As far as miracle-materials for the aquarium hobby goes, you don’t have to look too far to see the monumental benefits of silicone. Firstly, silicone is instrumental in sealing panes of glass into boxes we like to call aquariums, but…
How to Restore an Old Scratched Up Aquarium [Video]
Today’s aquariums are predominantly made of glass but many larger tanks and those made in unique shapes and sizes are quite often acrylic. Here in the US we have a huge pool of old and used acrylic tanks that can…
DIY: Tool Maintenance
When you get into this hobby there are certain tools that go along with maintaining the aquarium system. Using the correct tools and keeping them in top shape will make you job easier. Unfortunately most tools are taken for granted…
We Made a Hypnotic Spinning Barrel of Macroalgae
Pretty much as long as reef tanks have been around, mini reef keepers have employed algae in its various forms to control and reduce nutrients of the aquarium water. The popularity of using micro or macroalgae for this purpose has…
Coral Frag Garden Maintenance
When you are a collector like me, you will eventually be buying a lot of small frags of corals due to the lower cost and availability of imported corals these days. The challenge will be to grow these little nubs…
An overview of 3D Printing in the reef aquatics hobby
There comes a time in this hobby that something breaks, or a custom solution is needed, and you wish you can just make it like a scene in some old science fiction movie. For my last tank build, I needed…
LEGO ROV is Powered by DIY Vortech Pumps!
Vortech water pumps from Ecotech Marine is a marvel of engineering, using a unique, patented design to magnetically coupe the torque between an externally mounted motor and internally mounted propeller. So imagine our surprise when a talented LEGO builder at…
Converting Built-In ATO to an Auto Waste Collector
There’s a relatively new class of reef aquarium and saltwater fish tank sump that have started to include built-in sections to function as reservoirs of freshwater to feed an automatic top off system. If you caught our last project building…
Leviathan is the DIY Controller of 2020
Aquarium Controllers have become much more widely available the last few years even as higher end aquarium gear has become increasingly smart and connected. Although there are certainly a lot more aquarists using Profilux, Aquatronica, Apex & Felix Smart, these…
Making a Simple DIY Dosing Line Holder Redux
The reef aquarium hobby used to be just as much about building what we needed as it was about unlocking the secrets of keeping saltwater fish, and making corals grow. The last decade has seen an explosion of mass-produced skimmers,…
