How to make a DIY Filter

[foti]

Fastest way to make a filter
(air driven)

1. Cut a plastic bottle an in half

2. Place an air line through the hole you drink from!

3. Put an air stone on the end of the air line (best if air stone doesn’t fit out the hole!)

4. Cut a sponge into a square or rectangle brick shape (best is the stuff you find in a coach or bed)

5.Shove the sponge "make sure its is a tight fit but not to tight" inside the hole you cut in the bottle!

6. The sponge will need to be weighed down best is glass shoved into sponge with about 2cm sticking out the bottom!

This filter will cost you next to nothing and is easy to clean

To clean,
You rotate the sponge to the top with the bottle facing down then lift out the down ward pull of water coming out will keep gunk stuck to sponge
Then rinse sponge in a bucket of tank water.

Pictures will be added !

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I make most of my filters although they are a little less DIY than Foti's (which will work fine). We had a thread a while ago about cheap sponge filters.

<http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14254>

I'm still using these, but now I cut the 12" sponges into 3 x 4" blocks following Jo's suggestion in the thread.

cheers Darrel

 

[foti]

sorry about the big pics just figured it out lol
well first pic is one im useing its a 1.25 bottle its been running for about 5 weeks
the rest are the examples on how easy it is to make one
if you stick the top out you get water flowing out just shows that it is doing its job!
hope this helps sum great for long term and short fry tank its all you need!
guys its cheap as well ! lol and you drink while you are working just drink fast