Easy Cheezy DIY redneck filter for Scott

[SueSTx]

 
  I cut a cooler pad in half and zip tied to the hamper

  I put a brick in the bottom to hold the pump off the bottom of the tank

  I wrapped the pump in another pad and tucked in the flap

  I dropped the pump into the hamper

  I set the hamper into the tank

 And the best thing is...it acts as a skimmer also (no floating algae)   I've even caught fry in the hamper

it goes from the filter to the skippy and back into the tank.

It is fairly easy to clean...lift it out, unwrap the pump, spray the pads off, rewrap the pump and set it back in the tank

[Kat]

That's a great idea & love how it will act as a skimmer, too. 

[miguynmkoi]

I like how it acts like a skimmer!  How long can that basket last out in the water?

[SueSTx]

I might need to replace the pads before the summer is over, but the basket should last several years.

[purplepshn2004]

Nice idea Sue!

[Hannah]

when I saw ur invention, I dropped what I was doing (which wasnt much- 90 plus degrees out with humidity to match) and started rounding up supplies! mine will be on a smaller scale, but hopefully just as effective- thanks for the idea, and Ill keep u all posted on how well it works! PS-my fish say ty too- now theyll be able to see each other