DIY Submerged Filter Sock Holder

[CJ Monty]

Looking for inspiration on how to build a DIY Filter Sock holder where the overflow pipe is submerged into a "crash box" and then overflows into a filter sock. Something like this for reference - https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/klir-di-7-filter-bracket-klir.html

 

[Ron Reefman]

Can I ask why you want to run it that way?

 

[codycolina707]

Can I ask why you want to run it that way?

makes changing the socks 100x easier like for me i have to take off a union to change my filter sock or have such a short pipe i get bad splashing and noise

 

[codycolina707]

Looking for inspiration on how to build a DIY Filter Sock holder where the overflow pipe is submerged into a "crash box" and then overflows into a filter sock. Something like this for reference - https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/klir-di-7-filter-bracket-klir.html

im also lookin for something like that fijicube makes one also single and double both out of stock or on back order....

 

[eggplantparrot]

I made one with glass and it's hela ugly.

made the L-shape with 2 pieces of rectangular glass and siliconed another piece over top to hold the 2 together.

the circular cutout is acrylic cut with an adjustable drill press hole saw.

whole thing is siliconed to the inside of a 10G sump.

 

[eggplantparrot]

 

[Bepis]

like my 210g?

 

[Ratherbeflyen]

I converted my sump out of a 75g tank. I drilled 4 holes into what used to be the center brace. Then heat up some pvc and push it into the holes, I used 2" but different sizes would be fine. Then I cut some slip joints in half and use them to retain draw string filter socks.

It worked, but I didn't like washing filter socks. So I'm currently using filter floss and 3" pvc under the holes as splash guards and bubble traps.

I made my "crash box" into a refugium.

 

[HJ99]

I converted my sump out of a 75g tank. I drilled 4 holes into what used to be the center brace. Then heat up some pvc and push it into the holes, I used 2" but different sizes would be fine. Then I cut some slip joints in half and use them to retain draw string filter socks.

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It worked, but I didn't like washing filter socks. So I'm currently using filter floss and 3" pvc under the holes as splash guards and bubble traps.

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I made my "crash box" into a refugium.

I like that but was thinking of Aquamesh pads.