diy aio aquarium

I always thought it wouldn't make a difference unless you were doing bare bottom, but after seeing eshop's recent release of nano tanks and the effect that the florescent orange bottom has on the tank I'm beginning to wonder if it would have the same effect on a bigger scale. Like if I were to...

I’m looking into building my own aquarium soon like tomorrow and couldn’t find a bottom glass piece 36x24 but was able to find a 36x24 3/16” Acrylic as a replacement. Can I use silicon to bond both acrylic and glass together? I would prefer the bottom be acrylic that way I can drop in holes for...

Ok, so bought an almost new IM120 from local hobbyists. As he was emptying, presumably because he emptied front chamber completely before emptying the back chamber, the acrylic separated from reinforcement glass wall behind it in three places (see pic for one such deformation). So, need to...

After being out of the hobby for over a decade I decided to dip my toes back into the reef. I had been looking for a all glass rimless nano sized tank with integrated filter system. I stumbled upon the “glofish” brand tank (exactly the same as the marineland one) that met my criteria and it...

bieng on a budget getting a full reef tank filled with corals i thought why not go smaller. i love the maintaining part of it. i know smaller is harder but i love that challange. i got this little Dennerle tank and made a internal sump with black acrylic with the help of my handy grandpa. got...

Hello! Wasn’t sure where to post my question. I just got into the hobby. Decided to save some money and build an acrylic tank. My tank is 36x24x12 (lwh). Sides are 3/8” and bottom is 1/4” thick.I have attached some pics as well. Before I add water and start cycling, I was wondering if anyone...

Hello reefers, Previously I made a really simple Frag tank that was actually happy with, work well, this was the version 1: But I had to remove the filter for space reason so I decide to redo my frag tank completely and applying what I learn from my previous DIY AIO aquarium with a new design...

Hello Reefers, I wanted to share how I built my aquarium3 years ago, I wasn't a Youtuber at that time but for some reasons I filmed most of the process and I wanted to share my experience with you. This built work flawlessly, can't complain much about the design, it works, but I'm always...