3 drawer organizer as DIY filter system

**ijankrom** · 01-20-2013, 05:13 AM

Has anyone had experience with using one of those 3 drawer organizers as a filter system? Like this one http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...-of-4/15442451

**funkman262** · 01-20-2013, 05:21 AM

I personally don't but I have seen it done many times. I considered doing one of those but ended up making a trickle filter out of some 5-gallon buckets. You can see my DIY build here.

**Goes to 11!** · 01-20-2013, 10:34 AM

I built a smaller version for additional bio-media and a bit of polishing when my Oscar tank was bare bottom. 5 drawers = 20+ish 1.25 bioballs in each of the bottom four drawers and filter batting in the top.

It actually drained back into the tank and I used an EHIEM 2217 full of scrubbies to input into it.

**Brhino** · 01-20-2013, 02:49 PM

You need to get a hold of Crispy. He's done it before and he's been helping me design mine. I have four of that exact unit you linked, but so far they''re just sitting in my basement waiting for me to start using them, so I don't have any actual experience yet.

**Crispy** · 01-21-2013, 08:45 PM

cheapest and easiest way to build your own wet/dry. see my build here:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ight=wet%2Fdry

I will be building something a bit bigger in the future, but these drawers work great!

**ijankrom** · 01-22-2013, 04:30 AM

Thank you Crispy for that write up on your build, it's given me some ideas.

**Triton** · 01-22-2013, 01:08 PM

One thing to look at too is using pot scrubbers for the biomedia and poly stuffing for mechanical polishing.

Just a good way to save a little $$ because buying a ton of biomax isn't the cheapest thing in the world