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I like this small diatom filter so much that I put it on the tank almost every day just to look at it. :) It's on it now. I just stick the suction hose in the tank to start the siphon and plug it in. I may build another one just because I can even though I now have 2 of them.

It's much easier to build the thing than to list the parts. :oops:

Of course you need some hoses and matching stainless steel hose clamps. Diatom powder, not food grade as it won't work.

I am going to post a parts list for the larger Diatom filter unit. Some pictures show many parts but if you only need one, get one. All of this is available in Home Depot and the PVC fittings are cheap. I can explain how to put it together if need be This is the canister I used Hydronix...

I think I want to talk about health because today I am all excited. People health, not fish as that has been done to death and IMO fish should never get sick, we make them sick. But since this is my thread and very few people read it I am going to discuss our health a little. Of course I am not...

Those old diatom bags are not easy to repair and I always felt they were a horrible design to begin with. But in the 60s thats all we had as the technology was not there yet. Those diatom filters had a surface area of about two feed. The new design, the larger one I built has an area of I...

Now that I know the "Proof of Concept" and prototype works I designed a much simpler design that anyone can build quickly using the bracket that you can buy for these canisters. I will take these prototypes apart and build them using the new design. Diana these are simple to build. :) I am...

Test is over. I ran it on my 125 with the gravel stirred up and in an hour the water disappeared. The cartridge used was one micron. I think it would be better if I could find a pleated cartridge that I could use with powder. The thing comes right apart for cleaning, all you have to do is loosen...

I am doing a test on my reef. So far no leaks and it seems to be working perfectly. But this model is to small for my 125 gallon tank because I only have a 250 GPH pump on it. My larger model has a 500 GPH pump on it. I think this would work best on a 75 gallon or less tank. I stirred up my...

I just finished it 5 minutes ago. :D Now all I have to do is test the small one. The large one works perfectly. I have a one micron element for the small one but I am not sure how easy I can clean it. I can't seem to find a 5" pleated element in 5 microns. If I can't find one, I will...

Happy New Year. Lets hope 2024 is better than 2023. Today is the day all the tourists go to Times Square. YYYyyaaaaaa. Us New Yorkers know better and wouldn't be caught dead there. But have a Happy and healthy New Year, wherever you are. :)

Happy New Year. Lets hope 2024 is better than 2023. Today is the day all the tourists go to Times Square. YYYyyaaaaaa. Us New Yorkers know better and wouldn't be caught dead there. But have a Happy and healthy New Year, wherever you are. :)

I have the half size diatom filter about half assembled and it is looking snazzy. (thats a word I haven't used since the 50s) I am just short a 1/2" union and a few short stainless steel screws so hopefully it will be completed today. I hope to test it right away. It looks very nice so even...

I just seen it and fixed it. "Hugs" OMG. :confused2:

There is a huge outdoor Mall here with thousands of stores. I think I have been there once in the 5 years I live here. And it is only about 4 miles away. People in there really have no life.

My reef slightly overflowed yesterday. I knew because I put in my magnet glass cleaner and water overflowed down the front glass. I quickly removed 5 gallons of water. I tested the salinity and it was so low that I could keep bullfrogs or Duck Billed Platypuses. It was my fault because I...

Diana I know you read much of this nonsense I post so you may like this...Maybe not. This was from a few years ago and is about gender stores, one for men and one for Women. It is a true story....Sort of. :cool: We really need gender specific stores. because Men, like me have no patience. How...

Malachite Green was for the next day. My wife uses it for permanent eye shadow. :oops: I went to the pain Mgt Doctor yesterday and she got me up on the table. There were two other people in there, one was the guy who aimed the Death Ray, I mean X Ray thing and the other "female" I wasn't...

I have mixed feelings. I actually think it makes the pain worse but that may be because I cranked it up all the way while I had my feet in my tank. Good thing my electric eel went dead. :confused2: