In tank veggie filter

[Bill Stock]

I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass covers
(24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
fill it with Water Hyacinths.

Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?

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been kicking this idea around for a while, nobody has built one and offered them for
sale. the problem is thus. the box needs to be 1/2 of tank back to front so there
is still access to clean the front glass AND, need to have a built in light box
holder of some kind so the plants get light. forget the floating plants which may
not do well, fill it with water cress, water celery which doesnt mind lower light
conditions. Ingrid

"Bill Stock" > wrote:

>I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
>safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass covers
>(24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
>multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
>fill it with Water Hyacinths.
>
>Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?
>
>



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endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Bill Stock]

> wrote in message
...
> been kicking this idea around for a while, nobody has built one and
offered them for
> sale. the problem is thus. the box needs to be 1/2 of tank back to front
so there
> is still access to clean the front glass AND, need to have a built in
light box
> holder of some kind so the plants get light. forget the floating plants
which may
> not do well, fill it with water cress, water celery which doesnt mind
lower light
> conditions. Ingrid

Interesting. I still plan to go side to side, rather than back to front. But
I will leave a space at the front for cleaning and vacuuming. I shouldn't
need a light box, since the tank already has 4 T8 fixtures.

The box will consist of a U shaped piece of acrylic with holes drilled in
the bottom and two sides (back & front) glued to the U. The U will have
wings that sit on the sides of canopy frame of the tank. I will make the
back wall lower, than the front to allow for filter water to enter.

I just need to find some cheap acrylic to build a prototype. The HD prices
could add up if I break any making the bends.


> "Bill Stock" > wrote:
>
> >I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
> >safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass
covers
> >(24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
> >multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
> >fill it with Water Hyacinths.
> >
> >Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[[email protected]]

cut and glue with aquarium sealant.

"Bill Stock" > wrote:

>
> wrote in message
...
>> been kicking this idea around for a while, nobody has built one and
>offered them for
>> sale. the problem is thus. the box needs to be 1/2 of tank back to front
>so there
>> is still access to clean the front glass AND, need to have a built in
>light box
>> holder of some kind so the plants get light. forget the floating plants
>which may
>> not do well, fill it with water cress, water celery which doesnt mind
>lower light
>> conditions. Ingrid
>
>Interesting. I still plan to go side to side, rather than back to front. But
>I will leave a space at the front for cleaning and vacuuming. I shouldn't
>need a light box, since the tank already has 4 T8 fixtures.
>
>The box will consist of a U shaped piece of acrylic with holes drilled in
>the bottom and two sides (back & front) glued to the U. The U will have
>wings that sit on the sides of canopy frame of the tank. I will make the
>back wall lower, than the front to allow for filter water to enter.
>
>I just need to find some cheap acrylic to build a prototype. The HD prices
>could add up if I break any making the bends.
>
>
>> "Bill Stock" > wrote:
>>
>> >I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
>> >safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass
>covers
>> >(24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
>> >multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
>> >fill it with Water Hyacinths.
>> >
>> >Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
>> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
>> www.drsolo.com
>> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>> endorsements or recommendations I make.
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Doug]

Idea,,, If you put a filter on the inlet of a AquaClear would that do it, in
a small
scale?
Or,
Diamond drill a hole in a spare tank on the side near the top and locate the
tank hole
above the main tank. And pump water to the spare tank and let the water
drain back
when the waterlevel get to the drain hole fitted with a return hose to the
main tank.

Same concept as a sand filter, that way you can light it up for more hours
for the veggie filter and not have to light up your main tank, as you may
not
want too many hours of light that may promote algae in the main tank.
Also you will find that you don't have to disturb the main tank when
cleaning
the spare tank.

I have done this in a fresh water system with the sand filter that doubled
as a rooting system for my house plants and it looked great but I found
that cleaning the sand was a pain.

Good luck


>>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>>> endorsements or recommendations I make.





"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
> safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass covers
> (24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
> multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
> fill it with Water Hyacinths.
>
> Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?
>
>
>

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actually, I was thinking more of a clear acrylic hang in the tank box and use a
small maxi pump to pump water into and over the roots of the plants in the box. the
idea is the plant can grow up and out of the tank but the GF cannot eat the roots off
the plant. Ingrid

"Doug" > wrote:

>Idea,,, If you put a filter on the inlet of a AquaClear would that do it, in
>a small
>scale?
>Or,
>Diamond drill a hole in a spare tank on the side near the top and locate the
>tank hole
>above the main tank. And pump water to the spare tank and let the water
>drain back
>when the waterlevel get to the drain hole fitted with a return hose to the
>main tank.
>
>Same concept as a sand filter, that way you can light it up for more hours
>for the veggie filter and not have to light up your main tank, as you may
>not
>want too many hours of light that may promote algae in the main tank.
>Also you will find that you don't have to disturb the main tank when
>cleaning
>the spare tank.
>
>I have done this in a fresh water system with the sand filter that doubled
>as a rooting system for my house plants and it looked great but I found
>that cleaning the sand was a pain.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>>>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>>>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>>>> endorsements or recommendations I make.
>
>
>
>
>
>"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>>I want to build a corral for my tank, so I can keep a few floating plants
>> safe from the nibblers. I was considering removing one of the glass covers
>> (24*18) and replacing it with a Plexiglas box (24*18*6) deep drilled with
>> multiple holes. I would put one of the filter returns inside the box and
>> fill it with Water Hyacinths.
>>
>> Does something like this already exist? Any simpler ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.