Canister Aquarium Filter

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Canister Filter for your small Aquarium for under £15. 1 x clip lock container from Pound Land, 1.4 litre, £1. 1 x 12 v DC submersible pump from Amazon, £9. A good length of aquarium tubing - I'm using 8mm, as it fits the pump, Ebay, £3.00. Any media lying around that you have spare. YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd2AxTlKykc&t=211s I added a top media retainer because I could. Filter media of your choice - I use a coarse pad at the bottom, media balls, and activated charcoal bag in the centre, with fine floss on top. This filter is going on my 2FT, 60cm Shellie Tank - the Fluval 2+ just isn't powerful enough to cope. I'm also testing a sponge biological filter. Print off top and bottom retainers at 0.3 Resolution and 20% infill. Updated Bottom Retainer so tube diameter fits snugly into tube. Print short top tube at 0.3 Resolution, 100% infill, with adhesion setting to ensure stickability to bed - the tube is thin. Print long interior tube at 0.3 Resolution, 100% infill, with adhesion setting to ensure stickability to bed - the tube is thin. Updated Tube to 12mm Interior Diameter and 14mm Exterior Diameter. Intake Strainer at 0.3 Resolution and 20% infill. I had to make the hole slightly bigger on top and bottom retainers, but that was expected as I wanted a tight fit on lower retainer tube before gluing. Follow video link to assemble - be careful with glue gun so it doesn't distort PLA too much. A 1.4 litre pressurised canister filter for £13 + some PLA. I also bought a step drill bit to make drilling the thin plastic easier, a cool little tool. This project is still in motion - if you have improvements, please do, I'm publishing it but will probably find more ways to improve.