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Reader Stories: Aquarium Do It Yourself Stories

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Have you faced an aquarium problem and came up with your own do it yourself solution? Perhaps it was as elaborate as an aquarium stand or water changer, or as simple as a tank divider or background.

If you've done it, please tell your story so other fish owners can benefit from your ingenuity.

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Intake Cover

I cut up a lizard ladder from Petco, because standard netting is too flimsy and difficult to secure. Then I folded a square of the material over the intake and secured it with silver wire that won't …More

Multi-Betta Aquarium

I took a 29-gallon aquarium and split it up in 5 partitions using some readily available plastic dividers and a bit of silicone to hold each divider in place. Each partition is planted with a large A…More

DYI Siphon

Instead of doing the siphon method, I went to the boat store (or go on-line), bought a small water pump, put in a filter. Adjust the pump to not siphon to fast/hard, either by using a smaller battery…More

Built a Better Fish Trap

I used a 2 liter bottle. Cut the top off right where it starts to bend. Invert into the bottle. Add a little food inside. Fish can swim in but can't get out. Be sure to cut a little hole at the bott…More

Modified Gravel Siphon

I found a rubber siphon bulb in the auto parts section of my local store. It had the same size plastic tubing as my gravel cleaner. I just pulled the tubing off the fat end of the gravel cleaner and …More

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