DIY Fluidized Sand Bed Filter Project.

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gumbii
 
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by gumbii

all of them are supposed to float... all of they... the current is supposed to be very very strong... they are usually used in ponds with 2hp pumps... so when you back flush, all of the crud comes out with force...


Snowboss4492
 
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by Snowboss4492

interesting concept - - - im going to assume that the holes in the inlet and outlet "spray bars" want to be smaller than the beads......or you would blast em out of the filter???


gumbii
 
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by gumbii

um... duh... lol...


jweb1369
 
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by jweb1369

well i get my power head in the mail tomorrow hopefully so i will update with photos of the finished product and some of it up and running. I'm so excited!


gumbii
 
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by gumbii

POST PICS!!!...


jweb1369
 
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by jweb1369

dang... im mad now. i only got the sand in the mail because they split it up and did two seperate orders, so i dont get the powerhead till the 22nd....... GAH. Oh well, they don't even sell anything near that power at my lps's. and i saved about $80-100 bucks ordering it online.


jweb1369
 
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by jweb1369

When is enough ever enough? Putting this new sand filter in is going to give me 825 gph filter rate. Making it 13.75 gpm on a 30 gallon tank. A bit much? haha


Peterkarig3210
 
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by Peterkarig3210

You can never have too much filtration IMO, and having extra filtration capacity means you can get bigger tanks without needing to get a whole new setup.

DIY Fluidized Sand Bed Filter Project.

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