Bolen2
Active Member
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to share this simple project with the DIY people who either like to do their own builds or are on a budget. I’m going to show you a DIY grazer feeder I made for my tang and angelfish and give you instructions on how I put it all together. I was looking on Amazon for seaweed holders but they were $20 and I feel like that was just too expensive for what it was so I decided to build my own. I tried to use items that are cheap and easy to come by or stuff you might already have available to you. I myself keep everything I have as far as equipment or materials because you never know when it might come in handy again. In this case I used a lid to a plastic tub, a suction cup for an old heater, and some fishing line. I started by drawing out 5”x3” rectangles and used a bottle cap to trace out a tab on the top of each rectangle. This tab is where the suction cup and clamp will go to hold the two halves together when you place your seaweed inside. After I cut these out I drilled two small holes on both pieces at the bottom. This is where I tied the two halves together with fishing line later on. I then drilled a hole in the tab on both pieces large enough for the clamp to fit through but too small for the suction cup. The clamp and suction cup will be what holds the two halves together once you place the seaweed inside. I then drilled a series of holes in the front half of the build. I didn’t do this in any particular order but I wanted them to be reasonably lined up just to make it look halfway decent. After I had made all my cuts and drilled all my holes I then took a blade to the inner rim of each hole and cut away any tear out left behind by the drill. Once this was complete I tied the two halves together using the fishing line at the bottom ensuring my knots were on the back of the feeder to prevent any irritation to the fish as they feed. Once the knots are tied the build is complete and you can insert the seaweed and put the suction cup on to feed your fish. I know this isn’t a very complex or impressive build but I just hope that someone on a budget or who likes to do DIY can use it. I hope that you can add your own twist to it to make it better for you and it at least helps to get an idea in your head of the things you can do yourself at home without having to spend the extra money. Enjoy!
I just wanted to share this simple project with the DIY people who either like to do their own builds or are on a budget. I’m going to show you a DIY grazer feeder I made for my tang and angelfish and give you instructions on how I put it all together. I was looking on Amazon for seaweed holders but they were $20 and I feel like that was just too expensive for what it was so I decided to build my own. I tried to use items that are cheap and easy to come by or stuff you might already have available to you. I myself keep everything I have as far as equipment or materials because you never know when it might come in handy again. In this case I used a lid to a plastic tub, a suction cup for an old heater, and some fishing line. I started by drawing out 5”x3” rectangles and used a bottle cap to trace out a tab on the top of each rectangle. This tab is where the suction cup and clamp will go to hold the two halves together when you place your seaweed inside. After I cut these out I drilled two small holes on both pieces at the bottom. This is where I tied the two halves together with fishing line later on. I then drilled a hole in the tab on both pieces large enough for the clamp to fit through but too small for the suction cup. The clamp and suction cup will be what holds the two halves together once you place the seaweed inside. I then drilled a series of holes in the front half of the build. I didn’t do this in any particular order but I wanted them to be reasonably lined up just to make it look halfway decent. After I had made all my cuts and drilled all my holes I then took a blade to the inner rim of each hole and cut away any tear out left behind by the drill. Once this was complete I tied the two halves together using the fishing line at the bottom ensuring my knots were on the back of the feeder to prevent any irritation to the fish as they feed. Once the knots are tied the build is complete and you can insert the seaweed and put the suction cup on to feed your fish. I know this isn’t a very complex or impressive build but I just hope that someone on a budget or who likes to do DIY can use it. I hope that you can add your own twist to it to make it better for you and it at least helps to get an idea in your head of the things you can do yourself at home without having to spend the extra money. Enjoy!
