How Do You Make A Homemade Fish Tank Filter?
Filters are critical to the health of your aquarium’s residents, removing physical and chemical waste products and making maintenance easier. They also provide life-giving oxygen to your pets, which are being kept in relatively small, closed volumes of water. This simple aquarium filter will cost little to make. It works because the bubbles create uplift as water is drawn through the aquarium, through the charcoal and filter wool, and then through the holes in the bottle, thereby filtering your water. Remove the label from the 2-liter bottle. Cut off the top 4 1/2 inches of the bottle with a hobby knife or scissors. This will become the inner bottle, Remove the cap and discard it. Poke numerous holes in the top portion of the inner bottle. Make a 1-inch ring of holes all the way around it, just below the neck. A heated fork works well for this because it easily melts the plastic. Place the inner bottle inside the bottom part of the 2-liter bottle (which becomes the outer bottle) with t
