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Projects
Index
General websites that have a number of DIY projects listed on them. The individual projects will already be linked in the sub-catagories.
Construction Techniques / Acrylic
Index
Information on working with acrylic, including types, sources, cutting and gluing.
Modified Acrylic Drill Bit Diagrams and photographs of how to modify a drill bit to allow better drilling of acrylic.
3'575
Construction Techniques / Wood
Index
Construction techniques for working with wood.
MDF FAQ Frequently asked question document about MDF and how to work with it.
3'316
Filtration / Live Rock
Index
The corner stone of a reef aquarium can actually be made to any size or shape as required from a few easy to obtain materials.
Manufacturing Your Own Live Rock Written details on how to make your own rock, ingredients, molding, seeding etc.
2'687
Making Sand Molded Aragocrete Live Rocks Instructions, images and diagrams on moulding cement live rock using a sand mold.
4'569
Making Your Own Live Rock Good detailed presenation of making your own liverock, with a question and answer session.
6'097
Filtration / Protein Skimmer / Modifications
Index
Modifications to existing, commercially purchased protein skimmers to improve their performance.
Manufacture a Cup for Sskimmer Instructions, parts list and photographs on how to construction a protein skimmer collection cup. In French.
4'944
Filtration / Protein Skimmer / Venturi
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Protein skimmers that utilise a venturi after the pump the sucks in air and turns it into small bubbles in the water.
Mazzei Venturi Skimmer Protein skimmer that utilises the Mazzei venturi. Includes parts list, instructions, photographs and images of unit in operation.
4'405
Food
Index
Recipes for food for fish, corals and other organisms within the aquarium system.
Making Your Own Food Instructions and images showning how to make your own saltwater aquarium food.
3'722
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.
Micro Reef Surface Skimmer Construction of a surface skimmer using a plastic bottle.
3'842
General System Equipment / Pump
Index
You can even make your own water pump to move water around in your aquarium system!
MaxiJet Mods into High Flowrate Powerhead Detailed instructions, parts lists, photographs and hints in how you
can modify a Maxi Jet powehead into a high flowrate powerhead, similar
to the Tunze Stream and Seio.
2'769
Lighting / Metal Halide
Index
Set up, construction and theory behind metal halide lighting, including wiring diagrams, instructions, parts lists and photographs.
MH Pendants Simple metal halide pendant using a stove pipe.
3'476
Metal Halide Lighting for $100 Instructions for putting together your own metal halide lighting, including selection of bulb, ballast, construction of the reflector and the wiring up.
5'937
Lighting / Neon
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An easy alternative to be able to set up a night/moon light for an aquarium, the neon lights used on cars.
Moonlights (OZ REEF) Instructions and photographs of a simple way of adding a moonlight to your reef aquarium, using blue car neon lights.
5'120
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.
Modifying an Eclipse 1 Hood for Compact Fluorescent Lighting Detailed instructions and photographs on how to convert an Eclipse 1 hood to holding 2 x 32W compact fluorescent lights.
3'284
Water Parameter Maintenance / Additives
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Magnesium Additive (OZ REEF) Instructions and details of making your own magnesium additive out of Epson salts.
4'181
Water Parameter Maintenance / Calcium Hydroxide Reactors
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Calcium hydroxide reactors for maintenence of calcium and alkalnity levels utilising calcium hydroxide powder. Also called Nilsen reactors.
Magnetic Stirrer, Modifications (OZ REEF) Instructions and parts required to make a better magnetic stirrer for a calcium hydroxide reactor.
4'069
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DIY Links 
General websites that have a number of DIY projects listed on them. The individual projects will already be linked in the sub-catagories.
Information on working with acrylic, including types, sources, cutting and gluing.
Protein skimmers that utilise a venturi after the pump the sucks in air and turns it into small bubbles in the water.
Recipes for food for fish, corals and other organisms within the aquarium system.
An easy alternative to be able to set up a night/moon light for an aquarium, the neon lights used on cars.
Calcium hydroxide reactors for maintenence of calcium and alkalnity levels utilising calcium hydroxide powder. Also called Nilsen reactors.