DIY Aquarium Filtration Made Easy From a Trash Can!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2024
- Adding a DIY settling chamber to my 220 Gallon Discus aquarium using a trash can. I also modify the existing filtration to focus on vegetable filtration and denitrification. We also check on the two new 1500 gallon Annex builds and more!
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I added SAE's into my 90 gallon that got covered in green algae. Initially, i put in one, but it was too much to deal with, so added another 4. By this time BBA had appeared and while they demolished the green algea were reluctant to eat the BBA. Eventually i added algexit to get it to die off, and then they ate it. Now it's gone they do a great job keeping it that way.
SAE's kick butt at eating algae, I see mine working all the time and they made a huge difference. I think a lot of times people just don't add enough of them, but like you saw beef up the group a little bit and they get results! 😊
Two thoughts for you. It would be really to make a bridge between the two 1500 gallon tanks that you could walk under and the fish could swim from one tank to another.
I beleive you mentioned your wife in one of the videos when you were doing a home project. It would be interesting to hear take on your tanks. Like what are her favorites, favorite fish, how insane she thinks you are kind of thing. Even if she isnt a fish person.
She likes the Discus the best, but she isn't a fish person at all. The key for her is that all the fish are in the basement and that I built her an upstairs laundry room so that she doesn't have to come down into the basement lol 😁😁
The water in the big tank is really polished! It looks near invisible. I suppose it hasn't had any time to pick up tannin yet but it shows how effective the bog filter also is at mechanical filtration. I am going to move into my new home this year and I intend to build a killer display tank and indoor garden using these same methods. The large peacock bass is just stunning - I am in awe of your results thus far and I am looking forward to the plants growing in and the fish growing out. How on earth will you top this while remaining married? Marble kitchen with commercial appliances and master bath with Jacuzzi and sauna? Offer me a swim with the fishes and I'll quite giving her ideas...🤣
Oh I am pretty sure that the 4500 gallon will be my biggest undertaking 😁😁 But yeah the wetland filter rocks! 😁
AMAZING TANKS......LOVE IT
Thank you! 🙂
Love seeing a new upload from AD! Look forward to seeing the next 2 builds!
Thanks! 😁
I know it's Xingu River the biotop but I would love to see in this big aquarium big various fishes like arapaima, aligator gar and other monsters like even giant gouramy, stingrays, arowanas, many different big colourful fishes. It would load up the aquarium and made very interesting to watch all of them.
It is Xingu River inspired, definitely not a biotope and some of those fish will be in there, but things like Arapaima and Alligator Gar get way too big...even for the 4500 😊
I have 3 32 gallon Brute garbage cans as a filter. Works pretty well
Definitely, I find the Brute's and the commercial Rubbermaid's work great for filters 😁
Thanks for sharing the filter build
Any time! 😊😊
Good evening. I have never commented on your channel. But watched you for a long time. I must say that you do a fantastic job with your animals. It makes my animal-loving heart very happy! Your large South America aquarium is something many should aspire to. Your fish live their best lives in your possession! Keep inspiring. Greetings from someone in Sweden 👍👍💚🐟
Thank you so much (someone in Sweden) 🙂🙂 I do hope that my tanks have a positive influence on other fish keepers and lead to the best conditions possible for the fish.
I love the addition of tropical plants to your aquariums! ❤❤❤
Thanks! They look great and filter nitrates! 😊😊
a very large school of Green Fire Tetras or Von Rio tetras would be awesome.
Been a while since I have kept Von Rio Tetra, they would actually be perfect for the Discus tank. 😊
Love the filter upgrade. That will definitely help with the algae problem. Looking forward to an update on that tank in a few weeks. Always a good day when you update. Peace and blessings, my friend.
Hey Phil! I think doubling the size of the vegetable filter and getting a better handle on the mechanical filtration with the settling chamber will do the trick...always fun to see how it turns out...so I will give it a couple months and we can check out the progress. 😁😁
You are truly the king of diy not like that bs click bait joey.
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Thanks! 😊 One thing I can promise is there will never be click bait on my channel...hate that crap 😊😊
@@AquariumDomain. God bless you 🙏
Joey is wonderful too. I really love this channel, but no need to knock down one person to appreciate another.
@@onebluemonster239 he so fake can't stand ppl who click bait for views . Only respect the real ones
👍thanks for updates
Thanks 😊😊
These discus are beautiful they got bigger and They still moving, for me usually when in other tanks are seen big discuss they are not in motion usually very slowly moving and here it's big pleasure to watch clean tank and colourful quite big dicscus in motion, curiosity of the aquarium.
They are definitely active, and always hungry! 😊
Excellent!!
Looking great sir!!! Thanks for the update 😊
Thanks Jeff! 🙂
Nice update, tanks looking great. I like the simple but effective filter upgrade. If I can recommend something, maybe just put an extra overflow hole/pipe in the trash can a little higher than the other two just incase those strainers clog up. Sometimes a clump of plant matter or algae can get sucked in there and stop the whole thing, especially without the mats to block it anymore. It would give you some time to clean it before either a flood or pump burnout. Just a thought. Also, all those plants on the 4500 look so epic. It's like a whole jungle in your house, lol.
Definitely never a bad idea to have an emergency drain. I have a theoretical 600 gph drain going into the settlement chamber and a theoretical 1200 gph of drain, but I will keep an eye on it for sure. I can tell you that another comment pointed out that their slim line trash can bowed a lot with water in it and I can tell that mine would as well if it was not jammed in there like it is. I am definitely going to have to frame and support the other one that I want to put on the 750 gallon. 🙂
Just a heads up on a possible issue. I tried to create a filter with the slim trashcans like you did. When filled with water the bulging of the trash can created a leak in the bottom where the plastic was molded. I would love to know if you purchased a sturdier trash can and where I could find one becasue they are super awesome for saving space. Love the content by the way
also just thought of this as I finished the video, did you think about making either of the 1500 gallons see through with 2 windows? would be really cool if possible
I thought about windows on both sides, but for the aquascape design I have planned, for cost and for filming it just doesn't make sense to do it.
The slim line I have is a commercial one (ordered from uline) it seems quite strong. Plus it is so wedged into it's current spot I don't see it being able to flex at all lol 😁
The one 1500 on the same size as the bog filter you should do a L shap and it would look like it is attached to the 4500 tank.
Early on in the design process I did put some serious thought into a giant L or U shape aquarium, but cons out weighed the pros. 😁
Awesome Filter upgrade. i definitely need to see this in person!!!
For sure Skip! 😁
Those are awesome Discus
Discus are a very addicting fish, beautiful looks plus that gritty Cichlid attitude 😁
Nice reflection effect on the ceiling ❤
Thanks! 😊
Just dreamy 🫧🫠🫧🐳
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Suggestion. Add a 3rd drain pipe at the bottom of the garbage can that has a tap/ball-valve to which you can attach a hose-pipe or drain pipe to make cleaning even easier. You can add the hose, open the tap and fill the tank so that it overflows via the filter into the garden to feed your garden plants when you do a water change. When you've drained/cleaned the filter, close the valve and your water change and filter clean will be complete.
Edit: You'll probably have to add a ball-valve or something that can block the overflow of the filter to ensure that the muck does not run out the overflow when you clean the filter.
Edit2: Another suggestion. Build a frame out of PVC and cover it with black cloth and put the frame on wheels so that you can wheel it behind you when you record your videos to eliminate reflections.
Great to see all the progress in the Annex. The river bank looks amazing!
All great ideas...thank you! I realized the last few weeks that I get builds done faster when it isn't so cold and dark after work 😁 Can't wait for the weekend to get some good work in on the Annex builds!
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome video!
Thanks! 😊
Another great update. Love your filtration designs with all the plants. Do you do any fertilizing?
Sometimes, but I have never been as consistent as I should. 😁
Would be cool to see some extra large plecos in the annex, panaques etc.
There will be some very large Pleco in the 4500! 😁
Maybe add some Rummy Nose Rasboras and cherry tetras.
Good options...there are so many choices these days when it comes to smaller Tetra species...especially with places like Dan's Fish bringing in the more rare stuff. 😁
What do you use in the terrestrial plant baskets as media? I’m about to finish my first outdoor pot pond (40 gallon glazed pot with a DIY filter for Japanese rice fish), and wasn’t sure what to use in place of the soil. Do you use pea gravel, lava rock, an aquaponics media?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Absolutely love your channel by the way! Can hardly wait for the grow out fish to be added to the 4500 tank! I check at least once a week to see any new info on that tank!
A school of 50 plus cardinals tetra will be awesome in that discus tank
Another great video. I'm curious if the two new builds will have viewing panels on borh sides too see through to the big tank?
The plan is to just have the front viewing panel. My aqua scape plans will have much of the back of the tank covered in scape and wouldn't look good viewed through a back panel. I think it would only be worth the cost of an additional glass panel per tank if I were doing a center scape and planned to view the tank like peninsula style.
You should get some King Kong parrot fish from rod at predatory fins they would be cool oh, and I seen these African red jewel cichlids they’re not like the South American ones they’re like a deeper red or like a fiery red is very pretty you might like them
I am not a fan of the modified Parrot Fish, but I love my True Parrot Cichlid (Hoplarchus Psittacus), right now I have a group of 6 of them that will be going into one of the new 1500 gallon builds. 🙂
@@AquariumDomain. that’s cool I like them to some of them can get pretty big too and live for like 18 years also when cared for properly the way we love fish others don’t understand
@@AquariumDomain. also wanted to tell you I love how you put plants in with the Oscars that shows people that you can have live plants in with bigger fish
I'm working on trying to find the balance on my 75 gallon community tank between plants, light and nutrients but now I have to go out of town for a few weeks, it's probably going to be a lot of algae when I get back.
Feels good though when you do get the tank in balance, really takes a lot less effort and the tank is much more resilient then most people would think is possible in an aquarium. it will get there.
@@AquariumDomain. I really hope so. Thanks
@@AquariumDomain. What do you do to feed the fish when you go on vacation or have to leave town for a few weeks?
I got to thinking what if you put viewing windows on both sides of the 1,500's? You could view from either side and even look through to the 4500. Maybe an option for you to think about.
Quite a few people have mentioned that and something I have thought about, but with the scape I have planned and the added cost of an additional window if it would make sense to do it.
@AquariumDomain. Going to be great nonetheless 👍
I apologize if you have mentioned this before, but I noticed one of the (I think) peacock bass in the 4500 had yellow markings? Is that just the lighting or is it a different kind of fish? (They're all beautiful!)
There are two species of Peacock Bass in the 4500, 2 x Fogo Peacock Bass and the one with the yellow markings is a Orinoco Peacock Bass.
Maybe there would be necessity to put aerator in this 4500 gallon tank, aquarium.
Funny you mention that, I was just planning to order some more air pumps for the Annex tanks. I do like to have additional air on all my tanks. 😊
I know this is all on a concrete slab but you're not concerned that all that weight will make your house settle weird or even crack the floor?
If you go back about 6-8 months in my videos you will see a bunch of videos where I show building the basement Annex, you will see that it is a purpose built room and the slab is way over the top for the weight I am putting on it. 😁
What did u use for quarantine tanks before u put the batches in your show tanks ?
My quarantine setup consists of a 150g tub, 100g tub, 40g tank, 30g tank and 2 x 20g tanks.
Your all over the place on this video
Hehe yeah 😊
Need an Arowana in there
Got two of them growing out for the 4500 right now! 😊
@@AquariumDomain. Amazing! I saw some baby ones in the LFS the other week, must have been 2 inches at the time. So cute as babies, for a little while anyway!
Sealing the tank seams how many coats of pond epoxy did u coat the aquarium with ?
I fiberglass my entire tanks, so the seams get a layer of epoxy resin, then the fiberglass mat saturated in another layer of epoxy resin, then lastly 3 coats of pond armor.
Which Digital temp controller do you recommend? I've had 2 replaced already. Most of the basic ones look like the same model with different stickers.
Mine is an Inkbird that I bought from BRS (simple non-wifi model). I think you are right though that most of them are the same model just relabeled. 😊
This is great. Question, how is the amount of water going into the trickle tower controlled? Is it just a drain tube in the side of the tank sealed with a bulk head that only flows based on the input amount, similar to your Predator Bay, or is it a suction/filter tube more like what an FX6 has?
I have an overflow box with J-tubes in it on the 220 which feeds the water to the sump. Overflow rate is controlled by the return pump / J-tube size. Basically it can only overflow the amount of water that can be supplied to it, but of course too big a pump would exceed what the J-tubes can overflow..so has to be balanced.
@AquariumDomain. I see, makes sense, I've watched all your videos but I've never seen anything with that tank specifically. I guess it's one of those things that you've learned through trial and error. I'd like to try it myself, just go for it I guess. Thank you for the response!
@@73chevy22 I have 3 tanks with overflow boxes, but they are all sort of hold overs from the past, I don't use them in any of my new tanks 😁
@AquariumDomain what kind of fish is that blue and yellow one at 12:51?
In the middle of the frame there is a Bolivian Ram
is tht red discus nesting in the hand side of tank ?
Possible, but not sure....I will have to keep an eye on them.
the shimmer looks amazing. what light is that ? and also you need to add more fast growing plants to beat algea. Vallisneria or some cryptocorynes.. anyways looks nice anyways
Cheap LED floodlights...crypts r everything but not fast growers....
@@zerberus2525 well they dont look cheap. and it would be shame if you loose the shimmer for change lights :D
Those are Kessil Tuna Suns...quite expensive but damn to they have a nice shimmer 😁 Hopefully doubling the vegetable filter size will, combined with the cleaning crew establish a balance in the tank...we will see 😁😁
Cheap led flood lights in the sump, expensive kessils up top 😁
What type of lights are they running on this tank ?
Kessil Tuna Suns
For me I would put also higher and various plants in this discus aquarium because now it looks like monoculture only one level of the same not for me interesting plants.
I had some swords in there but only the one in the front right thrived, but yeah I agree with you I do need to add some more plants with some height to them.
Where can we purchase a T-shirt?
I don't sell them, but I do give them away to long term Members and Patrons and from time to time to subscribers as a channel event.
@AquariumDomain You're problem causing the hair and black algae is too much light.
Light is always a contributor, but I actually only run the lights on this tank for 7 hrs a day and they are quite high up. When I last reset the tank I put 2" of substrate over existing substrate so there was serious die off to process and I added those sticks....from lets say an unknown source. All in all though the cleaner fish added a few months back are doing a great job and I have double the size of the plant filter...so hopefully it will fully balance out. 😁
you have a tank that big and don't know plecos are garbage for eating algae? you use snails and shrimp to keep algae at bay. OR you can keep your lights on for less time per day.
Bristlenose and Rubberlip Pleco aren't good algae eaters?
@@AquariumDomain. they eat it, but they aren't great at keeping a tank clear or the glass on the tank see-thru. they also create alot more waste then snails or shrimp do.
For myself, the discus tank has too much shimmer.🤔🤔🤔
Is there such a thing as too much shimmer 🙂🙂🙂 but yeah it does have quite a bit 🙂
@@AquariumDomain. Not judging just preference
Those Siamese algae eaters will become a huge nightmare for your beautiful fish once they hit about 6 inches and they don’t take long to grow. Pain in the 🍑 to net out
I don't want to net them out...they are doing a great job and when kept in large groups they only interact with each other....leave the other fish alone. I have a big group of them in the 600 Asian Jungle that are full grown...model residents 😊
I don't want to net them out...they are doing a great job. When kept in big groups they are model citizens and leave the other fish alone. 😊
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10 minutes of blah blah bl a h. No one cares
So I should keep it to 9 minutes of blah blah?
@@AquariumDomain. No it was too long until you got to the point. Guess I was too subtle. Sorry