This video features two time lapses, cool designs, and photography by yours truly. It explains how I constructed a DIY stand suitable for a 150 gallon aquarium. This setup was created for my 6 year old Common Snapping Turtle. In my opinion, Snapping Turtles make great pets due to their intelligence,...
Now that the tank is setup and running I can add some live stuff! No fish yet but rock has to count for something right? Day 1: Ammonia, ~.25ppm Nitrite, 0ppm Nitrate, 0ppm PH, 7.9 The tank has cleared up nicely and I've changed the rock about 100 times. I also fixed the powerhead so it flows throug...
Second part of my saltwater reef build, in this episode I build and explain my sump refugium. Sumps are very easy to build and don't cost nearly as much as pre made ones, plus you can customize them the way you want. Thanks for watching, more to come! Additional tags: Silver arowana tiger Oscars red...
Here's the first video in what I hope will be a series in which I document the progress of my 90 gallon reef aquarium build. Here I show the stand I built. It is not finished yet. I hope to make it a nice piece of furniture by the time it is complete. I will skin it with thin plywood and apply decor...
Follow me on instagram for sneak peaks @oscarlover131! First part on my journey into saltwater. I couldn't get any video on building the stand so I just showed it to you. I'm slowly picking up all the stuff I need. Hope you liked this video but the next ones will be much better! Thanks for watching!...
This Is Just a Brief Video On: How To Build Your Own 29gal to 250Gal Fish Tank Here is a follow up video I just recently put together for everyone interested in building one of these Stands for yourself...
In this video, I show all materials needed and how to put it together. This video demonstrates how to effectively build an aquarium stand. In this video I will take you all the way through the process of building an aquarium stand for your own aquarium. Be sure to Subscribe and come back for more aq...
Proceed at your own risk, I'm not a structural engineer and claim no responsibility for your own stands! The total cost per stand comes out to just about $25 at a home improvement store. The materials you are going to need for this project include: * FIVE 2x4s x8ft long (per stand) * 5 lb of 2.5&quo...
The stand. In this video I document how to build a simple aquarium stand. The stand uses a 2x4 skeleton with plywood, drywall mud, paint, tile, and styro foam as the materials. The details on the skeleton can be found at ?threadid=1169964 2x4's $12 Screws $4 Styro foam $7 4x8.5" ply $13 4x8.25 ...
In this video i will show you how to build a 30 gallong wet/dry refugium. The sump will be going on a 125 gallon discus tank. The sump will be made of 1/4 inch glass. Please rate coment subscribe and let me know what you think good or bad thank you jerry! /groups/520390834641742/ size of cut glass i...
Custom oak stand of the 75 gallon peninsula coral reef fish tank stand. Complete series of videos from start to fish easy how to build custom aquarium oak stand and canopy. Luxury aquariums and cabinetry. Leave comment below and let me know your opinion of what colour stain I should stain the stand....
This is just a quick update on whats been going on in my reef. Everything has been going well so I've been adding a bunch of fish and coral. I'm finally getting some coral growth and everything is settling down and maturing. Thanks for watching. UPDATE: I picked up a huge copperband butterfly and he...
DIY 55 GALLON AQUARIUM STAND CABINET. THE SONG IS ALSO WRITEN BY ME AND IS CALLED HERBAL ELECTRIC...
This is a quick run-down of my lighting. I'm using stock reefstar 250 watt metal halides. I plan on upgrading builds to the Phoenix 40k bulbs in the future. Please leave any questions in the comments. Thanks for watching! Additional tags: Silver arowana tiger Oscars red albino smokey angels 150 55 2...
Just showing one of my other hobbies and the equipment that I use. I get most of my stuff from I also subscribe to mrsaltwatertanktv, lots of good info there. Reef Central is the major forum that I use to learn more about the hobby...
How To: Build large aquarium stand with out center brace...
Get the ultimate DIY book Follow me This is a tutorial on how to build an aquarium stand frame. In this video , i show all materials needed, total cost, and how to put it together. Keep in mind, I kept this as simple as possible. Once i wrap this in plywood, the plywood gets screwed directly to the ...
I decided to build my own aquarium stand as a diy project. I had a lot of fun doing it and learned some things along the way. I hope you like it, and if you have any questions or concerns shoot me a message!...
This is our 400 gallon Sun-Lit Reef Tank // 2- 21" Sun Domes // 2 Super Dart Gold return pumps // 2 MP60s // MY Reef Creations MR-6R Protein Skimmer- Reeflo Hammerhead Gold pump (5800gph) Started construction 7/2011 - Our tanks has been growing at an amazing rate, we hope you all enjoy it. Buil...
This episode I show you how I plumbed my tank and showed you some tips on how I do things. I drilled the tank twice using 3/4 bulkheads and loc-line. I had 1 leak but that was because my bulkhead wasn't tight enough, but so far everything is doing great. Part 4 should be coming out later today. Foll...
So, For the past week I have been building this stand. This is the finished product. It still needs a little bit of sanding but it's about ready for paint. I'm getting excited...
DIY LED aquarium lighting project for my reef tank. The 660 watts fixture simulates the weather from Cayman Islands in real time. 3 x 100 watts and 18 x 20 watts multi-chip leds controlled separately by an arduino sitting on the lamp). Weather simulation is done by requesting weather info from weath...
Welcome to the first ever DIY wednesday, come along as I show you how to build the sturdiest, most cost effective stand to hold a 20 gallon long aquarium. If you'd like the sketch-up file to build it yourself, they are provided here: Again, I'm not a structural engineer, so use these plans at your o...
Finished the new stand with exception of trim pieces...
This is the first part of my Shallow reef build series, brought to you by Chemi-pure Elite. In the is video I covered my stand and floating canopy along with some sneak peaks of the sump and plumbing. The paint needs a little touching up but other than that the stand is done. Please leave any sugges...
This is the second update of my shallow reef build. This time I show you guys how the plumbing works with the tank up and running. I've had a couple of issues but with a nice tax refund on the way I can fix them! The tank is almost done! Thanks everyone for watching and bringing me to 900 subscriber...
In this video you will see how I build a fish tank cabinet...
Get the ultimate DIY book Follow me Please excuse the audio in the video. I was having issues with it, and didnt notice until the video was already done. This is a tutorial on how to build an aquarium canopy. In this video , i show all materials needed, total cost, and how to put it together. Keep i...
Really great thread on DIY aquarium stands. (DIY Stands Template and Calculator - Reef Central Online Community) by xxxbadfishxxx...
DIY Canopy - do most of you build the canopy to rest on top of tank or drop down over - Reef Central Online Community...
DIY Canopy - do most of you build the canopy to rest on top of tank or drop down over - Reef Central Online Community...