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DIY Undergravel Filter Plans

Fast, easy, and inexpensive aquarium filters to build that are best suited for use in fresh and saltwater fish-only tanks, here are plans for making your own Undergravel Filter or UGF.
Do It Yourself (DIY) Undergravel Filter (UGF) Plans for a Saltwater Aquarium
DIY Under Gravel Filter (UGF) Plans for a Saltwater Aquarium. In 1989 we built 16 UGF's for our fish collection business holding tanks using Martin Moe's Marine Aquarium Handbook as a guide, making changes to fit our needs as we constructed them.
How To Build an Undergravel Filter
Your Guides Stan and Debbie Hauter give instructions and provide a diagram for building a simple and inexpensive undergravel filter.
DIY Undergravel Filter Diagram
A diagram of Debbie and Stan's do-it-yourself UGF plans.

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