Making media bags for my new sump

Cutting up the knotless anchovy net...

 

I cut five custom sized panels for the custom sump, next the stitching starts!

 

Ouch .. that is a allot of needle work .. or you running a machine to do it for you ?

 

By hand; stitching begins...

 

sjoe - good luck !!!!

 

First one is completed. The seam is quite neat once turned inside out.

 

Still four to go!

 

Not bad! What media will you be using with them?

 

Leca expanded clay pellets

 

Hmm how effective are they? I currently use them for my hydroponic garden, but never thought they would be good as bio media?

 

Watch this space!

 

Excellent bio media as they are very porous and make for a good surface area for the bacteria to cling to.

 

Great work @TrevorR !!

 

@MariaS Thank you! It's tedious work, but no pain no gain right? There's still a long way to go, I'm also modifying the marine sump to a more friendly fresh one. I also still need a few 1.2m canopies with lights. Rome wasn't built in a day, but with steady progress I'll eventually get done! I'll keep you posted! I hope that you had a wonderful Mothers Day! Regards

 

Thanks very much @TrevorR ... Was a nice quiet day with he family which was very nice....
Weather was not too bad for a braai so it was great... hehe.. only to wake up to a freezing morning and loads of rain this morning!!

You right... rushing the project is not worth it.. rather take the time to do things right
Might be a pain but well worth the trouble in the end

 

Ok final changes to my re-purposed sump, overflow traps installed, bags filled, clay bricks wrapped and installed! Big job reaching the final phase...

 

@TrevorR thats an awesome sump setup - will be coming to you for some advise when I start my next project

 

You got sharks? That look like super filtration

 

wow that is loads of filter media, are you planning on adding any batting for the polishing of the water column?

Later Ferdie

 

I used to do that, I have space for it, but probably won't, I prefer to keep most of my bacteria culture. I have many sumps and keeping all the batting clean is a huge job...