Forum: DIY

:iamok: We have been steady working for a month & 1/2 on our filter project. We used common materials to make it cost efficient while making it as simple as possible. In our case I'm using a PLC but it is doable to use timers or mechanical switches. So here we go: We're starting with 2...

I wanted to start a brand new thread with everything in the first few pages for some folks who wanted to know how I created my phoam phraxionator. I have made one that will flow around 3,000 gph out of 8" PVC, and also, one out of 6" PVC. Others have also made the one out of 6" PVC and have...

Here is a project that I've just started on and hopefully it will help some others too... I still need to refine some of it but it's well on it's way to doing all the hard work for me this summer! Whoot. Let me know if you have any ideas on how to make this work even better...follow up...

Made a drawing of a gravity feed Sieve filteration unit if someone here wanna try making one in fiberglass or plastic welding. I draw it with exact measurements for those who wanna try.

I plan on building a trickle tower over the winter to replace my DIY submerged filter in my bog. It has just gotten too hard to clean and I don't think was as effective as I would like. I will be buying parts throughout the winter and slowly getting it ready for spring. The first purchase was 4...

Hi everyone....I could really use some advice and help. I need to set up a temporary home for koi I purchased. I have a 300 gallon stock tank that I will be bringing inside to set up. I have never had a QT tank or a set up for any length of time. I have this stock tank from where I use to clean out...

So, three four inch bottom drains cost about 135 apiece. Too much for the budget. So, I set about doing a DYI retrofit 4” bottom drain, with an air ring. The materials (see pictures 1 and 2) were as follows: 14” gold panning pan (3) @$7.44 22.32 4” DWV Flange Adj. Ring Spigot 3 @$5.45 16.35...

patent pending. ;) Here's what I got. I think that many people have struggled with the schedule 40 six inch PVC and fittings. It is heavy, expensive, but definitely perfect for the original unit. With the 6" stuff, you can easily flow 1500-1700 gph through it, gravity feeding back to the...

Hi everyone! i am thinking to build a tank for my basement for the winter time i want it to be around 700 gallons. I was looking online to get some ideas and i like this build, i was wondering what do you guys think about it would it be solid tank? would it bow ? thanks for any info.

How practical would it be to make a DIY UV light? I've never seen a commercial one, but it seems like it's a rather simple device. The quartz sleeves and light tubes can be purchased from various pond equipment suppliers. I suppose the light tubes might work with regular flourescent tube...

I copied some thing that truly applies to my situation, and I liked a lot: "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein I constructed a pond last year, that I did not consult any one about (no one was...

I am making a filter for my babies in the intex pool. This is what I have done so far. I will make the first one sand and gravel, but I will put a bend on the bottom at the entrance of water...so maybe (just maybe) it can work a bit like a vortex and I will be able to flush something from the...

Hi, Maybe I don't even need them. A 5, 6 or 7 gallon pail has a diameter just over 12". Maybe 12.25" at the bottom, 12.75" at the top. This got me thinking about floor polishing pads. I used to own part of a janitorial contracting business. I was a working partner. We had a 13" floor machine. We...

I have a hatchery tank that I am using for some small koi, and I made a simple K1 filter for it from a 5 gallon bucket. I have been using it for about a year and it works really well, and is very easy to clean & do water changes. I have pictures and explanations on these pages: About the...

so here I asked vendors and such for some sources of bottom domes http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?122998-WTB-domes-for-bottom-drains I appreciate the 1 responsse but 70 bucks for a bottom drain as simple as I needed is just plain undesirable especially when you need 9 of em.

I was asked very nicely by one of our member if I could post this again coz apparently it got lost when we had probs a while back:rolleyes: Anywayssssssssss, here it it again my DIY protein skimmer again:punk1: It's like the movie " God's Must Be Crazy" coz it's all started with a coke...

I have almost finished The construction of the filtration in my pond. My bakki is ready too. Now I have a problem. I dont know what to put inside the bakki. Here I can not find anything to buy for Koi, and if I have to order from abroad, it will cost me US9000 to order on line. I washed and...

So, I want to get ready for winter, last couple of years we had some very very cold day's (10's during the day and sometimes -15 at night) and I had my pipes freeze up a couple of times so I'm thinking of getting aerators this time and shutting off my pumps completely this winter. My question is,...

I know it sounds like a crazy idea, but I want to try it. Until I see it is not working or it is not practical nI will not rest. I bought every thing and want to make it. This Idea I got from a bag I made to collect the waste from my submersible pump. I dont have BD and no flow in the pond. I am...

Hope u will like this water feature,I made from round stones, which i collected from the bush. I found those people on the side of the road blasting stones with a jack hummer. They drilled holes on the center of the stones for Us 10, and my water feature was half way done. When drilling the...

welcome to the 3rd edition of DIY & MODS thread. ============================================= **WARNING DAIL UP USERS** there are alot of pictures on this thread. so many in fact that they prolly will not load in the first 3 to 5 minutes. and because of this. you will need to REFRESH...