My 15-High Baja/Chrous Frog Build - IMAGE HEAVY!

[Frogfeet123]

Exciting! It will turn out great I'm sure!


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[Mentat]

Very nice work modding the top . Be aware all those 90 degree bends will restrict your filter's 80GPH water flow .

[SmithPad]

Very nice work modding the top . Be aware all those 90 degree bends will restrict your filter's 80GPH water flow .

Yes, thanks for this callout. Reduced flow is fine with me, possibly even desirable. These guys aren't swimmers, they just like to hang around with their backside in the water. It's not a very high volume, and reduced flow (even from 80 gph down to 10-15 gph) will be fine. I'm only trying to solve for daily water changes of standing water. Thanks!

[SmithPad]

So I am very grateful for Carlos's advice about the elbows. I decided to fill up the tank with 3 inches of water and test the filter before going any farther.

Turns out this filter cannot handle the elbows at all. Not even one. When I took the elbows off and went with straight plumbing, it worked fine. I was able to prevent kinks by tightening cable ties on the trouble spots.
However...

This filter is completely inadequate for my needs. It seems to be sucking air. I siliconed all around the tubing connections to the filter, used vaseline for the o-rings, and hose-clamped the hose to the filter connectors. No luck, still pulling in a little bit of air. I guess you get what you pay for!

A bit demoralizing. I will set this aside till after the holidays and come back with a higher-end filter. Looks like the Finnex PX-360 will have to be the way to go. I'm open to any other filter suggestions, but it has to hang on the tank, and it has to have inlet and outlet tubes...a waterfall style won't cut it.

Thanks all,

Bill