do the vids on power backups.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Gold Vulcan Haha don't worry about it, I cringe every time I hear my self speak in a video.

Gold Vulcan - 8 years ago

Naw im to chicken to make vids plus I hate my voice. Im still working on it right now. The power issues still need solving

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Gold Vulcan Any videos on them? I'd be interested to see that lol

Gold Vulcan - 8 years ago

Thats so true. If you saw the backups I have on mine your jaw would drop lol

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

Better over than under right? Lol

barath prashanth - 8 years ago

does it need an overflow pipe?

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

any time!

barath prashanth - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics Lol. nice . will try eBay :) thanks mate.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

eek, I've never done that myself. I've heard they are easy to make and work well. I believe there's someone on ebay that sells them already made if you want to check it out. I almost grabbed some once.

barath prashanth - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics any ideas about how to make an overflow pipe? simple way.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

You're very welcome, any questions let me know!

barath prashanth - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics thanks :)

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

From the sump into the tank? Yes, once the sump fills to its max level it goes through two overflows (in case one gets clogged) and back into the tank.

Spaide man - 8 years ago

zero fish... test the filter with fishes in the aquarium, then show the working ones.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Mike l lol u better be! Too bad I took it down to build a fry rack in its place lol

Spaide man - 8 years ago

ok ok im just being jealous of your nice filter :P

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Mike l bowls are not ideal for fish. Also these fish do grow up and being Plecos they are poop machines with a high bioload. This tank is also a holding tank that I keep a lot of fish in to grow out.

Spaide man - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics that few tiny fishes not enough for my cat. Do u need such a elaborate filter to keep that few tiny fishes? just put them in a bowl.

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

What do you mean? There are fish in the tank.

Jerald Pearson - 8 years ago

Great build

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Jerald Pearson Thank you!

thanh vu - 8 years ago

Can you make a video how to build that sump and where to get all the equipment ?

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+thanh vu I can try to do that. I actually took the system apart yesterday to replace it with a newer project haha

reef guy 92 - 8 years ago

how do I do one of these im doing a window ledge plant pot but the silicone keeps coming loose

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Serena Bowman are you putting silicone on the plastic? Usually plant pots like that are made of pvc and silicone does not adhere to plastics very well. I'd recommend acrylic glue for that type of application. Acrylic is a type of plastic and the acrylic glue bonds it together on a molecular level. I had to use the acrylic glue on this project since the box was made of acrylic, the silicone would not hold any of the pieces together. Hope I could help, any questions let me know!

Matt Cali - 8 years ago

Why another homemade filter if you already have one running? Just wanted more filtration or are you planning on moving the one you bought somewhere else?

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Matt Cali Technically yes and no. You could but it's more for biological filtration than it is for mechanical. It does very little mechanical filtration but with a little modification it could be.

Matt Cali - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics Makes Sense. Thank You for the Video! I am trying to design a beautiful aquarium and Paludarium and want to save as much money by DIY. These videos help so much! Could you run the tank solely on the filter you made?

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Matt Cali Yes I wanted more filtration as well as have a backup system. I also wanted to build it as an experiment for fun while adding some more water volume to my system.

Alexander Reinartz - 8 years ago

Could you do a more in depth video on this? It is really cool and would love to see how how to make one

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Alexander Reinartz I surely could do that in the near future. I still have it running strong, though it has had some small changes since this video was posted.

J.M TROPICALS - 8 years ago

Great tank I have subscribed to u so please subscribe back to me also check my videos out tank on

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+J.M TROPICALS Thanks man, definitely will do!

IFG - 8 years ago

Awesome video. Phenomenal presentation.

IFG - 8 years ago

+Home Aquatics Sure thing

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+The Inquisitive Fish Guy 71 Thank you!

Carter Neal - 8 years ago

What container holds the media

Home Aquatics Hobby - 8 years ago

+Carter Neal Which container are you referring to? I have a canister filter on this tank also. As for the DIY filter, there's Kaldnes K1 Micro and Aquaponics clay balls in there as well. The container was an old recycled e cigarette lighter box that I was able to pick up from my job. Any container would work for this though.