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Whats the Best DIY you ever made?

Mine is a small cannister filter for my 20 gallon made from a ice cream bucket and a powerhead.

My co2 diffuser from an old gravel vac and a bunch of onion netting...and a powerhead.

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I've made a DYI on net lids for my tanks. It got really hot here during summer, so I got same plastic net gutter guard, cut it to the shape of the lids. It started to curl as gutter guards is fairly stiff. So I got some bamboo skewers sticks and thread it along the side holes so to flatten it out. It works. Keeps the tank cooler by a couple of degrees. (I put the fan on across the top as well). And being plastic it won't leech any toxins back into the tanks. I thought of using fly screen mesh, but was told it was made with aluminum in the thread and could be toxin to the fish. ***Tiger




Last edited by TigerAngel at 06-Mar-2005 02:42

Oh and the lights for my tanks compleatly forgot about those! Not entirely DIY but I did have to connect the wires and attach the plug , and I made the canopy myself....

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I've made several tanks complete with hoods and lighting as well as the stands.

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Mine was probably a DIY Python from a siphon head, a hose, and a water bed kit.

Not the most impressive thing, but, hey, it worked. That's more than I can say for most of my creations.

Joe Potato

Sump/fuge from a thrift store-bought vintage aquarium. Feeds a river tank (one way water flow) that was another thrift-store bought vintage tank. You can read about it here if you want: http://members.dslextreme.com/users/czcz/7g


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I wish!

I am so hopeless at this sort of thing. I didn't even know you could get suction cup clips to hold the air hose in place. (LFSs always have this sort of thing behind the counter, prolly 'cause it 'walks' otherwise)

Calla and Sin had to come over and take pity on my. I was so EMBARASSED but it really helps to have a set up that is working well.

Last edited by wish-ga at 18-Mar-2005 20:17

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~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~

My entire fish room...

O.k, I bought the filters and tanks. But All the stands, lighting, Canopies, etc.

It keeps me Happy

im going to try my hand at aquarium making.

well, 2 fishtank stands (one for 55g and another for 20L)

Now really a DIY person.