martib Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 hey all,i know theres a diy section but im going to ask the question here. i was just looking at some diy k1 filters on youtube,and was thinking they would be good for my set up,but the question i want to ask is, has anyone thought about adding a small k1 setup on top of the standard round black sponge filters to incorperate both types of filtation using the same air line???????? cheers marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbi Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yes use a small plastic bottle (coke etc) and drill holes in bottle, add k1 and attach bottle onto plastic tube of sponge filter and off ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martib Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 yep cool i was thinking about that,thanks tubbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Some use a sponge with a u-bend in it so the height does not get too high. This was not the one I was thinking of but the ones with the 2 sponges seem to be popular enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achi48 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I have quite a few. i find that small water or juice bottles work best. drill a hole in the cap so the plastic tube on the filter fits tight .then drill a hole in the bottom and sides of the bottle. run the air tube through the bottom of the bottle feed it through the cap and attach it to the filter. only fill the bottle 1/4 full of K1 media. if the K1 doesn't tumble remove some. hope i have helped cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 yep i use them, well only 1 in my pep breeding tank, i have a heap of bottles ready to set up on other tanks after xmas, and a bag of K1 i got from AOA, also running k1 in my sump, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 This is one that I have in a 3 foot tank and does the job well - will have to do a different design to check out for something a bit different... This one is just a water bottle that I got from Woolworths a little while back - liked it as it was see through for a different look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martib Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 good stuff guys thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 19mm irrigation hose fits pertecly on top of the round black sponges and 500ml or so soft drink bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 This is one I put together last nigh a Dome K1 filter will pop the other parts on how to make it up in DIY for peeps.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
