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I was wondering if the 8x4 sheets of green foam from lowes are safe to use for a 3d background? Any experience or knowledge with this? Thanks to anyone who can help me out.

So my cory eggs were starting fungus so i took 5 healthy eggs and made a tumbler for them and it seems to be working quite well. Do you guys think something like this could work for apisto eggs since the parents just polished of this batch of eggs. Here are pics: Sent from my ASUS Transformer...

I've been threatening to make a Ted-Judy-Style stand for a while now....especially since house policy limits any additional tanks to existing tank-occupied floor space but specifically does not have any height limits. (i.e. I can build up, but not out). So here's my first attempt at a tank...

Over the years, I've lost my share of female fish from breeding pairs due to aggression from the male. I have a few pairs of wild type convicts that I have been keeping separated, as each time I tried with "wedge in" type dividers, inevitably the one would get on the other side of the divider...

Here's the progression of building my DIY foam and concrete background. It was a fun project for sure! The plan is to get at least one 8'x4' sheet of insulating foam from my local hardware store and cut that down to size to make a rock background. Cut out "rock pieces" from the remaining part...

A subscriber of mine posted this DIY. It's quite a good idea. I remember reading a few horror stories (I think a recent one was from Holly) of heater malfunctions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxdzr11uVg

for my 125 gallon tank, i got a 72" compact flourescent fixture. the total wattage on it is around 380w of lighting. the fixture came with two small 40mm air fans on one side that pull air thru the fixture. on the other side is two vents of cooresponding size. as you can imagine the fixture...

Some of the black strip hinges on my glass tops have broken or are about to break. I could buy more, but it's not cheap, due to shipping in a big box. Also, I'm wondering if there is a DIY solution, such as buying clear acrylic hinges and siliconing/gluing them to the glass panels. I've read...

Last year a bunch of my friends on youtube helped me win LEDGroupBuy's contest. The prize was $100 towards goodies over at the LEDGroupBuy's store. I have been trying to put together a plan for the prize but everything didn't seem fitting. Finally, I decided to upgrade my 10g to a 29g and...

Anyone here welded acrylic before to make a tank? Is this a viable diy project, or not something for the fain of heart? If its doable, are startup costs for any materials/equipment needed low enough to make it economically viable? just curious...

I'm hoping someone with more experience with DIY LED projects can help me sort out any potential gaps in my plan (or better yet say there aren't any). I'm hoping to order the parts soon so I can get the fixture built well before the June 8th meeting. I have some experience with circuits and...

Just finished my first DIY stand for my 220 gal, Here's the pics!

I figured since I just joined here, I should catch up and post up a couple of the DIY projects I've done;). The first 2 were done almost 4 years ago, while the last was done last week. Enjoy!:) This is my 125g DIY stand and canopy. All oak plywood, except for the top and inner floor, with...

Its just 2" blue or pink foam from Lowes. Comes in a 4 x 8 sheet. I used plain silicone (no mildue stuff added) to glue the pieces on. Took a utility knife and did the main shaping. Then used the utility knife and made a horizontal score line and twisted the knife and pried pieces of the...

Hey Guys, I'm trying to reseed some filters and want to know if anyone has used anything locally available from a hardware store as filter media. I vaguely recall seeing some thin plastic fibrous mats as well as some sort of poly foam and I believe I've heard of them being used somewhere here...

After planning ive come up with an idea tell me what youll think, three towers each say 3inches x 24inches, water flows into tower 1 which is 100 ft or so of tube, 1/4 in thick, (this will take out some of the oxygen) then over to tower two where the de oxygenated water will flow through sand...

I just got my 75 gallon home and before I get it all set up I need a stand for it. I'm sure I can build one with no problem, my question is what things should I make sure I have on it? 1 door or 2? What are things you like in your stands? If you have built one tell me things to look for or do...

Has anyone in this club done a DIY acrylic project such as a sump / algae scrubber or an aquarium build. I would like to do smaller projects, but haven't found anyone that has cell cast acrylic in the NOVA area. does anyone know where I can buy sheets of acrylic locally, or of any shops...

Anybody using DIY Flourish Excel aka 2.5% GLUTARALDEHYDE SOLUTION?

This weekend I built one of Matt Quinn's "dump filters" for my 110g peacock/hap tank, using a QuietOne 1200, less than $10 in PVC, and four layers of 2" Poret foam: I consider this a big improvement over the previous dump filter I made for this tank, where I used a double-drilled 20 long...