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increase the height of the exit hole and u will fully taking advantage of the lenght and dept of the sump....bio ring will be submerged in the water...
I agree with the idea Wanz, by raising the height of outlet, bio media would be fully submerged and i would be able to add more bio media too. but I am planning to change it to aquaponic in near future which is why I kept the outlet bit low so the plants are not submerged in the water. Which is something I didn't want to mention in video yet.
If you not worried about a tiny bit of trickling water noise, shorten up the outlet pipe, and put a micron filter sock over it, just secure it with like a rubber band, cool diy filter
Great idea Adam, i don't mind any trickling noise as my aquarium is in the garage with my other tanks and stuff. Appreciate your idea and thank you for stopping by.
Great video tutorial... Fantastic job, my friend, I really like DIY. I have filters like this, but made with rectangular flower pots ... they are very strong and work very well, they are in turtle tanks. Thumbs up..have a nice day. Marco
Thank you Marco for your time watching this video and sharing your views. Any pot would do a good job as a sump and I agree that they do a great job. Enjoy your day mate
awsome build love it. just a thought if you wanted more volume in your sump you could replace your end cap and raise your outlet up higher to increase and submerge or your bio media keep up the great detailed videos :)
Thanks bud, completely agree with what you have said. I was bit worried about weight on top of glass aquarium. Filter is still running fine and I have had no issue keeping fish in the tank.
Like 32! How are you? Awesome intro! Your Diy filters are awesome! Great how to! Very cool! If you get a min check out the video- update of tanks at the lake! I think you will like it! Awesome filter setup! Have a great weekend and happy fish keeping!🐠🙂👍❤️🐟
I am doing well, thank you for asking, watching, commenting and liking the video. I am very pleased with the performance of this aquarium top filter build. Is it an old video? As I haven't seen any updates recently.
I have a question on it. Would it be better if the cover to the filter was fully covered so the water doesn't evaporate? Also I was thinking of something similar but with some plants . Like a aquaponic filter.
I haven't had evaporation problem with this filter or the previous filter. My water evaporate more in my tropical tank with a sponge filter. Aquaponic filter would be a great idea mate. Appreciate your time and have a good one.
Thank you. Great work. Two questions: 1. What is the flow rate of the powerhead that you used; and 2. Did you continue with the Pothos in this overhead sump, or did the roots become too unwieldy and start sucking onto the biomedia?
Flow rate is roughly 2000LPH, Pothos are still in the filter and roots haven't spread too much. Only few came out of pot, rest are still in the pot. Thank you
Great video .Hey do u think I can use this on a 130 gallon or some how add aprotein skimmer To it? I'm using a canister and protein skimmer but I feel like it's not getting the job done... my tank looks horrible full of diatom algae and I have had it for 2 years I keep cleaning it and it still comes back
Hey mate, filter on its own might not be able to take care of 130 gallon tank but in conjunction with cannister would be helpful. I would suggest make it aquaponic and add some pathos, I did the same and uploaded a video. Don't know what type of fish you have in the tank but floating plants are best known to absorb nutrients. It would be a good idea to throw some in the tank.
I know the video is half a year old, but if you modify it. Adding high and low bridges you will end up with more contact with your media. Thus more positive bacteria 👍 but great job
Thank you James, appreciate your advise. I kept playing around with it so the water can flow through the media and not just flow at the top as in the video. Happy New year mate
180 gallon would be too much for this filter as filter pads would need to be changed daily due to the amount of bio load generated by the fish you have in the tank. I would suggest having another tank as a sump filter which will definitely boost the capacity. Appreciate your time watching this video mate.
Appreciate your time watching this video TS. I bought it from Bunnings in Australia. It's a channel drain, you will be able to find something similar in the plumbing section of a hardware store.
Hi, this should work if you make outlet hole bit higher so sump can hold more water and more bio media. I have drilled hole low as I don't need that much capacity. I have made a planter box and covered my filter and also put some pothos plants in it for additional filtration. Video is uploaded if you are keen in doing something like I did.
Hi Cheng, It doesn't matter if you use single type of bio media or few different ones. I have two different type of bio media that's why have used 2 in this filter.
Hi Cheng, the ideal sequence for mechanical filtration is that aquarium water should come in contact with coarse foam first, then medium foam and in the end with fine foam. This will ensure only clean water flows through bio media.
Can i make like this for my 3.5 feet tank, and i have a top filter so can dat same motor be used if I make this same like wht u have showed in this video
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It would help and becomes complete if you could have a added how the water is pumped up, what pump and how you set up that
Thank you Sendil for providing feedback. Moving forward this is something I will add to the DIY videos. Appreciate watching the video.
You really gave such a nice idea for my aquarium ..thanxs a lot
Thank you very much
How to: Build DIY Aquarium Top Filter (Overhead Sump Filter)
nice video my frnd . 124 like ! stay connected
Thank you friend
Great job. DIY always makes the best filters since you can always modify it. I also thought about using these drains as a filter system.
Thank you for your kind words mate and have a good day.
Nice upgrade of top filter.
Thank you friend and I am glad that you like the video
Very nice aquarium with top filter.. thanks for coming.
Thank you for your kind words friend
Really good build. Being on top definitely makes it easier to service.
Thank you friend and you are right that keeping filter above the tank makes it a lot easier to clean and maintain.
Great video! You really have a knack for DIY. Great idea!
Thank you friend and appreciate your kind words. Enjoy your weekend
@@Fishaholic Thanks, you too.
Cool video, I use top filyers too but now I know how to build one .
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Hello my friend very good video thanks for sharing and support you 🔔
Thank you for watching and enjoy your week
Thank you Fishaholic, for the brilliant use of a channel drain as its looks professional, and it provides excellent depth for bio-media.
Thanks Michael, it's still in use and doing an amazing job
Very informative video and nice fish tank 👍❤️
Thank you for your kind words friend
Wow. Awesome . Aquarium top filter making looks cool.Thanks a lot for the continuous support
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This is an amazing diy aquarium filter that can fit on top of the tank.
Cheers bud appreciate your comment
Nice way to build aquarium top filters
Thank you friend
Very cool DIY filter system. Big like from me friend
Thank you friend
increase the height of the exit hole and u will fully taking advantage of the lenght and dept of the sump....bio ring will be submerged in the water...
I agree with the idea Wanz, by raising the height of outlet, bio media would be fully submerged and i would be able to add more bio media too.
but I am planning to change it to aquaponic in near future which is why I kept the outlet bit low so the plants are not submerged in the water. Which is something I didn't want to mention in video yet.
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Good job 👌 thanks for your sharing 🌸
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If you not worried about a tiny bit of trickling water noise, shorten up the outlet pipe, and put a micron filter sock over it, just secure it with like a rubber band, cool diy filter
Great idea Adam, i don't mind any trickling noise as my aquarium is in the garage with my other tanks and stuff. Appreciate your idea and thank you for stopping by.
Thanks guild man,i need this for my cichlid tank
Thank you for you kind words and am glad you like the build.
The real King of DIY !🙌🙌
It is very kind of you mate and something like this coming from you is a big achievement for me.
Nice work mate. I love homemade filters and aquarium equipment.
Thank you Andrew, appreciate your compliments. Have a nice weekend
@@Fishaholic You too mate.
Thank you
Nice video 👍😊🔔
Thank you
Very nice aquaruim
Thank you friend and enjoy your week.
Nice work on DIY top filter mate, Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Ingee and glad you have enjoyed my top filter for fish tank.
Very good idea mate top job 👍👌
Thank you James
Good filter build! it's so easy to make. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you friend, have a good weekend
wesome work my dear friend :))
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Thank you friend
Nice filter build! thanks for sharing it!
Cheers bud, enjoy your weekend
Great diy top filtration, great work friend 😊✌👍
Thank you friend and Appreciate your kind words
Awesome aquarium!
Great video!
Thank you friend
Thumbs up from India😍👍
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Very handy! Great video
Thanks mate and appreciate your kind words
Great video tutorial...
Fantastic job, my friend, I really like DIY.
I have filters like this, but made with rectangular flower pots ... they are very strong and work very well, they are in turtle tanks.
Thumbs up..have a nice day.
Marco
Thank you Marco for your time watching this video and sharing your views. Any pot would do a good job as a sump and I agree that they do a great job. Enjoy your day mate
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Great idea mate. I could tell you are Bunnings 😂. Filter looks good, does not take any space off the aquarium, easily accessible - well done.
Thank you Razvan
Awesome filter!!
Thank you Ash and enjoy your weekend
Thank you for sharing the experience
Thank you
what a nice share.. keep it up..
Thank you friend
Good diy filtration mate it's so easy to make
Thank you friend and enjoy your weekend
Fantastic diy top filtration, well done my friend. Thumbs up
Thank you friend and Appreciate your kind words
Thank You: for sharing your build. I came here for some ideas and got the best. Best Wishes !
Thanks bud, appreciate your kind words.
i'm going to use your idea to make a bog filter to border the top of a small above ground patio pond.....thanks for the material use idea.
It sounds like a good DIY project mate. I wish you best of luck and have a good dat.
Excellent technology. Very good.
Thank you Brantov, good to hear from you and hope you are doing well
@@Fishaholic Thank you my dear friend, I'm fine, the fish lives and gives offspring.
Good to hear that friend and you have s nice weekend.
Amazing job you are very creative 👍 thank you very much for sharing mate 💯👍👍
Thank you mate, enjoy your sunday
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That is a big filter great job making it !
Thank you David, it is very nice of you.
Excellent video my friend! Thank you for sharing :) Can't wait to see what's next!
Thank you friend
Nice job dude, I'm gonna use your video to make my own top filter and I will share the result with you
Thanks mate and i wish you good luck in building your own sump filter
thats a nice diy sump filter.. subscribed
Cheers mate, appreciate it
Hi there I am friend of Marco Isidori! beautiful interesting video, thanks
Thank you friend and have a good week
very nice video. have a nice weekend!!
Thank you
Tthanks for sharing 👍
Thank you for watching friend.
Hello Dear Friend! Congratulations for your video! Have a beautiful day
Thank you for your kind words mate
2nd view and comment good aquarium top and nice building keep rocking
U r always trending
Thank you friend for such a great comment. And I am happy that you like the top filter build.
Best good vibe.. thanks for shari..
Thank you friend
great video my friend. thanks for sharing.
Thank you friend
Ok so this is going to get a ton of views from me soon lol, I'm going to try this for my reef tank. Awesome DIY bro and thank you for sharing
I hope it does get you heaps of views mate and it would be definitely worth an investment for the reef tank.
How did it work out with the SW?
Amazing
Thank you
awsome build love it. just a thought if you wanted more volume in your sump you could replace your end cap and raise your outlet up higher to increase and submerge or your bio media keep up the great detailed videos :)
Thanks bud, completely agree with what you have said. I was bit worried about weight on top of glass aquarium. Filter is still running fine and I have had no issue keeping fish in the tank.
Like 32! How are you? Awesome intro! Your Diy filters are awesome! Great how to! Very cool! If you get a min check out the video- update of tanks at the lake! I think you will like it! Awesome filter setup! Have a great weekend and happy fish keeping!🐠🙂👍❤️🐟
I am doing well, thank you for asking, watching, commenting and liking the video. I am very pleased with the performance of this aquarium top filter build.
Is it an old video? As I haven't seen any updates recently.
Your very welcome! Glad to hear your doing well! Yes, it's an older video! Have a great weekend and happy fish keeping!🐠🙂👍❤️🐟
Superrr👌👍, what are you working on?
Thanks bud and have a good weekend
@@Fishaholic ok
Beautiful Presentation🌸🌸
Thank you friend
Very nice to know about this! great work and good, informative tutorial 😊👌 Thank you and I joined your channel 😊
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Great video thanks for sharing my new friend
Thank you mate
bro nice idea for realm, love ur aquarium vdeos
Thank you friend and I am happy that you have enjoyed this video.
I have a question on it. Would it be better if the cover to the filter was fully covered so the water doesn't evaporate? Also I was thinking of something similar but with some plants . Like a aquaponic filter.
I haven't had evaporation problem with this filter or the previous filter. My water evaporate more in my tropical tank with a sponge filter.
Aquaponic filter would be a great idea mate. Appreciate your time and have a good one.
Very nice video👏👏👍👍😊
Thank you friend
Hello. this video is gorgeous. I came to visit. I'm following you. I am waiting you. Stay connected.
Thanks bud
so good
Thank you friend
It's awesome
Thank you for your time and appreciate your comment. Have a good weekend
Omg great job! New supporter ☺️
Thank you friend
Thank you. Great work. Two questions:
1. What is the flow rate of the powerhead that you used; and
2. Did you continue with the Pothos in this overhead sump, or did the roots become too unwieldy and start sucking onto the biomedia?
Flow rate is roughly 2000LPH, Pothos are still in the filter and roots haven't spread too much. Only few came out of pot, rest are still in the pot. Thank you
Thank you. I'm just starting to build one of these and your video has been most informative.
Keep up the good work.
Wonderful vide.. good good good
Thank you
Parabéns pelo vídeo top
Thank you and have a good week
What pump are you using?
Hi mate, don't remember the brand but it is a cheap 19 bucks from ebay.
Nice vedio 👍 joined you dear friend
Thank you and have a nice week
can i use this method in a 30 galloon reef tank aquarium?
Not too sure Vincent, I have only kept freshwater tanks and have had no experience with reef tanks.
cool, nice video,
great job my friend, cheers, :)
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Great video .Hey do u think I can use this on a 130 gallon or some how add aprotein skimmer To it? I'm using a canister and protein skimmer but I feel like it's not getting the job done... my tank looks horrible full of diatom algae and I have had it for 2 years I keep cleaning it and it still comes back
Hey mate, filter on its own might not be able to take care of 130 gallon tank but in conjunction with cannister would be helpful.
I would suggest make it aquaponic and add some pathos, I did the same and uploaded a video.
Don't know what type of fish you have in the tank but floating plants are best known to absorb nutrients. It would be a good idea to throw some in the tank.
Use a uv bro for tanks with 100+gallon uv is needed cause filter cant stop algae growth
how is water pumped from the tank into the overhead filter?
This is actually pretty decent bud.
Thank you for your kind words
I know the video is half a year old, but if you modify it. Adding high and low bridges you will end up with more contact with your media. Thus more positive bacteria 👍 but great job
Thank you James, appreciate your advise. I kept playing around with it so the water can flow through the media and not just flow at the top as in the video. Happy New year mate
Cool video my friend.well demonstrated on how to do this.
Your little friend Zany Zara :)
Thank you friend and have a good weekens
Very nice
Thank you Jeff, appreciate you stopping by and providing such a nice feedback. Have a nice week 😀
Awesome man.
Thanks Joey, appreciate it mate
can you tell me the brand of the storm drain please
Hi Bernard, it's everhard brand from Bunnings.
Could you do this set up on a 180 gallon? How big would it have to be
180 gallon would be too much for this filter as filter pads would need to be changed daily due to the amount of bio load generated by the fish you have in the tank. I would suggest having another tank as a sump filter which will definitely boost the capacity. Appreciate your time watching this video mate.
Cool videos make more I subscribed and liked👍stay cool my friend😊
Thank you friend and have a good day
Fishaholic no problem anytime my friend and you have a wonderful day☀️😊
Where do you find the box? I couldn't find it anywhere in my country
Appreciate your time watching this video TS. I bought it from Bunnings in Australia. It's a channel drain, you will be able to find something similar in the plumbing section of a hardware store.
Awesome bro
Thank you, appreciate your comment
Hi, do you think that this size would be appropriate for a 100gal tank with 2 red eared sliders?
Hi, this should work if you make outlet hole bit higher so sump can hold more water and more bio media. I have drilled hole low as I don't need that much capacity. I have made a planter box and covered my filter and also put some pothos plants in it for additional filtration. Video is uploaded if you are keen in doing something like I did.
@@Fishaholic Thank you! I think I will build one like yours.
Wish you best of luck and let me know if you need any assistance
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Thank you friend
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Thanks again friend
Really helpfull
Thank you for watching and I am glad that video is helpful.
is it better to use one type of bio filter? ( i just use bio rings) or use multiple types of bio filter?
Hi Cheng, It doesn't matter if you use single type of bio media or few different ones. I have two different type of bio media that's why have used 2 in this filter.
@@Fishaholic hi thanks for the reply. May I also know what is ideal sequence for the 3 type of filters?
Hi Cheng, the ideal sequence for mechanical filtration is that aquarium water should come in contact with coarse foam first, then medium foam and in the end with fine foam. This will ensure only clean water flows through bio media.
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Thanks bud
what is that item again? i cant understand the word you pronounce
Hey mate, its a drain channel and grate which I bought from Bunnings warehouse.
@@Fishaholic ahh i see, thank you very much..nice idea..
Can i make like this for my 3.5 feet tank, and i have a top filter so can dat same motor be used if I make this same like wht u have showed in this video
I have made quite a few like this for different size tanks so worth a shot Philip
Thanks for replying
No problem at all
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Thank you friend