Do-It-Yourself Aquariums, Cabinets, Skimmers and More Projects
From building do-it-yourself glass or acrylic aquariums, to cabinets, skimmers, sumps and more, these DIY equipment and other aquarium related item projects will show you how to put it all together.
Here are resources to all kinds of DIY (Do It Yourself) plans for building aquariums and refugiums from glass, acrylic, plywood and/or other material combinations, as well as how to repair small leaks or fix other major tank damage. It's easy to learn how to build your own aquarium.
DIY Rio Water Pump Modifications - Step by step instructions for how to modify a Rio pump to replace expensive venturi valves for power protein skimmers.
Here are the most popular Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects including glass aquarium, aquarium cabinet, light canopy, sumps, coil denitrator, refugium and automatic top off plans and instructions.
From your About Guides, here are detailed instructions on how to build your own glass aquarium. The plans are for a 55 gallon tank, but they can be easily modified for any size tank.
From your About Host-Guide Don Carner, Don explains what a refugium is, how to plumb and put one together, what lighting to use and what you can place inside of it.
Don Carner gives you instructions on how to make an easy and inexpensive fluroescent light system sufficient enough to have corals.
With a few inexpensive items and a little time you can easily repair small or minor leaks in a glass aquarium using these simple instructions from your Guides.
If you are looking for a quick, inexpensive DIY stand for your aquarium, this might be the right one for you. This sturdy stand works well for medium to large size aquariums. Easily assembled without any tools in a couple of minutes, this stand makes a great base for a DIY cabinet when time and $$ permit in the future.
Cheap, Easy DIY Sumps are everywhere. Why pay a fortune for a custom made one if you don't have to?
Whether you are a beginner looking for your first tank, or an experienced aquarist contemplating creating a quick and easy micro or mini reef tank or a refugium, one of these top pick aquariums between 1 to 50 gallons in size might work for you.
