Hi,
First of i'm a new member here ( first post ) and im pretty new to the hobby.
I have my first and only tank since last November. It's a Superfish Start kit 70 Lowtech stocked with 1 female Betta, 6 Amanos and 3 Nerite Snails.
Right now i'm using the internal filter provided with the kit ( which is working perfectly ) but i'm getting sick of seeing it and i'm craving some new project so i want to upgrade to an external filter.
Problem being that I can't put it in the cabinet on which the tank is sitting and i have very little space on each side of my tank.
I could get things like TRU [XL Size] Nano PVC Canister Filter For Mini Aquarium Nano Tank Shallow Tank (Partly hand-made) which is in sale but still a bit expensive and only cap at 400L/h.
Or Amazon product ASIN B00FZVLC4C which is ugly and i'm afraid of the quality and longevity.
So i would like to dyi a canister filter and I was planning on doing the exact same build that this guy.
I have the same canister from Ikea ( 0,5L ) and the other furniture should be easy and cheap to get. Except I want to use a 600L/hor even 800L/h dimmeable pump to match the water volume of my tank. And so that the canister could be used in other future tank.
Do you see any flaws with the build done in the video ?
Is it feasible to upgrade it to a stronger pump knowing the volume of the canister is only half a liter ? Or there will be too much pression inside it ?
And of course if you have experience in dying canister filter you are welcome to help me 🙂
Finally I know that doing this type of build is a lot more risk and work than buying a filter directly for few monetary gains but i'm thrilled by the project and the fact that i could modify it in the future and change the pump if it dies.
Thanks everyone.
First of i'm a new member here ( first post ) and im pretty new to the hobby.
I have my first and only tank since last November. It's a Superfish Start kit 70 Lowtech stocked with 1 female Betta, 6 Amanos and 3 Nerite Snails.
Right now i'm using the internal filter provided with the kit ( which is working perfectly ) but i'm getting sick of seeing it and i'm craving some new project so i want to upgrade to an external filter.
Problem being that I can't put it in the cabinet on which the tank is sitting and i have very little space on each side of my tank.
I could get things like TRU [XL Size] Nano PVC Canister Filter For Mini Aquarium Nano Tank Shallow Tank (Partly hand-made) which is in sale but still a bit expensive and only cap at 400L/h.
Or Amazon product ASIN B00FZVLC4C which is ugly and i'm afraid of the quality and longevity.
So i would like to dyi a canister filter and I was planning on doing the exact same build that this guy.
I have the same canister from Ikea ( 0,5L ) and the other furniture should be easy and cheap to get. Except I want to use a 600L/hor even 800L/h dimmeable pump to match the water volume of my tank. And so that the canister could be used in other future tank.
Do you see any flaws with the build done in the video ?
Is it feasible to upgrade it to a stronger pump knowing the volume of the canister is only half a liter ? Or there will be too much pression inside it ?
And of course if you have experience in dying canister filter you are welcome to help me 🙂
Finally I know that doing this type of build is a lot more risk and work than buying a filter directly for few monetary gains but i'm thrilled by the project and the fact that i could modify it in the future and change the pump if it dies.
Thanks everyone.