Deltec and other companies wouldn't be bothering to make needle wheel impellers if we can DIY it ourselves you know.
This is a silly statement. Its like saying they wouldn't make CO2 reactors if you could make your own or they wouldn't sell branded filter film if you could just cust out the shapes from pond filter foam or they wouldn't make off the shelf ferts if you could make your own or they wouldn't sell Nutrafins if you could make a DIY. All of which we all know we can.
Maybe we should just stop experimenting and spend loads of money on things that we can source cheaper or make ourselves.
Therefore I must stop using pond dechlor and revert back to aquarium dechlor, Sell off my welding CO2 equipment and get aquarium labelled goods, stop using a dry powder based solution (that I made myself) replacing it with an off the shelf product. Take the PC Fans (that I fitted and wired myself) out of the hood and get an aquarium labelled setup. Use tank water and solution that the drop checker instructions ask for and ditch the 4dKH (that I made myself) Put the old original plastic aquarium canopy back on and throw out the pine one (which I built myself). Remove the playsand and replace it with proper aquarium sand. Remove the slate and pebbles that I didn't come from shops......Oh and get a proper aquarium stand instead of the pine cabinet that I bought to put it on.
If you read the thread that Garug links too people are trying it and while making the point about balance they don't once say that an item wouldn't be manufactured if it were possible to make your own.
anyway for £5 what does it matter if it doesn't work!
Can everyone else stop putting their CO2 line into their filter. You have to buy a reactor or diffusor now.
Garuf - I was also looking at the maxijet MP400 which is cheap at aquatics-online and has venturi action and hose intake as standard so could well be a good option. Will let you know how it works.
Now excuse me. I have to throw out all the fresh fruit veg and meat I have and go out and buy some ready meals from Waitrose (To keep with the theme of spending more than I have to)
A very peed off with pooh poers Andy