DIY Sieve
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:52 am
Hi,
I like very much how sieve filters (ultrasieve II, EA pond sieve, extrasieve) perform.
I really wanted to have a sieve serving my new 3000 liters tank on the terraced roof (1st pic below).
However none of the existing sieve filters was adequate due to their size, the tank is around 40 cm deep. Well, maybe the compact sieve would be OK, but I don't like the idea of a pumped fed sieve. Besides, all of them are rather expensive to be installed next to my small tank.
I decided to try a DIY project. Found the producer of the original stainless steel sieve, it was possible to buy directly at a lower price. However they don't sell just one but 10 as a minimum.
A friend o mine gave me a piece of stainless steel mesh (250 microns). It lacks the special design of the laser cut original sieve, but even if the result wasn't optimum it could be allright form me.
So I decided to try, here you have some pics.
Regards,
Diego
Cordoba, Spain
I like very much how sieve filters (ultrasieve II, EA pond sieve, extrasieve) perform.
I really wanted to have a sieve serving my new 3000 liters tank on the terraced roof (1st pic below).
However none of the existing sieve filters was adequate due to their size, the tank is around 40 cm deep. Well, maybe the compact sieve would be OK, but I don't like the idea of a pumped fed sieve. Besides, all of them are rather expensive to be installed next to my small tank.
I decided to try a DIY project. Found the producer of the original stainless steel sieve, it was possible to buy directly at a lower price. However they don't sell just one but 10 as a minimum.
A friend o mine gave me a piece of stainless steel mesh (250 microns). It lacks the special design of the laser cut original sieve, but even if the result wasn't optimum it could be allright form me.
So I decided to try, here you have some pics.
Regards,
Diego
Cordoba, Spain