diy

Has anyone owned a Rapid LED kit ( http://www.rapidled.com/solderless-75g-tank-dimmable-kit/ ) as shown in this picture below, I am curious to know if anyone has PAR measurements for this DIY kit and their experience in owning it.

Hello everyone I have had fresh water all my life and habe had 2 salt within the last 2 years. I started with a 13 gallon to try it out then after about a year we converted or 44 corner cichlid tank to salt. Had to make my own sump because of limited space. after everything stabilized...

The Blue channel went out on my old Gen1 Hydra. Contacted AI and the pucks have been discontinued. Anyone ever replace the Diode on a Hydra or see any complication? Thanks

Long time lurker first time poster. Over the years I kept seeing all these amazing build threads on this site and others. Now, I too want take an empty glass box, and miraculously cause a mini reef of my own to appear. So join me now as I try my hand at this type reef wizardry, lets get...

Hey Everyone, I'm starting a 40 breeder reef tank build as an early birthday present to myself (Birthday is September, but it counts right?). I'm going to be posting constant updates with pictures as I have nothing else to do while I wait for my tank to cycle. This will be my first tank, so...

I hope I posted this right and in the correct place. Please educate me if I did something wrong. Just wanted to post what I have done so far for my tank. I will hopefully update this thread once that is finished and may do a full post in the aquariums thread to show my full system set up but...

OHH YEAHH IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. There is a Deep Blue Edge 57gallon RR aquarium sitting in my living room.. I move into my new apartment August 10th, so hopefully the tank will be wet shortly after! I have some pretty great plans for this tank so I hope you stick around! Equipment/Equipment...

Hey all, I got a small bag of chaeto algae yesterday. First time trying this. Placed it in my sump in the middle chamber following the skimmer. The issue I have is that my particular sump's baffle to the return is fairly short and has a broken gap. So little pieces of algae that are...

Hi everyone! I'm wanting to maybe get a little fancy with some sump pipes and paint them to match everything. Can the outside of the pvc be painted with Rustoleum Spray paint? The pvc will not be in the water, just from my tank to my sump bulkheads. Bad idea? Been done before with success? I...

As I look at diy projects (reactors, top offs, etc) they are usually made out of plastic 2 litre bottles. My question is if this is safe? While google isn't showing anyone else showing my concern, I'm worried about the plastic breaking down over time and leaving a large "puddle" on my floor...

Alright, time for a new build! It's a great feeling being able to start a build with high hopes and expectations. Especially when you've learned so much from previous successes and fails. This will be my fourth build, however it will be the one that truly succeeds! My previous builds were each...

I plan To post the progress of this Experimental tank with lots of photos to follow. I look forward to every ones input. This tank was built on a budget and will eventually be mainly a coral tank/Quarantine tank for the 32 gal DT. My fiancee loves to paint so i had this brain fart and decided...

Hey there, I want to present you my DIY gadget that I made out of boredom. It is a magnetic stirrer that is simple to use, simple to make and looks clean. It really made water testing less tedious and I always use it since I got it. Please note that I am not an electrician - and there are...

So first off I'd like to say that I've scoured the web for info on the tons of topics reef related and I've probably learned more in this site then any other internet wise... (let's not forget delbeck and sprung lol). I love how everyone updates regular new material and there many intelligent...

Finally! I saved up enough money for a Red Sea Reefer!!! Actually, thanks to the power of craigslist and silicon I was able to restore a reefer that had a leak. I am by no means a expert at reef tanks nor DIY builds, but I guess we can learn together. A little background about me. I have had a...

Morning Everyone, So I have run into an issue with my tank. I ended up getting this off Craiglist and everything looked fine. It is a 180 gallon reef ready with a twist, the bottom panel is a PVC like material with a plywood backing (photographs to follow) I resealed the tank and built the...

Hey everyone, thanks for looking at the thread and giving what advise you can. SO, I am building my first tank which will be a 180 gallon reef ready tank with a Trigger 39 underneath it. I am at the point of plumbing the tank and I've been seeing differing opinions on one piece of plumbing I am...

Floating dropoff aquarium

Apex Magnetic Stir Plate Hey guys- this is a tutorial to build a magnetic stirrer that plugs into the 24v accessory outlet on a Neptune apex, with the idea that these often do not get used. This stir plate cost about $40 in parts. You can easily make this a 12v stir plate with a 12v adapter...

So let me just start this off with my plan to build my own sump. I had gotten a pre drilled 40 gallon aquarium from a relocating fish store. My plan is to use the current holes and plum my own set up with my own personally built sump. So i'm here asking advise on how big I should go with my...

I've searched and cannot seem to find an answer so I figured I'd just ask. What is the recommend wait time to put glued/cemented PVC into a system? I know with household plumbing you can put water back on it almost as quickly as the cement holds but you can smell the cement odor in the water...

This is for a 15g frag tank i am planning out. This is what i have planned. i plan to have 4 inches of space in between this panel and the back of the tank so there is plenty of room. The total height of the panel should be about 12" and the height of each baffle will be 11", giving a 1 inch...

I decided to start the Red Sea coral colors program and need something that looked good inside of my stand.. so I came up with these classy looking dosing containers that only cost about $6 each to make. Dose classy my friends! Check out the build video

After having a few fish jump over the past few months i re-did my screen top to be sleeker and less of an eye soar

I have a 240 gallon fowlr that came down with ich. I was able to catch all the fish in a trap with the exception of a small longnose hawkfish and my 2.5 foot zebra moray eel. I designed a trap to catch the eel. I cut a piece of 2 1/2" pvc to about 2 foot long and capped one end. I then drilled...