Ghetto Carbon chamber

Discussion in 'I made this!' started by szrazzt, Mar 1, 2009.

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  1. scubba.steve

    scubba.steve Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Nice!!!!!
    Now lets see what you can come up with using 2 shoe strings and a paperclip. lol j/k
    Good job man
     
    scubba.steve, Mar 19, 2009
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  2. mcfarrow

    mcfarrow Skunk Shrimp

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    very cool. what size powerhead did you use?
     
    mcfarrow, Mar 19, 2009
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  3. cloons411

    cloons411 Plankton

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    Great idea! I just made one out of a Fiji water bottle. Took all of 15 minutes. Took longer to scrounge up the parts then it did to make it.
     
    cloons411, Mar 26, 2009
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  4. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    really good DIY! I love Ghettorific stuff!!!!!!! Karma for the Great DIY!
     
    cuttingras, Mar 26, 2009
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  5. Cat4wisson

    Cat4wisson Feather Duster

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    Wow thats awesome, yet very simple and effective. Looks like this may be my next project.

    Have you tried mounting the bottle vertical so the water bubbles out of the top sorta like a sand filter so you don't run the risk of the water flowing just in the top of the bottle?

    Awesome job

    Cat4wisson
     
    Cat4wisson, Mar 28, 2009
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  6. slocal

    slocal Doot!

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    That is seriously great. K to MacGyver
     
    slocal, Mar 28, 2009
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  7. acemow

    acemow Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Thanks! so glad I read this tonight, I was going to put carbon in a filter sock and would have regretted it I see. I just gotta get me a little pump, I have everything else
     
    acemow, Mar 28, 2009
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  8. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    good solution to a PITA problem, I had a simular issue I just stopped buying carbon and started buying carbon pads instead since I was lazy
     
    Iraf, Mar 31, 2009
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  9. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    awesome tutorial. although when you put a hole in the bottle top i was thinking... nevermind.

    If i ever need a phosban reactor im doing that instead
     
    sostoudt, Mar 31, 2009
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  10. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    super kool!! way to recycle!! Is there a possiblity of having some issues from the glue used on the label?
     
    suckafish, Mar 31, 2009
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