Now here is some fun parts. Decideing how to make the intake fit on the tank, in the tank, and makes it's way back down to the canister.
For the part that goes on the back of the tank I used two 90 degree PVC elbows placed togeather with a small section of PVC.
All PVC used is 1/2inch in size. Then I took two plugs, and drilled a hole in each of them. This is for the ridged tube's that I used to attatch the flexable tubing to each side of the PVC. The holes in the PVC plugs were just a hair to small, so I took a heat gun to warm up the PVC a little bit (Be very carefull! It would be easy to heat them too much and cause them to melt a little bit.) just enough to where I could push part of the ridged tube in it. Doing it this way, when the PVC cooled it helped create a good seal aroud the tube which so far hasn't needed any additional sealing.
The short side is to go in the tank, and the longer one is for the outside of the tank. I made the one that's on the inside of the tank shorter due to the layout of the plants and other decor in the tank so it wouldn't be too long.
Then I placed the PVC plugs in each end of the PVC 'U', squeezed each cap down onto the 'U' with some channel locks. I didn't have to use PVC cement because the plugs were tight enough fitting as they were, but the use of the cement wouldn't hurt anything here.
Next I squeezed on the tube I'm using for the filter on the ridged tube that goes to the container, and then placed the other end that goes into the tank on the other side of the 'U'. The flexible tube I'm using is just about the same OD as the other pipes, so it took a little effort to get them on, but well worth it. I also used zip ties around the part that goes inside the tank just to be sure that part of it will not slip off and allow room for the shrimp to get sucked into the filter.
This is what the finished product looks like:
The other end of the tubing secured to the canister:
