treesprite November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 I'm wondering if there is something more useful I can do with my Fluval 304 canister filter rather than let it sit around useless year after year. I also have one with a broken motor and wonder if there's anything I could do with that (without new parts). Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 vacuum for your tank(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite November 25, 2008 Author Share November 25, 2008 First, how do you vacuum a tank with a fluval, second, I am thinking along the lines of "more useful than a vacuum". Tell me you of all people don't have 51 uses for a Fluval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 Fill it up with LR and run it on your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 First, how do you vacuum a tank with a fluval, second, I am thinking along the lines of "more useful than a vacuum". Tell me you of all people don't have 51 uses for a Fluval. Are you kidding you don't find the ability to remove detritus from your system especially at points too low to siphon, or sites with too little water to start a siphon, not to mention when using a cannister to vacuum you don't lose water from your system. I'm about to pay $70 to get an eheim vacuum because i don't have a cannister handy. I guess you could fill the whole thing with carbon and get your water all sparkly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterTang November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 Fluidized media reactor - put the media in a nylon bag and just run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla November 25, 2008 Share November 25, 2008 Fill it up with LR and run it on your system. +1 Fluidized media reactor - put the media in a nylon bag and just run it. +1 Tried both methods above. Worked out great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k November 26, 2008 Share November 26, 2008 Fluvals make great beer bongs or better known as "that thing that shoots beer down your throat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite November 26, 2008 Author Share November 26, 2008 (edited) Are you kidding you don't find the ability to remove detritus from your system especially at points too low to siphon, or sites with too little water to start a siphon, not to mention when using a cannister to vacuum you don't lose water from your system. I'm about to pay $70 to get an eheim vacuum because i don't have a cannister handy. I guess you could fill the whole thing with carbon and get your water all sparkly Are you talking about just running the filter or holding onto the tube along the bottom to vacuum like a vacuum cleaner? What is better about putting charcoal in a bag in a canister filter and putting a bag of charcoal under flow in the sump? I wonder if I could use the fluval that has the broken motor to make a denitrator. Seal off all the holes in the lid and put a couple tiny holes for airline. Then in the future if I ever wanted to use it for something else I can just take it apart to take the coils out. Any thoughts on that? Edited November 26, 2008 by treesprite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Grenier November 26, 2008 Share November 26, 2008 You could alternate media like Carbon, Phosban, Chemipure... as needed. Can you route the output of the powered one to the input of the unpowered one? It would slow-down the flow but make a large media chamber. Maybe just put LR rubble in the remaining chamber to unclutter the main diplay a little. Just my $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite November 27, 2008 Author Share November 27, 2008 You could alternate media like Carbon, Phosban, Chemipure... as needed. Can you route the output of the powered one to the input of the unpowered one? It would slow-down the flow but make a large media chamber. Maybe just put LR rubble in the remaining chamber to unclutter the main diplay a little. Just my $.02 Interesting thought, though I would leave out the rubble as I have a sump and fuge to keep it in. Is there anything I could convert it to that wouldn't require me to open the thing a lot? It takes strong arms to close that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterTang November 27, 2008 Share November 27, 2008 If you put the live rock in it to act as sort of a remote nitrate reducer, you wouldn't have to open it as much... but you would still need to occasionally, just to remove any detritus buildup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfish November 28, 2008 Share November 28, 2008 I actually use mine for a media reactor for the neozeo system. I just throw a few peices of the zeolite media in there and when needed I just shake it. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now