More DIY Project Resources

Save some pennies by learning how to clean and rejuvenate old clogged air stones to reuse them with these simple instructions from your Guides.

It is NOT the bio-balls used for biological filtration that go BAD and cause nitrate problems in saltwater aquariums, they are just dirty and need to be cleaned up. Here are instructions and tips from your Guides on how to do this properly.

Here is a simple do-it-yourself aquarium trap you can build to easily capture and remove fish, as well as other common saltwater tank pests such as problem crabs, bristleworms and mantis shrimps.

If you are using fresh tap water as the source to make-up aquarium saltwater or top-off your system with, here are easy to follow instructions from Don Carner for making a simple PVC constructed tap water filter that can achieve about the same purification results as with a more costly commerical TWP (Tap Water Purifier).

Looking for peace and quiet from a noisy air pump? Grant Tokumi shows you how you can put an air pump in a jar to quiet it down.

From the OZ Reef Marine Park DIY Plans, how to make your own calcium chloride stock solution, by DBW.

From David Playfair's Mistress Reef DIY page, David provides full color photos and complete instructions for building this do-it-yourself UPS (Uninterrupted Power Source) unit that automatically takes over during power failures for a cost of about $150.00.

One of the most extensive collections of do-it-yourself projects we have seen, the OZ Reef Marine Park DIY Index has plans both from OZ Reef and other Web resources. If we don't have something listed that you are looking for, you'll probably find it here.

From Snailman's Reef, Jon Garner shares his four counter current skimmer, CA reactor, waste collector, air lift and other DIY project plans, along with a few from other hobbyists.

From David Playfair's Mistress Reef DIY page, with a few modifications to a standard toothbrush it allows a siphon to be drawn through the bristles which removes targeted undesireable algae from rocks and aquarium glass while performing water changes.

From refugium and sump plans, to a bulkhead, overflow, stand, canopy, and more, Denkigroove's DIY page contains information, diagrams and/or photos of all of these and other stuff he has made for his 10 and 15 nano, as well as 90 gallon reef tank set ups. This site is best viewed with IE browser.

From Snailman's Reef, Jon Garner shares plans for making this awesome basswood air diffuser (air stone) by KW.