Switching to water!

[Jcal]

lol, Fluval makes nice stuff. I have a 125 gallon tank that was used to house a red ear slider, and I used a fluval fx5. GREAT filter! This was the only filter that could keep up with the turtle. I'd say fluval makes some of the best stuff on the market. But, I was honestly thinking of making my own filter. I'm trying to find a good build that would work well for a small application. Anyone know of any good DIY filter projects?

I read alot about making my own but all of the parts still came out to around 50ish to do it right.

I am getting all caught up in the canister filter wave here. Today, I found this one at Petsmart on clearance for $35.

http://www.amazon.com/Rena-720-Filstar-Canister-Filter/dp/B000260FWU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320340336&sr=8-1

Now, I just need the wife to get home to set it up for me.

Thats a great deal. Cant wait to see than monster in action!

I kind of want to innovate some type of waterproof ramp idea, rather than a glass or plexiglass divider. Doing a 50-50 setup though, didn't you guys say that the dirt would clog the filter? How would I approach this?

Personally i dont like the dirt method. I do think you would have more trouble with the filter clogging no matter how big it is. My water bowls would always be full of dirt and i would change them everyday. I have been using bricks but i too would like to see a nice ramp. Those bricks are heavy!
Maybe i could mode some kind of turtle ramp for something.......