Interesting collection of Do It Yourself projects, How-To Articles
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A Homemade Filter For Tiny Tanks - Viewed 8376 times Written By: Matt Lichter This is a small zeolite filter I've used in tiny, temporary tanks. Right now I'm using it in a 2 gallon tadpole tank, stocked with a few tiny tads. I wanted some type of filtration, but didn't have the time or energy to go through the cycling process before
A Twist on the DIY Coconut Cave - Viewed 4351 times By Jubs Post by: Jubs on November 02, 2007, 12:01:08 AM
I bought a coconut the other day with plans to make a cave as I made some a fews ago and the fish loved them but I had since sold all the tanks and moved across
An Easy To Build Aquarium Rack System - Viewed 8735 times By Clint Norwood Material List:
10 - 8 inch by 16 inch cement blocks costs = $15.00
7 2x4 wood studs top grade = $28.00
1 -
Catch Your Fish The Easy Way - Viewed 5169 times By: Jubs Well I have seen a lot people talking about catching their fish in planted and heavily decorated tanks and how much of a pain it is. Here is a easy and simple way to catch your fish without tearing up your tank. What you need to make it:P
Cichlid Condo Tower - Viewed 6481 times By Aiptasia "I had difficulty trying to find the right kind of cave structure for my 175 gallon African cichlid tank. I wanted some caves for them to hide in without adding any appreciable weight to the tank, and I had a length/width limitation due to the tank being box framed
Colanders As Fry Hatcheries - Viewed 3454 times By: Stephen Kotowych I just wanted to suggest an entry for Tips and Tricks that I recently found out about and that I can't believe I didn't think of first (always being on the hunt for cheap alternatives in fish keeping): Using plastic spaghetti/pasta stra
DIY "Tiny Tank" Gravel Vaccuum - Viewed 3156 times By: Jubs Well I wanted something to get a good cleaning on my smaller tanks without just using the usual airline to suck out water I wanted a way to get gunk out of the substrate as well. If you have ever tried doing that with just a piece of hose you know things j
DIY In Tank Cannister Filter - Viewed 4943 times By Jubs
So I was at the Dollar Tree (for the people that don't know it's a store that everything is a $1 or less) yesterday and I came across this...
DIY Python Automatic Water Changer - Viewed 5483 times Title: DIY python?Post by: Carissa on November 04, 2007, 07:20:57 PM
Has anyone successfully built a python out of a waterbed draining kit? I tried it but the draining was so slow I gave it up. At first I t
DIY Sand Siphon/Vacuum (for 5gal and smaller) - Viewed 5955 times By "computermold"
Situation For our 2.5 gallon betta tank, we have sand substrate and there's fish and snail waste all over
Diy Sump - Viewed 11742 times By SerVo Theory behind the sump:Sumps add more water and surface the the biological system. A 55 gallon aquarium with a 10 gallon sump has the water stability of a 60-65 gallon aquarium. Sumps can also be "bio-active" meaning they house benifical plants. In a saltwat
DIY Tank Dividers - Viewed 8831 times The easiest/quickest way to divide a tank is to hit Walmart or a craft store and buy some craft plastic canvas and report (as in school report) binders. Cut the plastic canvas to fit the tank, silicone the report binders to the sides (although I do have some tanks where they're not permanently attat
Easy Spawning Material That Works! - Viewed 3231 times Post by: CompletePondCare on May 21, 2006, 10:56:26 PM
A pair of Blue Gularis, note garland in bac
Filter Currents: A Betta's Worst Nightmare - Viewed 12239 times Many people need some way to slow down the current of a filter, whether because their fish are being thrown around in it or because their betta, a species notorious for their hatred of water currents, despised it. I have had the same problem, and designed a system to help alleviate it.
Stopping
Homemade Sponge Filters - Viewed 7700 times Cheaply made, highly efficient Sponge Filter
Material List:
8 inch length of 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch PVC pipe (Lowes, Homedepot) approx $2.00 for a
How to make tile caves for your Bristle Nose Plecos - Viewed 3153 times By MPPI don't remember where I got the first one but once I did, they're so easy to make. A cheap piece of floor tile might run you 50 cents at the hardware store and you can get a couple caves out of it (even with breakage) See if one of your friends has a tile snapper, measure out an i
In-Tank Fry Compartment - Viewed 3572 times From the The Think Tank (DIY- How-To) Forum Post by: CompletePondCare on November 19, 2005, 03:07:47 PM
My killie breeder tanks aren't very large, and
Make Your Own Snail Trap - Viewed 7146 times
Title: Snail trapPost by: platy on June 22, 2006, 07:15:55 PM
Making Your Own Tank Covers - Viewed 4637 times By Clint Norwood I needed several tank covers for my aquariums that house Killifish. Killies are especially prone to jumping out of the tank, but they are also fond of cooler water than other tropical fish. So a glass cover wouldn't do, it traps heat. I needed to come up with someth
PVC Cave Towers - Viewed 7826 times By Tam-Tam
With rock substrate
I came up with this version of PVC Pipe caves when I was trying to figure out a way to have natural looking caves for African Cichl
PVC Towers - Revisited - Viewed 3408 times By: Adam Nicholson Comments: As an addition to the PVC Towers shown in the DIY section, After reading the article and knowing I had some spare 2" PVC pipe somewhere I decided to build a few towers for one of my tanks, but a
Sponge Filter For Shallow Tanks - Viewed 3395 times By: bulrush Comments: Is your sponge filter too tall to work in your tank? Then build a sponge filter ramp like I did and use it in shallow conditions. This is intended for use with filters that use tall sponges.
I bought a sponge filter with 2 cylindrical spongers which is sup
The Ultimate Catfish Breeder Cave - Viewed 3589 times By : bassman This is article was created to help anyone looking for an inexpensive and highly effective diy catfish breeding cave. Materials
Tips And Tricks Part 2 - Viewed 4364 times Got a tip to share with fellow aquarist? Send it to Fruitylicious at fruity@petfish.net
Quieten That Noisy Air Pump
There's 2 ways to make air pumps quieter. 1. Place the pump on a pad of foam rubber.
