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In today’s video I show you how to build one of the most effective types of sump filter for the least amount of money.
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do i need a heater that can heat a total water volume of the sump + aquarium or just the sump is okay?
Did the plastic sump but the water in my sump keep spiking in ammonia don’t know what to do any help or advise? I lost a couple fish so far from the ammonia spike
Would this work on a reef tank?
I realise this is quite an old video but is this suitable for a fish only saltwater aquarium if I added rocks in the bottom for beneficial bacteria?
Why have a sump? Just let the bottom drawer drain into your tank????????????????? Not hard to put a hose on bottom of drawer and let it flow into tank nice and quiet
Isn't it more risk to leaking around since you drilled holes all over the drawer overlapping the plastic stand that holds it, so water is dripping onto the plastic black stand, I just did a nice circle of holes in the middle of drawers to not overlap drips onto the stand
how do we install the hose to the aquarium and pump after all the first steps ? thanks
Wtf is this? This is a sump for a goldfish tank 😂
How do you get the water in/out of the filter?
I used this to build a 4 drawer setup for my 2 55 gallon tanks connected with a water bridge and I also used the overflow that you showed in another video to get water from the tank to the filter with a sponge media in the top followed by filter floss “polyfill” followed by plastic scrubbies. I used the last drawer for a pump to my aquaponic grow bed. The only thing I did different is I drilled a second small hole in the top to insert a tube for when I use my gravel vac, that way I don’t have to worry about the water getting to low. I love this setup and plan to use it for my other 55 gallon tank.
What's a good way to get the "trickle" to silence?
Brilliant! I would never have thought of the tower idea! Thanks Joey!
Could you use this for a salt water aquarium
Is this good for salt water
Where does the water level need to be? Does the media need to be submerged?
Can i use this on my salt water tank
Seems like a good idea, but how long does that kind of plastic last with the water and the nasty it will see?
With water dripping down it would be loud so if this tank is going to be in a living room or bedroom it may come off too loud.
Hope someone can help me… I want to make a diy project. Thinking of making something similar to this in the video but wanted to know… in theory will this oxygenate the the water enough for the fish? My tank will be a 190 litre (open top) and will only have 2 telescope goldfish in
How abt power outages mybe for 8 hrs? Part of the biological media will dry?
Hey. Bro thanks for showing this I use it on turtle tank keep chystal clear
what pump did you use bro 🙂 wanna try heheh
Could you use this for saltwater if tou put a protein skimmer in it?
We're do u put the water pipe in the filter do u drill a hole into the lid and stick it into the top of that or is it at the back of it???? If anyone can let me know about this I would appreciate it thanks
Hey Joe, question that I’d be thrilled if you could answer. Can these plastic “tupperware” style containers be used as sumps on saltwater systems?
Can anyone tell me if a sump build like this is good enough for a salt water tank
You want as many holes as you can possibly drill. hahaha
Has anyone ever considered making this on a smaller scale? I want to make a sump for my 6 gallon just for fun, and I'm sure its not hard to find smaller versions of this stuff. Would it work good, or even work period?
Lol someday for sure! My parents definitely would kill me if i went this far into fishkeeping rn
Recently found you're channel. Good on you. Just picked up my first aquarium in many many years and got a complete used system and I'm looking to significantly increase filtration. The tank is in the family room and want to make sure whatever sump setup I install it's whisper quiet. Is the raining action of this system loud?
Great video Thankyou
My question is essentially
How do I keep a Certain amount of water in the pump so that the heater dosent run dry?
And also how does the flow from the pump match the flow from the overflow ?
Can't quite get my head round these two things
Can i shut this filter off??? And if i can how long??
If the power goes out what stops the siphon from over flowing the sump and draining the tank onto the floor?
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Hi Joey, I've been watching more and more of your videos. I'm really enjoying all the information and the passion you have on this hobby… please make a video comparison of the best beginner tank brands that you think is a good start (and brands to stay away) especially for someone who wants to start this hobby… God bless you — from SK
Not recommended to put a heater in a plastic container
How do you get it to fill and drain at the same speed? I used a pvc under a siphon and how do I get my pump to drain at the same speed
Would this work for saltwater?
ALSO – those scrubby things, if you can find a fabric store or somewhere that sells bolts of fabric / firm material exactly like those scrubbers, you can get like a meter of it for $2, probably even less, and if you buy it wholesale you could potentially have enough for ten sump filters for like $20 (y) not sure what the type of material would be called but it's for stiffening pleats in dresses or adding volume or bulk to puff out clothing but is a made of rigid porous mesh to minimise weight and like, keep it as a viable fabric haha (Y)