By far the best design I have seen on RU-vid for a bait tank filter/aerator. Can you please share how you got the pvc coupler to fit so loosely on a dry fitting?
I have a keepalive tank and am fairly new to all this. I am wanting to build a filter similar to this for my tank, and I was thinking of having it pull from the top over the filters. I have read that pulling from the bottom is better if you catch your own bait since all the crap and crud will sink to the bottom, but I buy my Herring from a bait shop, and just really need something to filter out the scales. Do you think pulling from the top would do what I need? Thanks
Water is pumped out of the pipe and then it refills from gravity. The water is sucked from the bottom to fill the bigger pipe back up after the pump drains the pipe.
iam using 4" same design, 360GPH bilge pump stand pipe setup. I cant weem to get enough return on the stand pipe unless its a little taller thanthe pump
If you are using 3/4 pvc you will have to add a small skimmer hole. ( drill a 1/2 in hole at the water line) this will ensure enough water for the pump. I had to go to 1” on the stand pipe to get enough flow.
Above the material. It works best if it is right at the water line to skim anything off the top of the water into the filter. We he pump will still pull it up the stand pipe. This is just to make up a little water flow and clean the top. It is a cheat to get enough water into the pump to keep it from running dry
@@Herring-Impaired thanks. I have been doing some experiment. I am using a 1/2 standpipe about. 2 to 3 in above the top of the pump.and 2 ea 5/8 hole just above filter and water level at least as high as sandpiper or higher
Sorry did not see this comment . As the pump runs it pushes the water out of the tube. The stand pipe is below the water level so allows water to flow into the tube to equalize the water level
