⚒️ DIY Aquarium Filter: How to Make a Canister Filter for Your Aquarium 🐠💧
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In this video, I will show you how to create your own DIY aquarium filter, specifically a DIY canister filter, to keep your fish tank clean and healthy. Follow along as I provide step-by-step instructions on how to assemble and set up this cost-effective filter system for your aquatic pets.
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Airtight Food Container (4L) - amzn.to/3sBODmX
Hose Connectors - amzn.to/3qp3e2i
Siphon Pump - amzn.to/3sA6eeZ
Power Head (1000L/H) - amzn.to/3rjUKKX
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amazing work once again. This channel is so underrated.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
Just discovered this video. Contrary to many DIY canister filters, it's obvious this one has been throughoutly thought! Up to using a siphon as an inlet so it's easier to fill the filter. I have no problem believing it actually works in real conditions.
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it works great, thank you 👍
I have made several Canisters and all sort of filter over the years. BUT, I always had issues creating a good flexible inlet assembly for smaller canisters, today I learnt that too. Amazing video like always. Waiting for more such wonderful videos.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@saumensabui2379
Жыл бұрын
Kya usmae apko overflow ki dikkat yi hai?
just stumbled upon this video, glad you're doing well with ur subscriber count now
Was waiting for your video and as usual you didn't disappoint. Excellent content
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Thanks a ton! You are simple creative no one can beat your creativity. May God Bless you more with the creativity.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
Bro such a useful video. I am gonna try it. Atleast it looks better than all those costly canister filters in the market. Best part is that you have listed all the required items in description. Thanks buddy
I'm a beginner looking for DIY filter. until i stumbled into this video. I might try this to build for my crayfish
Thanks again for this very useful video. The steps are very clear and easy to follow.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
I think this is great. I always use a diy filter. Power head in the tank up to a filter box. Works great. Thank you great way to do it.
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Glad to help
Saved it and will do it later. This is the best filter i found.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing.
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice. If you would have added fine filter sponge it would make the water much more clean.
Amazing stuff. Keep it up
@madebykm
11 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
Bro you are mind blowing you save my money 2500 this filter is so easy and perfect my 2 feet aquarium really bro I salute you I like your attitude thank you you share this knowledge
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Amazing work bro as usual, you rocked it.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Superb idea. Very useful for me. Love it from SRI LANKA 🇱🇰 😍 🙌
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Found your channel today and subscribed. Great idea's 👍 gonna try a few. Thanks ❗️ 😊
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
Very unique idea for an canister filter 👍👍
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
It's amazing I want one
Awesome
Thanks for making this perfect video 👏🏻👏🏻 I will surely try this one... Subscribed 👍🏻
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome
Nice video and great idea for the flex hose. I would spend the extra dollars and get a bulkhead fitting for the suction line, that’s a lot of water to want to rely on silicone
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Great tip!
Increíble trabajo 👏🏻😁 Lo copiaré 😁
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
wow! That is super nice! I am thinking now of ways to modify that so that the input can feed plants and the output can become a waterfall. But yeah awesome!
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Very good idea
@madebykm
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for liking
Man u r awesome in my life I see the best diy filter video
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
Great idea and work!!! ❤
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
Excelente trabajo muchas felicidades 🎈🎉🍾🎊
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
love you love you hehe thank you
@madebykm
9 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
dada chomotkar hye6e...ekta diy aquarium making er video banio plz
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Ha banabo, thank you.
Wowww so great keep up the great work
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Wonderful craftsmanship KM
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Excellent. Easy to make, use and maintain in comparison to those cumbersome filters available
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes, thanks
how will it work once after there is a power cut, as the water input is not initiated by pump and is done by syphoning. will the water stop flowing? or what will happen?
Very very very very nice❤😮, 👍 yahan mujhe achcha Laga thank you
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
Pretty cool good job 👏
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
You deserve a million sub ❤️ vison innovative laglo...ekta banabo ami eta dekhe 😌
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@_The_Fishy_Guy
2 жыл бұрын
@@madebykm ekta question chilo...oi diy co2 video te tumi agar agar powder add korechille...otake bangla te ki bole?? Dokane giye ki bolbo?
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Otake Agar Agar e bole 🙂
@_The_Fishy_Guy
2 жыл бұрын
@@madebykm ok dada 😌
May i aak why you chose to place the Siphon on the bottom and the pump on the top as oposied to thr pump on the bottom?
Great work, it need creativity to do such things, well done
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
Can i use 30w pump for same method ? Does inlet flow and outlet flow will be maintained equally or not??
Thanks I bought all the stuff all I need to do is start this process 😅 Thanks sir 🙏 ☺️
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
👍
Thank you. Subscribed.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you too!
Which W power head should I use for my 1ft cube planted canister filter
It's amazing I like it bro
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Nice build KM👌👌🤝🤝
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Amazing work bro
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Is there anyway to make the tubes longer so you can hide the canister below the aquarium? custom piping with a valve maybe? similar to the eheim filter series
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can use this type of flexible conduit tubing (Inner Diameter 16mm) - amzn.to/32qklJi OR 16mm I.D. garden hose - amzn.to/3qyPvG5
Its the inspiration to make DIY
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
Master stroke ….Using gravel cleaning syphon for suction 👏👏
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
😊
I have made something like this for a pond. The blue pump of the hose though Is on the top. It's quite a big filter so it makes it restart it, if the water is drained. Since the water pump is out side it gives more room for filter media with a pvc going right to the bottom with an L joint and the out flow is from the top of the filter to create a water fall. It's a random DIY though but works well and serves the purpose. 🤣
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
That’s great 😃
Amazing video 👌👍
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
Very good 👍 I don't know much abt aquarium But यूक्रीटेड a nice
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Great work
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
Hola excelente video. Quisiera saber para qué le hiciste huecos al tubo de entrada? Gracias
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
So that water can enter the inlet tube not only from the bottom but also through the top of the pipe. Thank you.
Thanks for giving an idea😂❤❤❤
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
👍
Excellent work
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
I have 20 lit tank. i will using method in video but i have 400L/hr powerhead. Will it usefull. I am having betta fish.so i need slow flow.
Such an awesome video wow!!!!! This is awesome
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@madhatterjones4781
Жыл бұрын
@@madebykm and how's that canister filter performing over time?
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
I'm still using it, and it's working great.
@madhatterjones4781
Жыл бұрын
@MadeByKM that's great awesome haha I was thinking to make one for a nano bookshelf tank
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Sure 👍
Had made this similar kind of diy canister but I'd used cpvc pipes and a big sponge on the inlet pipe + partion made of drilled plastic sheet between the media.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
That’s nice 🙂
@amanchoudhary9585
2 жыл бұрын
@@madebykm I must say your videos are great to watch.. Nice work👍
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@amitavaduttabanik
2 жыл бұрын
Can you help me by telling what size of CPVC pipe you had used ?
@amanchoudhary9585
2 жыл бұрын
@@amitavaduttabanik half inch
Very nice build but those cheap siphon tubes are prone to leak over time!
which silicone did you use
Good one 👍🏻
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Saludos desde Honduras en Centroamérica; lo único que se le debe agregar arriba de las esponjas es perlón nada más; del diseño y construcción es un canister fuera de serie.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Gracias
Great stuff! Qq, Can this be used to any tank. Or is there a certain limit. Especially with the container you used..
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
This filter is suitable for 15 to 20 gallon tanks and can be used in tanks up to 30 gallons. Thanks.
I have my thoughts to do this to 3 aquatiums of mine (60l,50l and 149l), do you think this is enogh for all of my three aquatiums or do i need more than 1000l(flow rate) powerhead or less?
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
For the 50L and 60L tanks, you can go with powerheads that have flow rates of 400-500 l/H, and for your 149L tank, go with a 1000 l/H powerhead.
Nice bro👍
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
What a pity. This guy is the best in trying out new things and very few subs
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Even if one tries hard but does not get the support of luck, he will not get the expected result. And I'm one of those unlucky ones 😀
@Allahabadi_engineeer
Жыл бұрын
@@madebykm i dont about you but i am. lucky enough that i encountered this channel it is going to help me in my fist tank... I am new to this hobby 🥰😍
@cdropbox
Жыл бұрын
i subbed!
nice! this video made me subscribe to ur channel
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
Hello kaushik , I have seen both of your videos on diy canister filter . Which one works the best ? The new or the old methodb
@madebykm
8 ай бұрын
Both will work equally well
@Eswarr
8 ай бұрын
@@madebykm I'm following your method and i have placed the motor at top ( outlet at cap and inlet at the bottom) but the only concern is the tank is at a height of 3 feet stand , will the water reach there ( I'm using 18 w motor) also what's the side of PVC pipes that should be used
Good work.
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
AND ITS GOT A PRIMING FUNCTION !!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW !!!!!
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
🙂
Ok this was cool... just needs more filter media. Carbon, polishing pad, etc
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes, you can add different types of filter media to it as per your requirement.
awesome video thanks, just 1 question. we have a lot of power failures in South Africa 😩. will the container keep filling up when the power goes off or not????
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
It will depend on the quality of the container. If a very good-quality airtight / leakproof container is used, water will not leak under any circumstances. So before making the filter, you need to check that the container is completely airtight / leakproof or not, just like I showed in the video. Thank you 😊
@MrNovylee
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
👍
Superb dada. Where can I get straight connector and elbow connector?
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Please see the video description section for the product links.
This is my favorite DIY video. I would prefer an Eheim Canister but why shouldn't I make it myself, when I have excellent teachers like you. Please give me the links of the things from where you purchased. Even the glue and the hose. I'm not finding those. Also can we place the pump outside the filter. Please make a diy like that.
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
I have given the links in the description, you can check them out. Also, you can get the glue (fevikwik) at any grocery store. You can get all these items at very cheap prices if you buy them offline (supermarkets and aquarium stores). Moreover, I will be making more different types of canisters in the coming days, so stay tuned. Thank you.
Great video sir ....
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks and welcome
nice
DIY King🎉
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
Will it overflow if the current goes out ? Also do we need to pump everytime we start ?
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
No, as the container is airtight / leakproof, it will not overflow when it is off. Also, there is no need to pump it every time you start the filter. It needs to be pumped when the container is empty / the container has to be filled with water.
Hi bro , I am trying to make a canister using a 6 inch pvc pipe . Not able to find gasket to close it any idea which one we can use as o ring or gasket
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
This is a big problem, we don't get any essential items from our local stores when needed. However, your can use silicone glue to seal the joints.
I have a 17 gallon tank with 9 neon tetras. Everything is fine except the powerhead filter. It is too strong for them as they come under immense stress when I turn it on. Can I solve this problem by turning my powerhead filter into a canister filter as shown here? or do I need a sponge filter?
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes, you can do that.
Can you pls make a bacteria starter for newly established tanks
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Will look into it.
Unfortunately, I have a power head with a flow rate of 550 l/hr. Can I make this idea work by using a more porous filter media and a small canister?
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes
Wow
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
😊
👏🏻
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
😊
Bro pls start talking in your videos again, it's nice to listen you explain things😄👍
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
All right, I'll do 😀
🙏🙏 thanks bro this knowledge sharing👍 this 2 benifit 👉save my money canister filter 2500👈👍👍👍 And 👉 this filter is perfect my 2 feet tank ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Great 👍
Hi my guy, question the black tubes you used are from the filtler itself or you bought them from other place
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Those are the garden hose connectors, I bought them separately. Please see the video description for details.
Will it work if i try to make it with a bigger water tight container cuz i got a 4ft aquarium😅
@madebykm
3 ай бұрын
Why not? Just make sure the container is 100% leakproof. Also, use a powerhead with a water flow appropriate to the size of your aquarium.
Add ceramic rings , at top instead of bio balls.. more effective
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Sure 👍
Looks great, new to this hobby, Just wondering how much will this same setup cost if we buy from a brand(Readymade)?
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Canister filters available in the market are very expensive. For example, this is the smallest model with a flow rate of 400 Liter / Hour - amzn.to/3uS9NfX And the canister filter I made has a flow rate of 1000L/H Thank you.
@trullasf
2 жыл бұрын
@@madebykm wow, yes ,i see the difference. really impressive effort by you. Appreciate it. 👍
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
Besst❤
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
Awasome dada 🤩 😍 ❤ ♥ 👌 😢 🤩 😍 ❤ ♥ 👌 😢 🤩 😍 ❤ ♥ 👌 😢 🤩 😍 ❤ ♥
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
Sir can you make a DIY top filter that's easy to make
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Yes I will make
Plz make a video on diy bowl light.
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Ok, I'll keep that in mind and make it 👍
Dada one doubt : I have built my 3x1.5x1.5 planted aqm, with 2x1x1 sump below it , now should I turn on an air pump also ? and if yes can I do it in the pump return chamber or I have to do it in the main tank ?, ba na dileo cholbe ?
@madebykm
Жыл бұрын
Air pump er dorkar nei, emni thik ache.
It's Nice Dear, kindly clear my one issue how to clean fish poo from aqurium
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Use aquarium gravel cleaning syphon - amzn.to/3uFiBpB Thanks.
@manjitsaini3612
2 жыл бұрын
But we used the syphon to make the canister filter now tell me is it possible that we clean the wastage with the same project
@madebykm
2 жыл бұрын
Canister filters / power filters cannot clean waste from the bottom of the tank. But if any waste gets near the inlet pipe of the canister filter, the filter will suck it up.
Should i use this in 2ft. Tank?
@madebykm
5 ай бұрын
Yes, you can
Y did u make holes in inlet pipe