The tank, the tub and the disaster.

Ah, now I know what you mean! I was thinking of a complex bucket
structure, but what you're suggesting is exactly what I already have
in my tiny tank for my cory's

It's a shame there isn't a cheap way of importing from the states.
Both filter and airpump will probably cost the same to import as to
buy - but to add insult to injury, the usual what you pay in dollars
we pay in sterling & they won't have it in stock :- )

I suppose with a lump of filter foam, & a modified hose pipe I could
do the same for a fraction of the price. Plus I already have two air
filters, I just need to rig up some housing to use them outside.

wrote in message ...
http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products.../Shopay00.aspx
hydro V sponge filter $9.99
air pump
http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products.../Shopay00.aspx
cheapest double outlet. we get em here at a discount store, Kmart for 8-9 bucks.

we also have water troughs that hold 100 gallons, rubbermaids... they are tough
plastic that hold up really well. not pretty but ....
yes, water lilies are good for cover. Ingrid

yes. good idea. PVC with holes in the pipe part in the foam .. but weight the
bottom down with something. the complaint I have about those foam things is they
float. be sure to get open cell foam. Ingrid

(George Thompson) wrote:
I suppose with a lump of filter foam, & a modified hose pipe I could
do the same for a fraction of the price. Plus I already have two air
filters, I just need to rig up some housing to use them outside.


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I'll use some lead. Should the bubbles come out of the holes in the
foam or like my wonderful small fishtank one, have the air source
slightly above the holes so it sucks the water through the filter?

wrote in message ...
yes. good idea. PVC with holes in the pipe part in the foam .. but weight the
bottom down with something. the complaint I have about those foam things is they
float. be sure to get open cell foam. Ingrid

(George Thompson) wrote:
I suppose with a lump of filter foam, & a modified hose pipe I could
do the same for a fraction of the price. Plus I already have two air
filters, I just need to rig up some housing to use them outside.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.

I would be nervous about using metals.
the air goes up the pipe in the center (drilled with holes) and that creates a
suction pulls stuff thru the filter. Ingrid

(George Thompson) wrote:
I'll use some lead. Should the bubbles come out of the holes in the
foam or like my wonderful small fishtank one, have the air source
slightly above the holes so it sucks the water through the filter?


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.