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Construction Techniques / Acrylic
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Information on working with acrylic, including types, sources, cutting and gluing.
Building with Acrylic (OZ REEF) Instructions on the various techniques to work with acrylic, including what tools are required, bending, drilling, finishing and gluing.
5'738
Electronic Projects
Index
General electronic projects that don't fall into the other catagories here. Including a pH probe and water level alarm.
Build it yourself electronic projects Detailed instructions, theory, parts list and diagrams of the various electronic projects, such as colorimeter, pH meter, additive doser. In Dutch.
3'146
Electronic Projects / Colorimeter
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Used as a more accurate way of measuring the colour of a test kit solution. Need to calibrate though.
Blocktronic Colorimeter Instuctions and diagrams on how to build a simple colorimeter.
6'935
Building And Testing A Blocktronic Colorimeter Detailed instructions and diagrams on how to construct a colorimeter.
4'270
Electronic Projects / Electricity Backup
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Electricity backup is to be used when there is a power outage and keep the vital equipment on the aquarium running.
Backup Power Instructions, parts list and images of the construction of an emergency power backup system using a 12V deep cycle battery.
4'507
Build Your Own Generator Instructions on how to build our own power generator out of a lawnmower engine and alternator.
4'313
Backup Power Unit Detailed instructions, parts list and images on building an electricity backup unit.
4'295
Building A High Power AC/DC Generator System Instructions on making your own generator system using a gas or propane powered engine, AC generator head, alternator and some miscellanous other parts. For the hard core DIYer.
2'188
Filtration / Protein Skimmer / Foam Jet (Beckett)
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Protein skimmers that utilise a foam jet injectory, such as the Beckett brand of foam jet, for introduction of air bubbles into the water. Reputation for being able to introduce a large volume of air without requiring a high powered pump.
Beckett Injector Housing (OZ REEF) Photographs and instructions on construction of a housing for a Beckett foam jet injector using acrylic.
5'062
Filtration / Protein Skimmer / Modifications
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Modifications to existing, commercially purchased protein skimmers to improve their performance.
BakPak Modification Diagram showing the placement of an airstone within a BakPak.
2'812
Filtration / Wet/Dry or Trickle Filter
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The old central filtration unit of a reef aquarium, but is still useful in some situations, including for fish only systems.
Food
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Recipes for food for fish, corals and other organisms within the aquarium system.
Blender Mush Recipe Recipe and technique for making your own frozen food.
2'927
Food / Live Food
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Providing more natural and nutritional foods is very important and culturing your own is a very good way of getting them.
Brine Shrimp Hatchery Filter Written instructions on making a brine shrimp filter for separating the hatched shrimp.
4'070
Brine Shrimp Hatchery More complex brine shrimp hatchery, with a diagram and simple instructions, that includes inbuilt ability to separate the napuli
3'843
General System Equipment
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General equipment required for a reef aquarium, covering things such as tanks, stands, plumbing etc.
Bubble Catcher Method of removing bubbles from the sump water, with instructions and diagram.
3'341
General System Equipment / Overflows, Surface Skimmers and Weirs
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Weirs, overflows and siphon overflows/boxes are methods of taking water from the main display tank to the sump.
Bulkhead Overflow Discussion and photographs of setting up an overflow using a bulkhead that is close to the top of a tank.
4'987
General System Equipment / Pump
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You can even make your own water pump to move water around in your aquarium system!
Bilge Pump (Diaphram) Instructions and some photographs on the construction of a diaphram pump out of a hand bilge pump.
3'372
General System Equipment / Refugium
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Various ways of constructing and adding a refugium to a reef aquarium.
Building a Refugium Basic details of how and what to put into a refugium.
7'779
Building the Propagation/Refugium System Diagram, photographs and some details on the set up of a propagation / refugium type system.
2'692
General System Equipment / Surge Device
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Produce alternating or surging currents in a reef aquarium.
Building A Simple Surge Device Instructions on a surge device based on the Carlson design.
6'744
Borneman Surge Device Instructions, images and parts list for making a surge device, using a toilet flushing flapper valve.
5'600
General System Equipment / Tanks
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Building a 1700 gallon Shark Tank Detailed article on the construction of a monster sized tank, using plywood.
4'715
Building an acrylic aquarium Detailed parts list, equipment, sizing and instructions on how to build your acrylic aquarium.
4'667
Building Your Own Tanks Instructions on how to put together a glass tank.
4'526
Building a 500 Gallon Aquarium with a Cost Break Down Details on the construction and setup of a large aquarium.
4'468
Building a Plywood Aquarium Detailed instructions, diagrams and parts list for construction of a plywood aquarium.
4'408
Build Big Tank Discussion of the techniques and requirements to make a big tank.
4'242
Lighting / Power Compact
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Set up, construction and theory behind power compact (type of fluorescent) lighting, including wiring diagrams, instructions, parts lists and photographs.
Building a Wooden Hood Brief instructions and images of building a lighting hood to hold 4 x 55W power compact lights.
4'426
Lighting / Reflector
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Construction and design of various reflectors for placing lights over a reef aquarium.
Building a DIY Canopy for Metal Halides Photographs and details for the construction of a metal halide lighting hood.
4'349
Water Parameter Maintenance / Additive Doser
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Units for the addition or dosing of addtives into an reef aquarium system.
Building Your Own Doser Written instructions on two simple dosers.
4'487
Water Parameter Maintenance / Carbon Dioxide Delivery
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Various methods and tools for the delivery of carbon dioxide.
Bubble Counter for CO2 Details on a variety of different bubble counters that can be constructed to measure the flowrate of a gas.
3'850
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Information on working with acrylic, including types, sources, cutting and gluing.
General electronic projects that don't fall into the other catagories here. Including a pH probe and water level alarm.
Protein skimmers that utilise a foam jet injectory, such as the Beckett brand of foam jet, for introduction of air bubbles into the water. Reputation for being able to introduce a large volume of air without requiring a high powered pump.
Recipes for food for fish, corals and other organisms within the aquarium system.
General equipment required for a reef aquarium, covering things such as tanks, stands, plumbing etc.