koimaster

plans coming soon ,.....

koimaster

here go's hope this works

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shane

Thanks for a real good idea,im planning to build my own one soon,i love diy,so hopefully will do good,especially now i have a better idea of things looking at yours.

Cheers,much appreciated.
Shane.

wallace

Hi I like your idea for home made filter I had a similar idea using wheelie bins. But have hit a snag, I was browsing a koi website and the resident expert said you should never use wheelie bins for filters as they are toxic and will kill fish. So i researched what they are made of, apparently they are made of the same type of plastic as milk cartons. So am unsure as to try it. Can anyone shed some light on the subject.

koimaster

i should say they are safe food grade plastic but i have heard stories of people doing what you have planned and the plastic seems/join braking not sure how true this is never tried it

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Gill

Hi koimaster, what a good idea, homemade filters i would love to see it when u have built it x

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koimaster

i never went down that road i was lucky to pick up a second hand hydra 5000

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AndyJ

A friend of mine used 2 wheely bins for years, both filled with pea gravel, never had any probs.

number1cherfan

i made my own filter . out on 12mm polypropelene. cut it up made 4 bays and welded it all together with a pp welder. then bought many types of media for it. i shall get some pics up soon as i only just joined

Craig_1961

Sounds good. Lokng forward to seeing pics.
Craig