#DIYFriday

Bulk Reef Supply · Jul 27, 2018

Hello R2R friends!

I want to start a new project where we share DIY projects with the community. To get started, I'd love to know what kind of DIY projects you are interested in seeing!

We have one project we're ready to get started on...

revhtree · Jul 27, 2018

Bulk Reef Supply said:
Hello R2R friends!

I want to start a new project where we share DIY projects with the community. To get started, I'd love to know what kind of DIY projects you are interested in seeing!

We have one project we're ready to get started on...

Curious to see what this is! HA!

dantimdad · Jul 27, 2018

So, I am guessing home made food?

Bulk Reef Supply · Jul 27, 2018

Yeah

@Ryanbrs was going to use his home blender but his wife did not love that idea lol!

Ryanbrs · Jul 27, 2018

lol I used our handheld grater and cutting board last night and she freaked. She couldn't give me a reason why cutting up fish for dinner was delicious but cutting the same fish for fish food was disgusting but she was adamant that she didn't not want this going on in her kitchen

siggy · Jul 27, 2018

Ryanbrs said:
she didn't not want this going on in her kitchen

Same reason i have to wait until she's gone to clean the skimmer.
Im looking for some way to handle all my testing kits, beakers, 12"thermometer, Milwaukee ect. 2-3 trips to the garage and then I catch #@!! when its spread out on the kitchen table.

laverda · Jul 27, 2018

Ryanbrs said:
lol I used our handheld grater and cutting board last night and she freaked. She couldn't give me a reason why cutting up fish for dinner was delicious but cutting the same fish for fish food was disgusting but she was adamant that she didn't not want this going on in her kitchen

Perfectly understandable, She is a woman after all!

jeffmol54 · Jul 27, 2018

@Bulk Reef Supply i watch all of your guys videos and want to thank you for everything you do for the community,i personally can say i have learned so much from you and @Ryanbrs that it has made me a better reefer! pumped you just released the t5 bulb life update, just wondering if the accelerated growth with increased alk and ca2+ i still kicking and how is that going?

Ryanbrs · Jul 27, 2018

jeffmol54 said:
@Bulk Reef Supply i watch all of your guys videos and want to thank you for everything you do for the community,i personally can say i have learned so much from you and @Ryanbrs that it has made me a better reefer! pumped you just released the t5 bulb life update, just wondering if the accelerated growth with increased alk and ca2+ i still kicking and how is that going?

I think we will see a results episode in the next month or so

Devaji · Jul 30, 2018

looks like you got DIY fish food covered...
here some idea off the top of my head:

DIY remote sand bed filter
DIY ATS
DIY rock
DIY alage reactor
DIY LED/T5 combo build
DIY all plywood stand
DIY coral *** plugs
DIY skimmer
DIY controller (think open source reef pi)
DIY acrylic fish acclamation box
DIY HOB fuge for those small tanks

man I could go on and on..

Smarkow · Jul 31, 2018

Ryanbrs said:
lol I used our handheld grater and cutting board last night and she freaked. She couldn't give me a reason why cutting up fish for dinner was delicious but cutting the same fish for fish food was disgusting but she was adamant that she didn't not want this going on in her kitchen

Speaking as somebody with a reef-tank loving, pescatarian fiancé, I hear ya... I got chided for the same thing ;Dead

fire4755 · Jul 31, 2018

Awesome Idea! Love BRS. Not sure how big you want to get but I'd say...

DIY tank stand,
DIY LED/T5 combo build
DIY Fish room build
DIY In wall tank
DIY acrylic builds
DIY Sump/fuge

Devaji · Jul 31, 2018

here is 1 more for you DIY plywood tank build...I always enjoy reading the threads about them.

also a series how to work with acrylic so many thinks we could do with that.

siggy · Jul 31, 2018

I think you covered alot, how about a update of those? My project list
finish mix station w/ato/awc...(what fitting goes into the bulkhead on the tank NPT doesn't feel right)
add filter baffle to keep cheato out of skimmer/ gaurds on intake?, cor pumps too
acrylic tray for doser
More Better t5 Hybrid stand/hanger
Ulm nitrate dosing in top-off been done?
Bubble Algae /cheato/Vibrant how to deal with that
how to keep the wife from yelling "Another One!" when a box is left on the porch
BTW making my own frozen is something I would like to see
THX for doing the heavy work

fire4755 · Jul 31, 2018

hahaha

CNDReef · Jul 31, 2018

Plywood tank would be great for sure

Tuffyyyyy · Jul 31, 2018

DIY Bounce Mushroom
DIY lighting stand/mount that's actually attractive

levibaur · Jul 31, 2018

The food processor gave me an idea...

Stonekeg · Jul 31, 2018

I have to start by echoing what @jeffmol54 said. You folks at BRS rock, and have been an invaluable resource as I quickly needed to know a great deal about the business. Thank you for all of the work that you do. I'm sure we'll meet at some point during one of the conventions, and I'll be sure to say hello.

Ok, on to the topic. What about a DIY series that goes from zero to hero? As in, the entire tank is as DIY as one can get. Sort of like 52 weeks where we follow a single tank as it grows bit by bit, but guided under the pretense that everything is as DIY or low budget as possible. You could get extra nerdy as the viewers should already have some clue about the gear they're trying to create.

Then you could follow up with a bit of compare and contrast between the DIY and 52 Weeks, so that anyone trying to go one way or another has some great examples to work with.

PugsAndFish · Aug 3, 2018

+1 on DIY plywood stand. I've built a plywood stand but it was for smaller tanks. Curious how much wait a plywood stand can really support. Also want to see what the best way to build them is.