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    Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    Hey yall,
    I need a bucket type scrubber to sit on the floor next to my stand. It's for a ten gallon nano saltwater tank. But I'm trying to get a design together in my head. I think I only seen like 2 or 3 bucket setups. Any guesses.

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    But here is the screen I picked up. It is darico brand plastic mesh from hobby lobby. It was 49cent for this piece



    Here are some shots of me roughing it up with a hack saw




    It's not getting "rough" persay but it is getting fuzzy. You guys think it'll work?

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    Did you check the old designs at the end of this:
    viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    Still going through those pics. Quick question, the bulkhead in the bottom of many builds I see, you guys getting those from lowes or HD?

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    You need to rough your screen up a lot more.


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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    I might have to find some different screen then because what i have is not like that hard white plastic in your pic but its a clear plastic.

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    Or ill try the oven idea with some sand.

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    Re: Looking for more 5gallon bucket designs

    No, you have the right stuff. It's kind of opaque, not quite solid white. It's labelled "clear". You have the right stuff, I can tell from your pic. The pic I posted was taken at a shallow angle, which is why it looks white.

    You just need to take a bi-metal hole saw to it, a hacksaw blade will only get you part of the way there:



    you should get about 1 tablespoon of plastic 'shavings' from each side of a 10x10 screen, roughly. When you drag it, try not to press too hard, just drag back and forth in a random pattern (is that an oxymoron?). You'll get the hang of it right about when you're done.

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