Category Archives: DIY Components
Aquarium Cooling Fan Failure
Over a Holiday weekend recently, our aquarium cooling fan stopped working. We discovered this because our Apex Aquacontroller alerted us to increased temperatures in the tank. With most shops not open, or on shorter hours, and an hour drive to … Continue reading
Homemade Neptune Apex Breakout Box
Thought I would share my just finished and tested (and works wonderfully) Neptune Apex Breakout Box. 😉 The Cable that plugs into the Apex is the same connector that Apple serial printers of yesterday used so they are cheap and … Continue reading
Feeding our Scooter Dragonet
I had written previously about our newest addition to our aquarium, a Scooter Dragonet, and promised to write further concerning his feeding. Dragonet’s are considered finicky eaters, preferring only live food, so to begin we purchased some Reef Pods to … Continue reading
Investigating “Bugs” Crawling On Our Coral
Recently, we noticed that our Chocolate Mint Chip Zoanthid Coral had seemed agitated and had been closed more often than open over the past few days. We have found that when the aquarium lights go out for the night is … Continue reading
Changing out Deionization Resin on RO/DI Unit
The last step in creating RO/DI water is deionization, which is simply removing ions from water. This step is done in the single canister on the right in the photo below. Next to the canister is a digital read-out that … Continue reading
Building a Custom Aquarium Canopy
Building a custom aquarium canopy is a great option for anyone looking to customize their aquarium setup. The aquarium stand was a bit easier to build than the canopy, (you can check that out here) but we felt it was … Continue reading
DIY Aquarium Stand And Canopy
DIY Aquarium Stand and Canopy: After shopping around for new and used aquarium stands at pet stores, Craigslist, ebay and other online stores, we decided to build our own. This way we could customize it to our liking for less than … Continue reading
How to Make Saltwater For Your Aquarium
Having never owned an aquarium before, I was not aware that water needed to be changed on a regular basis. For saltwater, this means making saltwater before performing a water change. See below for how to make saltwater for your … Continue reading