A pump for an aquarium is a water pump that pushes and pumps water. With this equipment, the aquarium is taken care of. Make a pump for the aquarium with their own hands is not difficult. It is necessary only to have at hand the necessary tools and materials.
How to make a pump for an aquarium with your own hands?
To make a water pump for the aquarium , we will need:
- closed capacity;
- DC motor in 3-5 V;
- hot melt and a gun for him;
- external power adapter (charging for mobile phone);
- plastic strips for the rotor;
- 2 plastic tubes (can be from a ballpoint pen);
- scissors;
- drill.
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To extend the performance of the engine, you can first treat it with an aerosol WD-40. Then, with a heated knife, it is necessary to make holes for the plastic tubes in the container. They must go inside a couple of centimeters perpendicular to each other. From below, make a hole for the rod of the engine. We glue tubes and motor.
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The gear wheel must fit under the motor shaft. From pieces of plastic, make 4 blades for the rotor with a depth of 1.3 cm, glue them together. Glue the resulting part to the end of the engine rod.
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Close the cover of the sealed container, connect the charger wires to the motor.
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It remains to connect the received device to the power grid and test it in action.
There is also such a kind of pump as the external one. It is installed outside the aquarium. Making an external pump for the aquarium with their own hands is not at all difficult. To do this, you need a pump from the old submersible filter, a mesh cap, a piece of foam rubber, a biofilter with ceramic filler. The entire structure should be airtight, for which it is common to use a sealing tape or silicone adhesive.