My DIY Carbon filter

[Scuba_Dave]

Nice job, I recognize that clip on fan!!

 

[IffersTankSlave]

Very cool set-up! Guess what I may do this weekend...Esp. if Ifferfish see sthis!

 

[Syris]

Move Me To Diy Forum Please

 

[skatezen]

I just made one of these, but here's tip if you cut the outer ring off of a bio ball it will fit nicely in the 1.25" pvc blocking any carbon from escaping into the tank. just place one on either end with the carbon in the middle. No polyfloss to trap crud and no carbon coming out of the end. Good luck!

Jeff

 

[Moe_K]

Allrighty, I gotta try this one finally.
Where can one get a gate valve that size? Will a ball valve work instead?

 

[scottv1025]

yes please more info about this . also i have a 180 gal .shoud i be using a longer pvc pipe . should i run it longer than 24hrs a week .

 

[stevenp]

Here's a thread on the one Kevin did. There's pictures on mine on there too.

http://bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40058&highlight=carbon

I've noticed an improvement in water clarity since I ditched the mesh bag and put the reactor online. It's also a LOT easier to change the carbon when it's in a reactor vs a mesh bag.

 

[Moe_K]

Anyone know for sure if a ball valve would work as well as a gate valve?

 

[stevenp]

Moe, from my experience a ball valve will do the same job as a gate valve. Only drawback is they're harder to adjust and trap more nasties. But they still work. I have a few ball valves running restricted flow applications on my system successfully.

 

[Moe_K]

Dang. I wish Bill's pics were still up on his old website.