DIY Fish Food

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Just one Advise:   Be Creative!

DIY: TwinPipe Overflow Pipe

"for tank which are impossible to drill- the only solution is an overflow box...."


One day, you learned that adding a sump to your system do more good than bad. You've made a good read about the sump only to find out that your tank is tempered. So you're only solution is an overflow box--- there are plenty to choose from off the shelves and be prepared to spend a bit. Or if you are fancying making one yourself check some easy&cheap DIY's. Here's one from Melev.




The concept is all the same. SIPHON! it may be made by all acrylic, and/or pipes. Same idea applies.


My version of the overflow pipe was done to accomodate more flow. Having problem of slow drainage, My option was to increase the size of the pipe but having big pipes in my previous Nano Set-up will not only give it an unbalance look but also takes so much space on the real estate. Then the idea hits me: make a twin pipe.


With my experience with the twin pipe, 3/4" (pipe size) it is capabale of handling more than 1000gph. Very reliable and is Auto restart. I would say 99.9% fail-safe. It automatically restart with out problem. Guaranteed!




Hope with this Design, some of you reefer will benefit from my DIY.
you may follow this link with my build: click


here's the list of part needed:

12pcs x 3/4" elbows
2pcs x 3/4" Tee
1pc x 1-1/4" Tee
2pcs x 3/4" end caps(drilled)
2pcs x reducer
1 union valve
1 gate valve


and a picture of the " spy twinpipe overflow"



and here's is the twinpipe on application:


The overflow inside the tank can also be DIY'ed with a big PVC pipe if an acrylic is unattainable as being done by DocHannibal:

Dremel 4000

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DIY Cone Skimmer

I stumbled upon this site base in Hongkong. Amaze by the DIY'er skill in making a topnotch Cone Skimmer the likes of ATB and/or Bubble King. A supermoderator of the said site; QQ > his username posted this DIY in July 26 2009.

I don't understand mandarin so i'll just post the pictures he posted.







And now the best part of QQ DIY; molding the cone body from a flat acrylic panel.


the acrylic sheet:


the mold:

yes. I think it's a vase too. here's how he did it.





1.make the pattern.







2. Trace.



3.MOLD with a heat gun.



this is what you'll end -up




Now for the Neck



the Base:





the Pipe;









THE BODY




The Bubble Diffuser





The Collection Cup







The FULL Assembly





I was blowned with the over-all looks of his DIY. NOT a DIY-look for me it seems. Anyway, QQ has more of his test on this build but since I don't understand mandarin and i have no access to the forum I could not tell you how it is performance wise. What I understand scanning on his thread is that the maxi-jet pump is not powerful enough to get a goo skimmate instead he had it running with Aquabee and experimenting with Eheim too.


I think this video is running aquabee.

test video


test video 2



here's QQ full link of his DIY