Habitat - Indoor :: Trickle filter anyone?

[turtlebro]

Do anyone here own a trickle filter for turtles?
I need to built one and hopefully ASAP but I cant come up with any ideas
I am just a ordinary student so expensive materials are out of my list
That's why i need to ask does a pump cost expensively?
Any concept or ideas to build a perfect trickle filter for turtles?

[jay2487]

how big is your tank? You could probably rig one up using the filters you already have and a spare 10 or 20 gal tank but what makes you think you need one? Do you have above 100gal tank?

[papoopeepoo]

I'm thinking of building one for an outdoor turtle tub setup I'm planning to construct this summer.

I'm basing my plans strongly on this owner's setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlluUNlKHNI

[rsour24]

the price ud pay for the pump or even an overflow is gonna be the price of a good filter. unless u have a 100+ gallon id say its not worth it

[turtlebro]

just 75 gallon though
But mapies are very picky for their water quality
So I need to think twice now..=0

[Kemul]

Have you read this?
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19728

It's not really a trickle filter, but I think the most expensive part of that DIY filter
is the pump.

[turtlebro]

very nice guide
But not recommended for glass tank though
What if i use a pump to suck in the water and another pump to pump out the water
Is that possible?

[Kemul]

If you use 2 pumps, you have to make sure there's no pressure in the container.
You can do that by putting the container higher than the water level. Otherwise,
the inflow will always be greater than the outflow, creating pressure, and water
will come out of the container. You need to experiment on where to put your filter.
If you can secure the lid of the container very well, you can deal with the pressure
problem. But I found out that water pressure is difficult to deal with...

Here's the canister filter I built, using 1 pump:
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21557

Notice where I positioned the canister. If the pump doesn't run, water will come
out of the lid of the canister because of the water pressure. If I raise the
canister, the total flow will lessen.

[turtlebro]

Darn
Pressure is very hard to deal with
Need to calculate the pressure to fix the problem?

[Kemul]

No, not really. Just need to make sure the lid doesn't leak or come off because of
the pressure. Here's a pretty good design recently posted in the DIY filter sticky.

Something I didn't think about, probably because it's not what I imagined when I
was thinking about my design, is to use a canister with a screwed lid. That should
be stronger to hold the pressure in, although a little more difficult to open for
cleaning etc. Canister filter doesn't need frequent cleaning anyway, so it should
be alright to use a screwed lid.