straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 It will be goineg under a 12 inch drilled cube. Baffels are cut the full height of the bucket. Still have to make water passages between the chambers and weld in place Link to comment
paneubert Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Iiiiiiiinteresting...... Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Meet idea. It might be easier to cut the baffles sequentially shorter. Link to comment
paneubert Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Meet idea. It might be easier to cut the baffles sequentially shorter. Even more Iiiiiiiinteresting...... Link to comment
herranton Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I cant believe I didn't think of this. Link to comment
paneubert Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I cant believe I didn't think of this. That is what I said. But then I remembered that I do not have a drilled tank and this is just as useless to me as any other sump. But now I want to do it anyway... Link to comment
straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I measured the width of the insde of the top of the bucket then the bottom, and made a template out of poster board. I sloted 1 halfway down from the top the other is sloted from the bottom. Then I put the slots together and slid them in place. That is what I said. But then I remembered that I do not have a drilled tank and this is just as useless to me as any other sump. But now I want to do it anyway... You could add a syphon overflow Link to comment
paneubert Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yeah....the word syphon is the negative part of that. Yikes! Makes me worry. Link to comment
Llamaguy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I would make the baffles shorter than the total height of the bucket in case your holes get blocked somehow. That way the water could overflow the top into the next chamber instead of out of the bucket. Link to comment
Flicker Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 And you could paint the outside of it like a giant Ben and Jerry's ice cream tub. Link to comment
straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 And you could paint the outside of it like a giant Ben and Jerry's ice cream tub. I was trying for the home depot sponsor Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I did this for my old 1.4g pico. Worked great, and was certainly cheap and easy. It's not perfect though, as the baffles end up separating from the bucket after time if you move it around to service it. Still works good though. Link to comment
Flicker Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think it's a great idea, but it could be a little difficult to use as a 'fuge because of the tall narrow compartments and no visibility from the side. also putting a skimmer in there could be fun... what are your plans for it's use? And what size tank is it going on? Link to comment
straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I did this for my old 1.4g pico. Worked great, and was certainly cheap and easy. It's not perfect though, as the baffles end up separating from the bucket after time if you move it around to service it. Still works good though. Did you use silacon or weldon for the baffels Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think it's a great idea, but it could be a little difficult to use as a 'fuge because of the tall narrow compartments and no visibility from the side. also putting a skimmer in there could be fun... what are your plans for it's use? And what size tank is it going on? I used a 5W halogen MR16 bulb in this setup and I grew more chaeto in there than in my larger sumps. It was crazy how fast it grew. Did you use silacon or weldon for the baffels Silicone. You would have to use Weld-on 16 in a situation like that, and even then the joints may be too brittle. Silicone would be better, but it will need touch ups after a while. Link to comment
straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think it's a great idea, but it could be a little difficult to use as a 'fuge because of the tall narrow compartments and no visibility from the side. also putting a skimmer in there could be fun... what are your plans for it's use? And what size tank is it going on? 7.5 gallon bucket will hold about 3 gallons will probaly put a clear pipe as guage 4 water level Link to comment
straydog Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I used a 5W halogen MR16 bulb in this setup and I grew more chaeto in there than in my larger sumps. It was crazy how fast it grew. Silicone. You would have to use Weld-on 16 in a situation like that, and even then the joints may be too brittle. Silicone would be better, but it will need touch ups after a while. im going try the weldon maybe sand the bucket where baffels touch to get a better bond Link to comment
straydog Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Here is the final product after taking into construction all the grate advice I received chamber heights were cut down to 11" to give 3" of space above them for over flow, the handle was removed to stop me from lifting it so that the chambers have a better chance of to keep there bond to the bucket wall. Water will enter at the chamber with the gray strainer and flow through two one and one half inch holes at the bottom exit at top through same size holes at top to macro live rock area and then exit through to return chamber at bottom and be returned with a maxijet 1100. Link to comment
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