Links to Pages with DIY info.

Pro_builder · 11-23-2003, 11:14 AM

Here are a few pages that I have used plans off of:

Protein Skimmers:
http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm
http://www.bluechunks.net/reef/
http://www.ozreef.org/diy/index.html
http://www.krob.com/aquarium/skimmer.htm

Kalkwasser Reactors:
http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_ka...er_reactor.htm
http://www.mv.com/users/besposito/nilsen.html
http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/RCM/RCM...umReactor.html
http://www.dets.com/anatomy/DIY/diylinks.htm

Calcium Reactors:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...%2Fdefault.asp
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...c_reactor.html
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...%28oh%292.html
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...tor_caco3.html
http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...threadid=26301
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/calcreactors.htm
http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...260#post204260
http://www.stoneyreef.com/products.htm

Acrylic info:
http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...850#post207850
http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...threadid=28331
Molding Acrylic
Working with Acrylic (Cutting, shaping, bending, etc.)
IPS Weld On products (How to Site for Acrylics)

Overflow & Standpipes:
http://home.att.net/~rstockman/overflow.htm
http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/stand...n_stockman.htm
http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/stand...dpipe-open.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...pipe_frame.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...Foverflow.html

Top Off System:
http://home.att.net/~s-pawlowskis/topoff.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...y/aa072298.htm

General Pages that have all kinds of DIY ideas:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/diy/
http://www.thesea.org/default.asp
http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/simple-hood-doug.html
http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_do...f_projects.htm
http://www.fishlinkcentral.com/links...ects/index.htm
http://www.saltreef.com/projects/index.htm
http://www.kingvinnie.com/aquaria/diy/

Surge Devices:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...n%2Fssurge.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...mple_surge.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...F surge_b.htm
http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...ge_device.html

Wavemakers:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...vemaker_1.html
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...vemaker_2.html

Fluidized Bed Filters:
http://www.duboisi.com/diy/BNfbf/bnfbf.htm

Chillers:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...onschiller.htm
http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdonschiller.htm
http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexjrosechiller.htm
Revised version of above chiller http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexjrosechiller2.htm

Repairing Leaks: (glass)
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aqu...a/aa050200.htm

Oxygen Rector:
http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdon02reactor.htm

Closed Loop Circulation:
http://www.ozreef.org/diy/water_circulation.html

Sump and Refugiums
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...fauna_sump.htm
http://saltaquarium.miningco.com/lib...y/aa041400.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...1%2Fsumps.html

Live Rock
Selection of Base and Live Rock http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...Fcombo 2.html
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...entRock.ht ml
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...rateRocks.html
GARF http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn... 3%2Farago.htm

Tanks
Glass thickness Calculator http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...customtank.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aqu...20897diyaq.htm
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn... 6%2Ftank.htm

Fixing Leaks in Aquariums
http://saltaquarium.miningco.com/lib...y/aa031302.htm

I hope that these help you all out as much as they did me.

11-23-2003, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Links to Pages with DIY info. Here are a few pages that I have used plans off of: Protein Skimmers: http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm http://www.bluechunks.net/reef/ http://www.ozreef.org/diy/index.html http://www.krob.com/aquarium/skimmer.htm Kalkwasser Reactors: http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_ka...er_reactor.htm http://www.mv.com/users/besposito/nilsen.html http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/RCM/RCM...umReactor.html http://www.dets.com/anatomy/DIY/diylinks.htm Calcium Reactors: http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...%2Fdefault.asp http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...c_reactor.html http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...%28oh%292.html http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...tor_caco3.html http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...threadid=26301 http://www.wetwebmedia.com/calcreactors.htm http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...260#post204260 http://www.stoneyreef.com/products.htm Acrylic info: http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...850#post207850 http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/for...threadid=28331 Molding Acrylic Working with Acrylic (Cutting, shaping, bending, etc.) IPS Weld On products (How to Site for Acrylics) Overflow & Standpipes: http://home.att.net/~rstockman/overflow.htm http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/stand...n_stockman.htm http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/stand...dpipe-open.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...pipe_frame.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...Foverflow.html Top Off System: http://home.att.net/~s-pawlowskis/topoff.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...y/aa072298.htm General Pages that have all kinds of DIY ideas: http://www.aquariacentral.com/diy/ http://www.thesea.org/default.asp http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/simple-hood-doug.html http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_do...f_projects.htm http://www.fishlinkcentral.com/links...ects/index.htm http://www.saltreef.com/projects/index.htm http://www.kingvinnie.com/aquaria/diy/ Surge Devices: http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...n%2Fssurge.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...mple_surge.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...F surge_b.htm http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...ge_device.html Wavemakers: http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...vemaker_1.html http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...vemaker_2.html Fluidized Bed Filters: http://www.duboisi.com/diy/BNfbf/bnfbf.htm Chillers: http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...onschiller.htm http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdonschiller.htm http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexjrosechiller.htm Revised version of above chiller http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexjrosechiller2.htm Repairing Leaks: (glass) http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aqu...a/aa050200.htm Oxygen Rector: http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdon02reactor.htm Closed Loop Circulation: http://www.ozreef.org/diy/water_circulation.html Sump and Refugiums http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...fauna_sump.htm http://saltaquarium.miningco.com/lib...y/aa041400.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...1%2Fsumps.html Live Rock Selection of Base and Live Rock http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...Fcombo 2.html http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...entRock.ht ml http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn...rateRocks.html GARF http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn... 3%2Farago.htm Tanks Glass thickness Calculator http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...customtank.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aqu...20897diyaq.htm http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dyn... 6%2Ftank.htm Fixing Leaks in Aquariums http://saltaquarium.miningco.com/lib...y/aa031302.htm I hope that these help you all out as much as they did me. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!! Last edited by Pro_builder : 01-06-2004 at 12:05 PM.

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