DIY Submerged Filter Sock Holder

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Can I ask why you want to run it that way?
 
Can I ask why you want to run it that way?
makes changing the socks 100x easier like for me i have to take off a union to change my filter sock or have such a short pipe i get bad splashing and noise
 
I made one with glass and it's hela ugly.

made the L-shape with 2 pieces of rectangular glass and siliconed another piece over top to hold the 2 together.

the circular cutout is acrylic cut with an adjustable drill press hole saw.

whole thing is siliconed to the inside of a 10G sump.

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I converted my sump out of a 75g tank. I drilled 4 holes into what used to be the center brace. Then heat up some pvc and push it into the holes, I used 2" but different sizes would be fine. Then I cut some slip joints in half and use them to retain draw string filter socks.

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It worked, but I didn't like washing filter socks. So I'm currently using filter floss and 3" pvc under the holes as splash guards and bubble traps.

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I made my "crash box" into a refugium.
 
I converted my sump out of a 75g tank. I drilled 4 holes into what used to be the center brace. Then heat up some pvc and push it into the holes, I used 2" but different sizes would be fine. Then I cut some slip joints in half and use them to retain draw string filter socks.

IMG_20171124_174302.jpg




sump.jpg


It worked, but I didn't like washing filter socks. So I'm currently using filter floss and 3" pvc under the holes as splash guards and bubble traps.

1610285930286.png







I made my "crash box" into a refugium.
I like that but was thinking of Aquamesh pads.
 

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