I am looking into getting a Nano Cube 10-20l for a small corner in my living room and haven't had much luck finding a small enough external filter. I don't want an internal filter or a HOB for astetic reasons and was looking for something that looks nice that I can put on the table next to the tank. The engineer in me said to just design one, so that is what I did. The idea is similar to your typical canister filter where the water inlet is on the bottom and the outlet is on the top. It uses a small 200l/h pump and has two baskets for sponges / biological media on the inside. I am thinking of making the body of stainless steel. Has anyone had any experience using stainless steel in an aquarium? I thought it would look great and shouldn't have the corrosion problems that come along with other materials. What do you guys think of this idea? Any design suggestions from your previous experiences that could save me some headaches down the road?? The filter is 17 cm tall and has an outer diameter of 8 cm, so it should be big enough for a 10-20 liter tank (definately more space for media than an internal filter) but still small enough to fit on the table next to it. Here are a few renderings of the idea (I didn't model the threads just to save some time)
Let me know what you guys think!
Ryan
Let me know what you guys think!
Ryan