Hardware, Technical, and Do-It-Yourself [Archive]

Frustrated with leaking bulkhead (2 replies)
Silicone caulk goes bad (9 replies)
When cheap things actually work! (14 replies)
Outside crack in my 20 gal long hospital tank (3 replies)
How well does Reflectix insulate? (2 replies)
Check my plan before I spend money please (15 replies)
Sump with Air Stones (0 replies)
I have a lifetimes supply of Potassium Permanganate (4 replies)
Is my tank compromised? Scratch/chip on interior bottom corner (13 replies)
Hygger gravel vac review (1 replies)
Do you have one of these FM-2 (2 replies)
Copper verses Pex? (27 replies)
actual gals. of tanks (4 replies)
Advise for DIY stand for new 120 gallon (5 replies)
Lid (7 replies)
Biological media (5 replies)
Tank width? (7 replies)
Reworked 20 gallon tall in my bedroom (2 replies)
120 gal vs 150 gal (3 replies)
Setting up a 20 gallon tank in son's room (4 replies)
hob filter (9 replies)
Python Water Vac (6 replies)
Check my work - double tank stand (10 replies)
tank light (4 replies)
How much bio media? (2 replies)
ATO system (6 replies)
Heater in sump question (7 replies)
Tank question (4 replies)
Fluval filters 40% off at Petsmart today! (0 replies)
Best Water Vac? (3 replies)
Sump questions (7 replies)
Tech question for the site. (9 replies)
Tank Placement (5 replies)
Heat needed for 180 Gallon (8 replies)
Custom Aquarium 180 G with their Sump - Heater Question (1 replies)
heater position (8 replies)
heaters (17 replies)
My first Sump (8 replies)
Acrylic tank builders in New England area (9 replies)
Bubbles in silicone (4 replies)
Need hiding tunnel or cave for adult discus (5 replies)
Ro filter questions. (0 replies)
new SUMP Design (8 replies)
3 - 2217 vs 1 - 2262 (0 replies)
Fish tank (4 replies)
Water level in overflow (1 replies)
Tank above crawl space (24 replies)
Shipping (2 replies)
20 gallon long QT tank (6 replies)
Best Sponge filters (7 replies)
Wet/dry vs conventional sump (15 replies)
Magnum 350 Replacement (9 replies)
UV sterilizer capacity Aquarium vs Pond (2 replies)
Painting barebottom but with plastic brace? (5 replies)
SIPORAX leaching SI (7 replies)
stop hose from kinking (7 replies)
eheim 2217 (2 replies)
Some help with a kit list? (4 replies)
Anoxic filter ? (5 replies)
Safe water fiter to add directly into the tank? (11 replies)
Return pump size and overflow (10 replies)
Big tank HEAT advise/ help (5 replies)
flex seal (8 replies)
Jebao what would recommed ? (0 replies)
calcium deposits (3 replies)
Shower Thermometer, LED Digital Display (2 replies)
Intermediate/ Beginner needs help building 500-650 gallon setup (14 replies)
Aquarium lids hack (7 replies)
Particulate matter (2 replies)
Painting tank (20 replies)
K1 cycling (10 replies)
2 Canisters on a 90 gallon (5 replies)
Media in filter (8 replies)
internal sump maintenance (4 replies)
Fish Tank Rack using multiple HDX 36x14x54 Stands - Bowing Concerns (19 replies)
Sump design (18 replies)
Using ceramic tiles as tank floor (9 replies)
Using ceramic tiles as tank floor (0 replies)
Reef conversion questions (1 replies)
So, how do you pick the best aquarium wave maker? (4 replies)
Fish Tank Rack of 1" Iron Pipe and Live Edge Wood. Thoughts. (9 replies)
Acrylic paint Milky water (17 replies)
Light bars (4 replies)
Led Lighting on a 72” tank (16 replies)
Fluval G3 (4 replies)
Lighting on 125 gallon tank (2 replies)
Need help in selecting a pump for my water change setup. (0 replies)
Racking ideas (2 replies)
How do you start your siphons? (13 replies)
Best aquarium safe paint. (1 replies)
Light timer for multiple tanks. (3 replies)
Controller calibration (1 replies)
Sponge / external filtration (another one) (6 replies)
Heating fish room (4 replies)
Canister filter for 200lt tank (6 replies)
What is the name? (1 replies)
Resealing 120g - nail biting! (14 replies)
How to build bare bottom tank (4 replies)
Need ideal for a hood and lights 100 gallon rimless (2 replies)
DIY water changing system -what's worked for you? (8 replies)
Lighting (14 replies)
Low profile inline pump. (5 replies)
ecco 2236 trouble (2 replies)
Help to choose (2 replies)
Central system or something else ? (0 replies)
about acrylic (9 replies)
Calling all electricians.. (8 replies)
moisture in heaters (6 replies)
How much sand in a 75 gal? (3 replies)
Tank rack ideas (20 replies)
Finnex Deluxe Titanium Tube Heater (1 replies)
Eheim Pro 3 with 500W heater (3 replies)
Did Santa remember about your fish? (4 replies)
Removing paint from back of tank (2 replies)
Up grading fliter (7 replies)
Help! Leaking bulkhead... (16 replies)
Automatic Water Change System (8 replies)
Led strips makeover (0 replies)
I have an old 100gal tank (8 replies)
Wet / Dry Trickler Filter (Emersed) vs Submerged Sump Filter (3 replies)
heater choice (17 replies)
Bio-load filtration capability? Can I have too much? (20 replies)
Its a miracle! Seriously you want this.. (5 replies)
what kind of air pump do you recommend? (10 replies)
Obvious Question on Sponge Filters? (2 replies)
FX6 plumbing (0 replies)
Raspberry Pi Temperature Monitor (13 replies)
How to DIY "Divider" for 55 gallon tank ( 2 Breeding Pairs ) (3 replies)
Powerhead for dead spot? (6 replies)
Lf advice on over flow (10 replies)
180 Gallon Planted Discus Tank underway !! (29 replies)
I'm upgrading and new some direciton (13 replies)
Stand finishes (25 replies)
Do I need to reseal the tank? (3 replies)
Heater bare against acrylic? (3 replies)
Best 150gal canister filter? (6 replies)
Suggestions for attaching anubias to turtle shell (4 replies)
Sturdiest heater (15 replies)
Need to build 2x4 tank stand for breeders (3 replies)
Linear piston pumps: Jehmco > Alita? (6 replies)
Eheim Pro 4 + Problem (7 replies)
My new experiment (18 replies)
LED floodlight. (10 replies)
Eheim Heater Disaster. (7 replies)
Fish Nets (5 replies)
Fluidized Filtration (2 replies)
Need advice on filtration (4 replies)
LED lights recommendation (2 replies)
Question about eheim installation kit (4 replies)
ph meter (8 replies)
DIY vacuum (0 replies)
Will the tank hold? (7 replies)
Hard Water stains on glass tanks...,Help! (10 replies)
safe tiles for DIY sponge filter (1 replies)
How it simplify my water changes (13 replies)
Setting up water storage (8 replies)
where too buy a used 75 gal. (4 replies)
Purigen reactors (68 replies)
Detritus collector for sump (0 replies)
Aquaclear 110 filer pad (5 replies)
Resin rock background (3 replies)
Automatically activated battery backup air pump (or anything really) - FOR CHEAP! (7 replies)
Waterchange pump question (4 replies)
Inkbird 308 setup (7 replies)
Best Temperature Controller? (25 replies)
Is this worth buying? (2 replies)
150 gallon advice (5 replies)
aqueon pro or eheim jager heater (10 replies)
Not sure which bulkhead should I use (15 replies)
Good deal Or bad deal??? (15 replies)
Flow question (0 replies)
Need Help/Advice with Aquarium Hose & Adapter (5 replies)
Eheim canister flow (0 replies)
Can I Use Krylon Paint Inside My Tank? (15 replies)
What kind of fish net should I buy (13 replies)
Great pump, incredible deal (1 replies)
Sump return question (4 replies)
New 55g Setup Age ol' Stand Leveling Problem/Question (5 replies)
Building a 125 stand...will this work (8 replies)
Plywood Bottom, Acrylic Sides (4 replies)
eheim installation set 1 and 2 (6 replies)
Anyone uses SunSun external heaters (0 replies)
Heater for 100 gallon (9 replies)
Looking for a good air diffuser wand (9 replies)
Referrals for aquarium maintenance companies (2 replies)
Beamswork and TC420 ... Need some help?? (0 replies)
One Push Automated WC Fish Room Build? (15 replies)
how to Recalibrate The Old Eheim heater (2 replies)
A Peek Under the Hood (3 replies)
What heaters will reach high temps 95 degrees or higher (10 replies)
Help getting drip system started (4 replies)
Simple Sump Setup Advice (34 replies)
Canister Filters as Sump Return (2 replies)
Homemade water heater in 10 minutes (9 replies)
Cannister filter OFF.. how long can the BB last? (3 replies)
Lighting color options to make discus pop (1 replies)
Stainless steel screws (9 replies)
Cool new Air Stone... (3 replies)
name of filter foam sheets (1 replies)
Heavy weather (6 replies)
ideas for a sock diffuser? (2 replies)
Metaframe/Pemco tank journals (12 replies)
Mass Drip system for 20 aquariums (29 replies)
3 Little Things (literally) That Make Life Easier-What Have You Found? (30 replies)
Is a Fx6 canister filter over kill for a 75g tank? (15 replies)
Check before you drill an Aqueon tank! (4 replies)
DIY water shut off for aging barrel (33 replies)
Filtration advise need for setting up a 60G tank (8 replies)
Eheim pro vac (6 replies)
Would love to hear about your choice of filtration pros and cons. (32 replies)
Heating grow out system and storage tanks with heat exchangers (6 replies)
Juwel 350 cabinet (1 replies)
Does anyone have a video using (15 replies)
DIY automatic water changing system (53 replies)
thoughts on fluvial 406? (1 replies)
Do you use 29's? (8 replies)
How do you sterilize your system? (8 replies)
Anyone have any experience with Fluvial 406? (11 replies)
LED sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset fixture (16 replies)
How to dampen the noise of water splashing from AC 110 filters? (6 replies)
pump filters? (3 replies)
digital meters (6 replies)
filtration advice for 420+ gallon tank (3 replies)
Preferred test kit (7 replies)
65 gal Sump for a 220gal Discus tank (4 replies)
Will my bean animal work? (4 replies)
Infrared thermometer (10 replies)
uv sterilizer (28 replies)
My 20G long diy sump (2 replies)
Refugium advice (2 replies)
New WC method (15 replies)
My Filter Seized and I'm outta town (8 replies)
150g tank leak (6 replies)
My 750 gallon plywood tank is FINALLY COMPLETE!!!! (19 replies)
air stone (11 replies)
Looking for input on planned setup (14 replies)
Help (5 replies)
Need suggestions for my DIY Sump (6 replies)
Where can I buy a Big Siphon Bulb (1 replies)
Trouble with jehmco controller (10 replies)
Affordable reliable infred thermoneter (8 replies)
Heater, Filter, Decor, (5 replies)
My DIY fishroom (5 replies)
DIY Cheap lighting (1 replies)
question on filtration, tank, occupants, etc (4 replies)
anyone using Aqua UV 15 watt Advantage 2000+ (0 replies)
Fluval tronic 300 watt beats the Marina hands down (1 replies)
Container for water changes? (7 replies)
where do you all buy your timers,programmers ect (6 replies)
75g DIY Hood (7 replies)