Need ideas on DYI carbon filter?

[budsreef]

I'd like to make a carbon filter that I can connect outside any tank just for the occassional need. Has anyone done this? Any ideas?

 

[dannybradley]

Go to Home Depot's water purification section. Get a canister and a carbon filter and conenct to a pump.

 

[xyzpdq0121]

Use a canister filter...

 

[ralph atl]

use a phosphate reactor or a canister filter

 

[budsreef]

Thanks for the ideas! I went to HD and Lowes today and Lowes has a canister filter that I think will work. I have a Hot Magnum filter that I'm going to try to modify first though.

 

[krb]

Here is a plug n play system that is cheap.

 

[ckwatson]

I got the phosphate reactor from aquabuys and it is doing great. Took care of most of my algae in a week. I am going to start alternating phosban and carbon to help keep ever thing clean.

 

[down and outman]

I just daisy chained 2 TLFs together. One w/ phosban and the other w/ carbon.

 

[budsreef]

Friday, I picked up the ViaAqua Poly-filter that Kirk suggested. It looks like it should do the job.