General DIY

Cyber Reef Guru - [Details]

I didn't have room in my house for the size of aquarium I wanted, so I had the great idea of building it outside. These pages will chronicle the progress of the project, and serve as a tutorial on how to build an aquarium. The final size of the aquarium will be about 500 or so gallons. I'm going to use my existing 50 gallon tank as the biological filter. There will also be an underground thermal mass for heating and cooling. - [Details]

Purify 120 Gallons of tap water for under $40. And then every additional 40 Gallons for 5 Bucks!!! - [Details]

Why DIY? - [Details]

ADVANCED AQUARIST HOT TIPS - [Details]

The Krib - This section contains information on the tank, decorations, stand, hood, etc - [Details]

reefs.org - Rather than discuss the actual building techniques associated with the various components used in and around the aquarium, I felt it would be more beneficial to explain the little nuances often overlooked when constructing a Do-It-Yourself project and/or purchasing major components. - [Details]

I have read many DIY plans over the years and have also written a few myself. One of the things I have noticed is many articles make the assumption that you know all of the terms and methods needed to build the project. I have answered many of these types of questions in the DIY forum here at Reef Central in a piecemeal form. Hopefully, by putting this information in one place for easy reference, it will help you with all of your future DIY projects. - [Details]