I needed a filter for my new 210,for me w/d was the only option.
So this is what I did:
Started with a old 55 gal tank
When I got the tank(the 210 used),the glass top were in bad shape,so i cut them down to use in the w/d.
Next came the filter inlet/heating chamber.(Note I was drunk when I did this)
Next was fitting together the bio area.
Letting it all set for a few days.
Then I THOUGHT it was done... but
I disassembled it all,the piece i put in when I was drunk was crooked.
After cutting all the silicone from the tank,new & old,I rebuilt it all.
now the first water test.
Making the drip plate.
The drip rail.
Testing the drip plate.
Now its ready for the tank,if I can get the stand build...
Please let me know what you think,good or bad.
Let me know what I did wrong,& what I did right.
Thanks
UPDATE #1
Got bored tonight so I worked on the filter some more.
I wanted a lid on the sump so I cut some of the old frame down to make supports.
I made 3 of them,all the same.Here is the 1st one,along withe the side I never removed.
I finally got some filter socks.
I marked out the acrylic for the filter socks.
I made the holes in the acrylic,I didnt have the right size holesaw so I did what I could.
Raised the aux. mech/chem. compartment.
Installed the last piece of acrylic to help with evaporation,(over the bio area)& called it DONE.
Note the Aux mech area was made to fit 2 aqua clear 500 foam blocks.
UPDATE #2
Here are a few shots of how the tank will drain to the sump.
PS First one to spot the flaw in my design wins a prize.
So this is what I did:
Started with a old 55 gal tank
When I got the tank(the 210 used),the glass top were in bad shape,so i cut them down to use in the w/d.
Next came the filter inlet/heating chamber.(Note I was drunk when I did this)
Next was fitting together the bio area.
Letting it all set for a few days.
Then I THOUGHT it was done... but
I disassembled it all,the piece i put in when I was drunk was crooked.
After cutting all the silicone from the tank,new & old,I rebuilt it all.
now the first water test.
Making the drip plate.
The drip rail.
Testing the drip plate.
Now its ready for the tank,if I can get the stand build...
Please let me know what you think,good or bad.
Let me know what I did wrong,& what I did right.
Thanks
UPDATE #1
Got bored tonight so I worked on the filter some more.
I wanted a lid on the sump so I cut some of the old frame down to make supports.
I made 3 of them,all the same.Here is the 1st one,along withe the side I never removed.
I finally got some filter socks.
I marked out the acrylic for the filter socks.
I made the holes in the acrylic,I didnt have the right size holesaw so I did what I could.
Raised the aux. mech/chem. compartment.
Installed the last piece of acrylic to help with evaporation,(over the bio area)& called it DONE.
Note the Aux mech area was made to fit 2 aqua clear 500 foam blocks.
UPDATE #2
Here are a few shots of how the tank will drain to the sump.
PS First one to spot the flaw in my design wins a prize.
