OK I got my 60mm Diamond hole saw from eBay.
Unplugged everything, took the canopy off.
Drain the half the water out.
Marked for the bulkhead.
I am set to drill!
Well it looks like that glass was TEMPERED.
What a mess!
I found out after the fact that there is a way to tell if the glass is tempered or not [...]
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4 ft long / 2 ft wide / 1 ft deep
About 50 US Gallons
It is made of plywood and fiberglass very simple and cheap!
You can read about how I made the tank HERE
The big white bucket in the background is a
“Deep Sand Bed (DSB) in a bucket”
and is used for nitrate control. I use [...]
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Is recommended that you have 10 to 15 times your tank size as flow rate. For example if you have a hundred gallon tank, you would need 1000 gallon flow rate. You can accomplish this with powerheads, external pumps and a host of other doodads.
If you’re handy with DIY projects give this one [...]
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I got very tired to spending the big $$ on two-part calcium and alkalinity supplemen. Then I came a cross this recipe for the same product but it cost a lot less!
Lets face it this hobby is bad enough without having to spend $$ on things you can make.
And this recipe is very very [...]
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This is an update to my DIY Plywood Tank.
The 1/8″ PVC plastic used for shower stalls did not bond very well with the silicone caulking.
I ended up taking out PVC plastic sheets and used fiberglass.
I wish I would use the fiberglass and first-place.
While it is a bit more labor-intensive , the end product is well [...]
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