I'm not sure about home depot but I know for sure Lowes has white food grade buckets with lids in 5gal and 2gal (the latter of which I prefer for maintenance bc they are easier to move around when full)
The pump works by pulling water in through the front and pushing it out through the top. To make sure it runs smoothly, the bucket needs to be completely sealed-no air can sneak in! That's why I suggest adding a bit of silicone to all the connections for a perfect seal. Hope that helps!
Interesting video. I can understand doing this if you want a massive amount of filtration, but cheap canister filters are pretty good now and that bucket doesn't offer much more than an allpondsolutions 1000EF as filtration goes. If you could scale it up to plastic bin size, then I could see this saving a lot of money, but not on this scale.
Hey, thanks for watching. The principle applies to any kind of container you want to use. The bigger the container, the larger the volume of filter media you can use, hence more filtration.
Simplicity, I have always made my own at a fraction of retail cost they were efective as he said a pump in a space ,great vid 😊😊
Very interesting DIY project. Thanks for another great video👍
very interesting idea for a canister filter.
That is an amazing idea,will definitely try to build my own❤
Good idea
I'm not sure about home depot but I know for sure Lowes has white food grade buckets with lids in 5gal and 2gal (the latter of which I prefer for maintenance bc they are easier to move around when full)
They do, 100%! That was just a bucket that I bought to carry some tools, and I was too cheap to buy a new one for this project 😅
I can do this and more than double the water in my 3 gallon tank,plus hide the heater!
Love this type of video ❤
How the water coming down to bucket?
Pump is throughing the water to tank upwards but how its coming back?
The pump works by pulling water in through the front and pushing it out through the top. To make sure it runs smoothly, the bucket needs to be completely sealed-no air can sneak in! That's why I suggest adding a bit of silicone to all the connections for a perfect seal. Hope that helps!
Doing great job mate
Awesome will try it
Hi sir i have a doubt can We grow aquarium plants in only sand with using root tabs is it possible
I have to be honest, I've never tried it before, but I think that could work. But remember, you'll need to add more root tabs after a while.
What is that cover called? thanks
It's called a Gamma Lid
@@underwatergardens709 thanks!
What plant is that at the center the red colored one.
Rotala
The name of that plant is Rotala Narrow leaf sp red. I have it in stock in my online store. You can find it here: underwatergardens.etsy.com
Interesting video. I can understand doing this if you want a massive amount of filtration, but cheap canister filters are pretty good now and that bucket doesn't offer much more than an allpondsolutions 1000EF as filtration goes. If you could scale it up to plastic bin size, then I could see this saving a lot of money, but not on this scale.
Hey, thanks for watching. The principle applies to any kind of container you want to use. The bigger the container, the larger the volume of filter media you can use, hence more filtration.