The filter is an important element of the aquarium equipment. And if it is a small aquarium, to save space, it is preferable to choose an outdoor filter for it. Undoubtedly, the stores have ready equipment, but it's not at all difficult to make a filter yourself.
How to make an outdoor filter for an aquarium with your own hands?
To make an outdoor filter for the aquarium, all the necessary components can be bought in the construction market and garden store. First of all, we need: a plug with couplers, garden quick-release fittings with a hermovod, sockets, as well as a filter with a variety of nozzles.
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In the plug we make the necessary holes for the seal, fittings, nipple.
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After collecting the first part of the external filter (fitting fittings and nipples), fix all the silicone glue. We also attach a special pump using the adapter, which comes with a filter.
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When the outer part of the future outdoor filter is ready, proceed to its internal content. It consists of an upper filter, separators and the filter housing itself. Separators are the most common mesh for kitchen sinks. Of these, you need to cut the circles of the desired diameter.
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The upper separator is a kapron saucer from a flower pot. In it it is necessary to make a hole for the inlet branch pipe and a lot of small holes around.
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We fix the workpiece into the socket, connect it with the coupling and fix everything with silicone adhesive.
The ready-made parts of the aquarium filter are put together: we attach the upper part to the branch pipe and the upper separator.
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We fill the branch pipe according to the following scheme: sintepon, separator, bioshars, separator, foam rubber.
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We install the corner in the complete set with the filter.
We prepare the second plug: we glue along the edges of rubber stoppers from bubbles with medicines or something similar and collect the filter.
It remains to assemble connectors with external and internal threads and mount tubes.
From the parts that come with the filter we collect the reinforcement for the external filter.
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On this our homemade outdoor filter for the aquarium is ready and works no worse than the store one.
