Powerhead Box Filter With Double Sponges
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This guy should have more subscribers, for real.
Thank you sir :)
Yeah this guy deserves atleast 500k+ subs
I wish hahaha
@@MarksShrimpTanks look sir you have great knowledge in all the aspects of aquariums and fishes.... But you should look forward to expand your subs... you shud do something to gain more subs..... Have a great day
Oh you guys be loving this video big thank you for all the support :)
that a good filter top notch
Can you tell me the pump specs pls
Marks Shrimp Tanks awesome filter, can I ask where you got the plumbing? Specifically the t-bar
Excellent filter design and I can't believe people are whingeing about the look of it since it is a totally functional, easy to clean solution to many water quality issues - obviously not one for a 'show tank' but for breeding set ups it is really really good.
Nice one.
All it needs is some Biohome!
What a great way to "Hot Rod" a sponge filter. Thanks for sharing :)
Mark your ideas are very inspiring. By far the best for learning about shrimp.
This mans a genius guys, man of many talents. Always look forward to your videos full of great information/ideas. I'll definitely be making one of these in the near future.
Thanks for sharing 🖒
Thank you sir, I was blow of from the fishing the other day so I am planning a seafishing trip fingers crossed I get out this week :)
Hey Mark! I have a lot of catching up to do on your video's!!! I made another move last one for awhile hopefully appreciate you! Keep up the great work!
Hi Mark,. This is a great little filter. It will definitely do the filtration needed. If one can not find pumice another great filter media will be lava rock. That will also work nicely. I would also think if you put some Kaldness K1 media in there to create a moving bed filter for the tank. Great video. I will definitely try some of them.👍👍👍👍😀👍
I like K1 in ponds because I used to have a filter I made in Scotland for my pond that was a huge trash can with 100L of k1 in it, air driven ..I won pond of the month in some koi magazine for it lol
Great filter setup. Thanks for making the vid of it and all the time it took.
With the sponge covered intakes, your DIY filter would also be good for breeding tanks with fish fry. Would allow for heavy feeding of fry but keep water quality good. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Thank you, yes its a great filter so far I have built 10 like this hahahaha I like them so much
I love this filter!!! Some suction cups on the back would be really cool. Gonna have to build one for one of my 55s
Thank you :)
this is so simple and so DURRR lol great video! totally gonna try this now :D
I’m going to have to do this. Looks like a professional thing
Thank you for the compliment Zackari:)
Nice mod, giving the regular sponge filter a nice boost.
Shrimp looking great as always.
Thank you my friend 😁
The bhoys a legend 🙌
Going to have to try this. I currently use sponge filters with air in my shrimp tanks but I’m not satisfied with the results and amount of debris constantly in my water column. Thanks for sharing. 😎👍
You are welcome my friend :)
AWESOME Great job Mark.
Thank you Carbon Rili.
again awesome , shrimpmaster , gratitude for sharing : Chris 1 the fishkeeper !!
Cheers Chris 👍
Mark again it was so awesome to see your videos coming up on my feed again. This video is another favorite. I love DIY! I am going to make this myself for my shrimp tank. For those of us who want Feng Shui, there are probably decorative containers.
I have decided on Orange Tigers to go with my full sized carnival ride Tiger.
Great idea Mark!!! Loved your video. How often do you have to clean the entire filter, pumice and all I mean. I imagine you could just rinse the sponges every week or so but how often to do a full cleaning on this filter?
Super filter sulution! I like your channel and I'm really jealous of your fish room! 🙂 Greetings from Germany my friend!
Fantastic design, can’t wait to make mine!
Absolut killer filter!
Well done mate
Cheers Dennis :)
over the years iv used a few different diy bio media, but for the past year iv been useing hydro clay for hydroponics, it works greate
Looking for the link to the powerhead/pump you were talking about in the video...? Great Video Thanks!
If I ever upgrade my shrimp tank to 20g +, Im definitely gonna try this! Very cool and my shrimp friends will be so jealous! Haha. Im having trouble even finding room in my 10g for sponge filters cuz I hate taking out any driftwood or plants or my shrimp’s beloved “java moss tower” i made for them. Argghhh!
Awsome video sir thanks. Happy shrimpkeeping
What parts did you use for example that pipe work and pump can you link us up with the parts required to make it
This is a great idea, will be trying this out. Thank you
thank you so so helpful as always!💕
No problem 😊
Excelente aporte a la humanidad, ¡saludos desde Honduras!.
Thank you Jose 👍
Love this idea I as well use matten filters but would like to use these for my round tanks ! awesome idea.
where do you buy your power heads at mark?
Inspirational as always :)
Thank you Sir :)
Nice & creative filter 😉👍
Thank you sir
Вы умный человек. Всегда смотрю ваше видео, хоть я с России и плохо перевожу. Спасибо что делитесь своим опытом.
Thank you for the awesome comment :)
That's like a super sponge filter
good job ! I think he'll try to do something like that at home.
How many gallon aquarium would you recommend putting this in? Can I use this for fish as well as well as my shrimp?
Yes you can use this for fish, this size holds a good 2-3 liters of material which I would imagine would be good in tanks upto 100 liter plus , for pigger tanks just add more bio media and a bigger container :)
@@MarksShrimpTanks thank you foot taking the time to respond to our question. We appreciate all of the information that you give.
You are very welcome
What plants do you use in your tanks? Looks like hornwort, xmas moss, and subwassertang.
You have a good eye :)
Amazing! Where would I find the pipe pieces that the sponges go onto?
Also, have you done a video about the double sponge bottle version yet?
@marks shrimp tanks....Mark for this project, is the sponge filter assembly where the water will flow through into the container with the filtering medium? I"m going to do this as well as these ebay multi stacked filters I'm buying are garbage, the pump is crap.
yes sir that is what this is :)
Any chance you could link the powerhead you use for this? Thanks!
Its the pat mini filter from aquaEL , I have tried to contact them to order them but they never answer emails hahaha you will find them also on ebay and amazon I think :)
Nice one. Does the pumice stones affect or increase hardness of the water?
You think it would but it doesnt for some reason, I have just ordered more for my other filters :)
So many beautiful tanks 😍
Thank you Poke
Nice👍 I'm going to try that.
You will love it :)
Looks great Mark. What size/flow of powerhead would you recommend?
In europe the patmini is what I use
Thanks for sharing, Mark! Amazing diy! I have a question for you. I have 24 tanks in my garage. All of them are 30x35x30cm and I use two air pumps to power my sponge filters. One of the pumps makes 30l/min and the other makes 65l/min in a total of 95l/min. My question is do you think it would be possible to power 24 filters with these two air pumps, I mean, without using single powerheads in each tanks? If you think it's possible, how do you suggest it to be done? Thanks in advance and please keep up with your amazing work ;)
You only need 1liter per tank per minute so you are way way over powered, I would use the biggest one and keep the other as a back up.
Marks Shrimp Tanks you are absolutely right. The 65l/m pump is more than enough. But I'm still thinking if it would be possible to use the air pump to power something like those diy filters you focused in this video. It would be a great help if it was possible. I always feel like my sponge filters could use some help like the ones you put inside the botles and small ikea boxes... If you think that would be possible please tell me how. Thanks :)
oh yeah you could add a uplift tube to the filter you see in this video and run it on air for sure, th eonly reason I dont use air is because my pump had broken twice now and I dont have a backup but you do so use what you have :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks thank you so much man. I'll try it then :) Best regards ;)
i have one of the double sponges with the pipe between them, so i took the pipe off used a baby feeding bottle fitted it to the center filled with media small power head on top , works greate, been on there a few month's, just temporary tho untill I settle on a matter filter with media behind it kind of thing
That is a cracking idea Bob!!
Hey Mark Nice DIY. There Will always be haters Or people that think knowing better but post / share nothing. I have a question about the maintanance of the filter media. How long do you thing you can leave the media without cleaning. I have almost same system build in the aquarium. Divided By glass, filter media and toped off with sponge. There is a pipe going true with airstone
Hello sir ,I will never clean the media on the inside because the sponge is there, thats its job to protect the internal media from guncking up. sponges I will clean alternatively one every month or something :)
Thanks Mark keep up the Good work
Bought 3 CBS 3 weeks ago. Now I have 25!
Wew.. good quality Video Marks..
ahh btw, can you show to me your stardust shrimps.. xD
What an amazing filter Mark! I found lavarock at Jula that was made for a gas bbq that I use as filtermedia so I guess that will work aswell in this filter instead of the porous stones U are using in this video, or what do U think?
Im gonna get cracking on building a few of these filters right away =) Big thanx and a big thumps up for this videa buddy!!
oh yeah for sure that will work, you can get pumic at Ikea now and I will have a video up about it next week I think..its smaller than what I have in the video but its good if you can put it in a nylon bag , give it a rince and its good to go in a filter . its under the range vaker I thing but in swedish hahahahaha thank you fro joining our patreon by the way if you need help with anything feel free to ask me ok :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks Ok ill have a look at it next time im at Ikea. Thanks slot 👍
Marks Shrimp Tanks And regarding the patreon, the videos u are making are worth a whole lot more too the community then a few dollars every month ;)
Awsome!
hey buddy how often do we need to clean this filter? im planing to make one for my shrimp tank
You only need to clean one of the sponge filters on the front about once a month :)
can you please do a video on how you make the filters with the bottles as shown in this video....please😉....please🤗
Do you have a link to the power head please. This will be great for my next tank but unsure what size I would need in my 60L tank.
I cant get them anymore, you could probably still buy them in shops though . they are called the pat mini filter
I really want to see how you made the coke bottle filter please.
How many volts is your pump for volts 12 V for this size canister andHow big is your canister how many ounces does it hold? Where do I purchased or can you send us a link from Amazon for that pump it’s hard to find them with the two in sticking out I am lost please help me
Hello Mark!
I love this ideae! Smart, effective, no fuzz and specials, just plain smartness!
I have an ideae I want to test on you.
On the inside of the filter I thinking of using the pipe (clear pipe) and the right angel and connect 2" (5cm) of the pipe and the angel at the end pointing down at the bottom and if neccesery extend with more clear pipe to have the end of the pipe a few millimeters over the bottom of the IKEA-box. What do you Think? Then you have the flow all the way through all the media. Just my five cents. I will build it and I can send a Movie to you.
Thats a very good idea actually for a more even flow, I have more material here so I might do a filter upgrade with the materials and do something with like a base plate in side the filter , we will see and thank you for the great input :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks Thank you! :) greetings from Sweden
Nice vedio mark
Thank you :)
#sandpaper 😎..
Cool design
Hey Mark,
You say that you wil see improvents in for example breeding rate and shrimplet survival rate. But my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all already 0 and i have hardly any debris floating around in my water column. How would an increase in filter volume help my situation? (Because i reckon it won't). As i already have a thick layer of akadama on the bottom of my tank i reach different oxygenation levels right in the substrate. I still do something similar to you, but instead of pumace, i use akadama, so if my akadama is exhausted i Just replace the akadama in the filter, so i don't have to replace the substrate. Please tell me what you think about this. Could you do this for one of the filters you're going to make?
I could in the future, More filtration is always better I think because its not just about filtering the large debri you see floating around ..you want to give a home to all sorts of bacteria because some require oxygen and some dont so its pretty hard to do that if you only have one type of filtration.
That's a really interesting point you make about the active substrate. I wonder if that could save you from rebooting your tank every couple of years, by instead of relying on active substrate as "substrate", you could fill a canister filter with it instead? Guess it might exhaust quicker though with all that water flow, hmmm
interested on building one , what type of media / rock did you put in ?
Pumis and clay balls I used just some gravel to make them sink :)
Hi I'm new to shrimp keeping. But Is the power head not too strong for the shrimp to swim ?
its adjustable :)
Beautiful tank ! I use the same shrimp filter than you :)
what ltr container is this please..and for what size tank
Hey Mark I got organic vermicompost as my substrate with a layer of fine gravel and I got few bubbles coming out of it when I bump the glass. Few of my shrimp are dying too. Could it be because of ammonia or some other reason?
how long has the tank been up and running ?
@@MarksShrimpTanks atleast 2 months
With plastic that tends to shatter or crack pput your drill in reverse, its not so snaggy and cuts gently.
I would like to see how you made the bottle filter
Excellent
Thank you :)
Im new to this channel and I was wondering do you eat the shirmps after they grow big or do they just stay in the tank 🤔
No these are pets not for food 😂
Ok then have fun time with your shrimps ☺️👍
What if you mixed some of the aquarium substrate into the fresh filter media to help "seed" the filter?
You could do that yes :)
hi grandpa are those little tanks are 3 gallons?
These little tanks are 55 liters :)
Hi mark what kind of rock or bio media you are using?
oh this was mixed, i had pumice, clayballs, biohome, lavarock, ceramic rings.
Do u know were i can find a good deal for pumice rock? Thank you for quick response by the way really appreciate it🙌🙌
Love the diy filter and video! How many gallons could this handle? Sorry if you already covered this but i didn't catch...
The little filter is really powerful and I actual have to have it turned down by half in the 60 liter tanks . I n my biggest tank I have two of them which is enough and it is 220 liters which is roughly 55G ..
I'm using a sponge filter for up to 80 gallon on a 65 gallon tank. Thinking I might need a little something more to help circulation flow. Would adding this to the same end or would you recommend a different local?
best flow is across the longest length of the tank which side is upto you ;)
Mark, what happens if my taiwan bee tank is 27c, will they die eventually?
em the life span will be shorter yes, try running a fan across the waters surface to lower temps a fe degree :)
Какой тип насоса вы использовали в этом фильтре? Как он называется?
Its a patmini filter from AquaEL
Why pumice stone and not other filter media?
Its very very porous , you can use other things to though.
How much difference in the bioload is there for dwarf shrimp as opposed to fish?
Oh way smaller, you just want diversity of area for the bacteria to grow in thats why I made these filters :)
So if I build one of these filters and have it in my tank during my fishless cycle, will the bacterial colonies shrink down to match the bioload of the shrimp? I like the fact that it's a submerged filter that will live for a while in the case of a power outage. I've also heard that if you give pumice a boil, it will no longer float, never tried it though. Nice tutorial.
Can I use internal filter for shrimp tank?
You can use most filter but you have to make sure they are baby shrimp safe, what I used to do is get the filter and put it in the the leg of a pair of womens tights,cut of what you dont need and tie it at the top.
+Marks Shrimp Tanks thank you..

Hello. Could it be coke shale, not a storage container? And do you have to drill? Can you make a video about how I can do?
you want me to make a video on how to make this with no container and no drill ?
@@MarksShrimpTanks Yes. Please.. If you don't mind.
What would you call the container? Have a link?
Hello David, they were from a store called Jula here in Norway and they were meant for cereal I think.
@@MarksShrimpTanks I have Beannie Baby containers that I have left over when I was keeping bettas. I have been thinking of using one of those to make something like yours. I think it will work perfectly since it's rectangular and can fit in a corner nicely. I don't have a youtube channel but maybe I can send you a video or picture of what it looks like when I'm finished. Also found something similar to your power head. It's 60 GPH. I got two.
There a reliable source we can get those pumps at?
ebay amazon ,I have tried to get them directly from aquaEL but I am getting no answer from them
What was in the green bin at the end of the table
Nothing yet , I was thinking maybe get some crayfish what do you think ?
Marks shrimp tanks yeah do crayfish
Mark what and where can I get the power head?
amazon ebay but if you are in america this pump wont work for you the voltage has to be 220v
MarineLand Maxi-Jet 400 Pro is what I'm using. Use it in pump not powerhead mode, 110 gallon per hour.
What mini pump was that?
pat mini from aquaEL
What size/type of power head are you using?
I dont use power filters any more because I have to many tank but the ones in this video were called Pat Mini filters from aquael
@@MarksShrimpTanks got ya. So you only use air driven filters again?
yes
You don't use any charcoal in your filters?
I dont , I have a bag of it incase I have problem though
do you sell those filters ?
these no, they are just diy
@@MarksShrimpTanks ok thanks, real shame as i would buy a few :d
by the time I built it and the cost of shipping you probably could buy a decent canister filter for the same, just to ship 1kg out of Norway starts at $40US tracked.
Can i know the model of that pump plz
yes sir this is a pat mini filter made by aquael, just be aware this pump is 220v so it wont work outside of Europe
@@MarksShrimpTanks so sad living in malaysia,can't find the same type filter ...
Tq for advise sir great job
Even Australian shrimp (riffle) say that you
👍👍👍
This is the best view you're gonna get lol
Where to buy that tupper?
Great video.
Jula here in Norway :)
mon the hoops
2 days until the first friendly game !! I hate all this world cup stuff and just want to watch Celtic twice a week hahaha
agreed
btw mark, my water is soft and tds is
You need a gh buffer my man , for cherry shrimp you get away with ones meant for fish , most aquarium shops will have it I think .
thanks mate, they seem to be doing ok atm but i want to optimise the tank.
Very good video. Sub , 👍😃🔔 i Like you video.
Try and heat up the plastic with a hair dryer
Now that is a very good idea thank you Thomas :)
The water outlet is on the top, the water suction port is the two round sponges. Because I am Chinese, so,I can’t understand the meaning of the video too much.
Am I right?
@@恰恰哥 yes sir that is correct
@@MarksShrimpTanks all right，thank you
Will raise you electric bill a fair bit as well :)!
The reason I switched from air to powerheads is my compressor failed and I had no air for 2 weeks ..its safer for me to have a powerhead in each tank and replace the one single pump if it fails ..just a FYI my electricity bill is 1200 this month which is about £150 for Norway thats cheap hahaha
>celtic