OK, I make my own filter socks first of all. The way I make them is to sew on a strap as a means of "hanging" these. Traditionally I just lap a piece of 1" PVC across the top of my sump through the strap and let the filter sock hang from that. It works fine, but it looks, well, stupid. I would like to make something a bit more creative and practical for when I change out the socks. I have been simply dropping my flex hose from the overflow down into the socks. I'm looking for better ideas for my sump, which is acrylic. I know you guys are DIY gurus so if you have an idea please put it on the table. Pics are worth a thousand words.
homemade filter sock hangers
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Paul_PSU
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I make my own also and it sounds just like yours. I have two loops across the top and put a piece of pvc pipe through them and across the sump....
I have a couple pieces of acrylic lying around and I was going to make a clip for the side of the sump. I was going to make it like the standard ones except I would have a couple hooks to hold the sock instead of the 3/4 circle to slide the store bought ones on. I haven't tried yet since my current method works and have been busy. I admit that it does look ghetto.
Here is the clip I want to copy, but remove the circle part and put hooks for the loops on my sock:
Here is my sock:
I have a couple pieces of acrylic lying around and I was going to make a clip for the side of the sump. I was going to make it like the standard ones except I would have a couple hooks to hold the sock instead of the 3/4 circle to slide the store bought ones on. I haven't tried yet since my current method works and have been busy. I admit that it does look ghetto.
Here is the clip I want to copy, but remove the circle part and put hooks for the loops on my sock:
Here is my sock:
hyperfocal
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I made mine out of a piece of scrap acrylic and some 1/2" PVC left-overs. I cut a hole large enough for the sock, but smaller than the sock's ring, in the center of the acrylic. I then drilled four holes, one in each corner of the acrylic, sized for 1/2" PVC. Assembling a framework out of the PVC fittings was cake.
You can see most of it in this pic:
You can see most of it in this pic:
The way my sump is made it has a large center brace that measurces 18" wide x about 12" long that causes a large unused area in my sump under it. I was thinking about drilling it for 2 1" bulkheads to install and elbow and a 1" connector to hook up my flex hose. Then making some type of rack for two filter socks under it so I wouldn't have to handle the flex hoses as much. The flex hoses would hook up to the sump just like a wet/dry would look. But I need to come up with a design for the rack. Dunno whether to build it from 1/2" PVC or what.
hyperfocal
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No, the socks are commercial. If I were to make my own, I'd probably make a ring using poly tubing closed into a loop with a John Guest union connector.
muttley000
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This a resurrection of an old one! I put them catching the return from the tank. If you are getting detritus building up in your fuge you are in for some serious nutrient issues!
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