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Old 04-08-2008, 11:22 AM
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I am gathering a list of good DIY sources to have at the top of the DIY forum area. If anyone has any good links, please post it here.
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ENJOY!! Not sure if all work but these are ones I have saved

General DIY Links

KingVinnie's Aquaria Pages - Home
SaltwaterNewbie's Pages
OZ REEF - DIY Plans
http://www.saltreef.com/projects/index.htm
SaltwaterNewbie's Pages
Snailman's Do It Yourself
Do-It-Yourself Saltwater Aquariums Projects Index

Automatic Water Topoff

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~cap/raid/to...hon/index.html
Auto Top-Off
Saltwater Aquariums - About Saltwater Aquariums - Reef Tanks
http://home.nc.rr.com/stockmanreef/diagram_of_setup.htm

Acrylic

AcrylicAqRepair
Plexiglas Primer - Learn & Buy from Plexiglas Experts who detail Materials, History, Formulas, Products, Care, Assembly, Fabrication, Cleaning
Tips On Working with Acrylic by Jon Garner - Reefkeeping.com
Aquaria Central > DIY > Working with Acrylic
http://www.ipscorp.com/wo_html/wo_pd...w_To_Guide.pdf
AcrylicAqRepair
SAN DIEGO PLASTICS INC - Acrylic Plastic

Calcium Reactor

Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish
DJ88's Calcium Reactor - DIY!
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Snailman's 200g DIY CA Reactor
Snailman's Secondary Calcium Chamber

Kalkwasser (Nilsen) Reactors

DIY Nilsen (Kalkwasser) Reactor
http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_ka...er_reactor.htm


Kalkwasser Drippers

A Simple DIY Kalk Dripper by Agu Lukk - Reefkeeping.com

Compact Fluorescent Lighting

Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Protein Skimmers

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php
OZ REEF - Air Stone Protein Skimmer
http://w3page.com/fishline/gif/ccskim.gif
Larry Jackson's Foam Fractionator
http://www.planet-reef.com/diyskim.htm
http://camelreef.free.fr/equipment/e...t.html#skimmer
http://www.aqualink.com/marine/downdraft.html
Online.net Hébergement Mutualis&eacute Professionnel
http://w3page.com/fishline/gif/ddskimpz.jpg
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cap/raid/skim..._dd/index.html
Joseph S. Sellinger's Skimmer design 5
http://themantledmonster.thereeftank.com/skimmer.html
http://w3page.com/fishline/gif/ventskim.gif
A Reefer in Dubai !
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8028

Stands & Canopies

AQUARIUM STAND CONSTRUCTION
New Page 1
FishandTips.com: do it yourself aquarium stands
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An Easy To Build Aquarium Rack System @ petfish.net
DIY Aquarium Stand
http://defcon200.bizland.com/aquariust/id2.html
http://defcon200.bizland.com/aquariust/id9.html

Float Switch

DIY Float Switch
http://www.floatswitches.net/floatswitch.html

Water Alarm Sensor

DIY Water Level Alarm

Reflectors

Reflectors

Overflow & Standpipes

Stockman Mod
http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/stand...pipe_frame.htm

DIY Supplies

http://www.e-powerdevices.com/produc...ategory_id=124
http://www.floatswitches.net/floatswitch.html
DIYReef.com Reef Aquarium Lighting and Supplies

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Thanks for all the links. I used to have a bunch of those links bookmarked, but they got lost somehow. Seeing all of the good links that have been posted, I will sticky this link and leave it here in the DIY area.
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