and here we go...
start with a ten gallon tank...
it's a bit rough so we'll clean the glass with some denatured alcohol
helps the silicone stick!! then we measure for a baffle (this one goes almost to the top) using simple plexiglass
then we cut (natch)
drill it (by way of drill press) then silicone it in... always handy to cut some wood jigs and use clamps to keep the thing solid.
cut two lengths of 1/2 inch pipe to suit... (in this case I did 7 inches) and drill a bunch o holes (these will be for airlift and overflow assembly)
add a couple of endcaps, two bulkheads, two threaded couplings, an elbow, and a short peice (for elbow to thread) and well...
dont forget to drill the hole in the elbow for the rigid on your airlift....
(obvious howto here huh) do a quick mockup to make sure it looks okay
note the offset (airlift side s higher than the overflow side)
Not to mention timmy the swearing turtle watching over my cup of coffee... now we grab our mesh... plastic screening for the airlift (approx 800um) and a filter bag for the overflow (average around 200um)
wrap the screen tight and zip tie to hold it over the airlift...
For the overflow, because the smaller mesh is hard to work with consider dabbing superglue along one edge, let it set and then wrap around hold tight and zip tie
put the stupid thing back together... wait for the silicone to dry (have a beer you've worked hard!!) and then... pray the stupid thing works...
more on this later.. need a few days to let it cure!!!