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All About DIY
Registrace 28. 07. 2013
A channel dedicated to the DIY aquarist and also to help people interested in learning more about the ever changing hobby we call fish keeping.
African Cichlid Pond. E8
Welcome to episode 8. I have a few old clips to show and a new gopro we are going to try out. I hope you enjoy!!!
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African Cichlid Pond. E7
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Episode 7, Same fish different day. I hope you enjoy! If you have any questions at all feel free to put them in the comments section below and i will get to them as soon as i can. Have a great day and thanks for watching!!!
African Cichlid Pond. E6
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Welcome to episode 6 of African Cichlid Pond! Kinda windy and rainy but i tried. Help me dicide what to do with the upcoming generations of fry! New tote or make a DIY breeder box. Let me know in the comments. As always i hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!!!
African Cichlid Pond. E5
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Welcome to episode 5 of "African Cichlid Pond!!!" Fish are getting bigger and the pond is maturing nicely. The largest fry in this tank is about an inch and a half long at this point. There are some OB peacocks, red shoulder peacocks, some blue regals, a few sunshine and dragon bloods in here too. Not to mention a few fish that i wont be able to identify until the get a bit bigger .As always th...
African Cichlid Pond. E4
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Welcome to part 4 of African Cichlid pond!!! Somehow the pond has cleared up on its own and the fish are doing great! Thanks for watching and i hope you enjoy and have a great day!!!
African cichlid pond. E3
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Welcome to episode 3! The pond is a bit murky and its a very short clip of me stripping the female but thats what these videos are all about. Short and sweet. As always if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below and i will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for watching and have a great day!!!
African cichlid pond. E2
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Welcome to Episode #2! pond is a bit dirty and the fry are a bit bigger so all in all we are looking good. I cant wait to see these guys grow up and start showing color. Oh and i still haven't figured out what im going to do with them in the future. Any suggestions? As always thanks for watching and have a great day!!!
African cichlid pond. E1
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This is week 1 in their new 275 Gallon IBC tote pond home. We will track their progress as the weeks go on and see how they grow. If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to add them below! Thanks for watching!
275 Gallon IBC Tote Pond
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This is a quick video about my 275 gallon IBC tote pond. Im running 2, EHEIM Jager 300 watt heaters and a ViaAqua 200 watt heater, i also have a Top Fin model 40 internal filter plus 4 sponge filters. The pond has play sand on the bottom and a few common plants to help with nitrates. Pretty basic but it does the job. If you have any questions feel free to add them to the comments below and i wi...
Cleaning My Big Tank
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Here is a quick video about how i clean my 400 gallon african cichlid tank. This one is a bit more cinematic and i hope you enjoy! Be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions! Thanks as always and have a great day!!!
Huge African Cichlid Tank
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Just a quick update video and some footage of the new 35 gallon growout pond i just setup. In the future i will be upgrading to a larger pond. Thanks for watching
400 Gallon Aquarium Leak (part 7) Fish!
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This will be the 7th and final part to this series! Thanks for watching and have a great day!
400 Gallon Aquarium Leak (part 6)
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Well it holds water, it has rocks and the filters are hooked up! Everything looks good so far so stay tuned for part 7! Thanks for watching and have a great day.
Lemons for Leukemia
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Thank you for watching this video of the lemons for leukemia challenge. It helps raise awareness about this illness and it also shows our support for Candy Overhuls son Caleb and the struggles that they and their family go through every day. Much love from California. Free Swimmer: czcams.com/channels/xPi_xsb-6mytgn1QrYDQYw.html Reggies H&P Cichlids: czcams.com/channels/JZ-3g50a6HkUHQaGU_y7EA.h...
400 Gallon Aquarium Leak (part 5)
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Well heres part 5. I hope you enjoy! If you have any questions feel free to ask.
400 Gallon Aquarium Leak (part 4) Test Fill
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400 Gallon Aquarium Leak (part 4) Test Fill
DIY Internal Filter + planted tank setup
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DIY Internal Filter planted tank setup
Huge African Cichlid Tank Update 4-15-2017
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Huge African Cichlid Tank Update 4-15-2017
Uncle Sam's Discus farm and The King Of DIY
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Uncle Sam's Discus farm and The King Of DIY
Decent filter it’s just super noisy
Awesome videos...so easy to follow...Thanks for making these 🔥
Nice quality content channel. What happened to you after this video? Not uploading anymore??
Got married, had kids and started my own business as it were. Free time doesn’t exist anymore haha. Thanks for watching and asking. Take care
Thank you for this great info.
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching
AMAZING JOB 👏🏾... Love the aquascape look very natural 😍... Good job... I hire you😅
Wow awesome tank setup, looks fantastic dude. You should be proud of your hard work , well worth it. I had these type of cichlids a few years ago , I found these fish to be very aggressive and extremely territorial. Great job dude
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
I ws skeptical at first with just black and white fish but wow it pops after the fish started moving around more. Great job and worth all the work. Thanks for postng.
You are very welcome, I’m glad you like the tank. It was a lot of work but I think it was worth it. Thank you for watching and commenting! Have a great day!!!
Excellent!!
Love that catfish, what is it?
It’s a gigantic synodontis catfish. Believe it or not he’s still alive and kicking to this day. He’s 12 years old!!! Thanks for watching
Can I add 1 Oscar in a 75 gallon long term
Shouldn’t be a problem as long as it’s 1 Oscar and minimal decor
I can see you've stopped making videos now but one last update on this tank would be good!
Yeah I did, I had kids and started my own business. Little crazy around here as one might imagine. Thanks for checking in!!! Take care
U divide by 231 because there is 231 cubic inches in a gallon
🙏🏼I suck at Math. Thank you.
Wow !!! what is the paint you used to paint the back?
Nice set up love the tank but the lighting 😢
I know man, the lighting is terrible. The tank is 10 feet long and I couldn’t afford 4 expensive fixtures at the time. It’s a real shame. It would have been cool to see it with proper lighting. Anyway, thanks for watching, take care
to this day still useful
I want this super long tank so badly
Cost me $900 on Craigslist about 10 years ago and it came with 2 fluval fx5’s all complete and ready to use. Look around, you’ll find something close. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, I've heard about this product, and now will try it 👍
It’s good stuff just make sure you thoroughly rinse the aquarium. Good luck. Keep in mind that some water spots etc. can be etched into the glass.
Trophéus duboise ❤
Is the tank half full or half empty? I would say it's half full because you can't have to much empty
I love to have this with like 100 peacocks and haps all males
I did eventually put Malawi cichlids in there. Not 100 though. Too expensive. It’s on my channel if you were interested. Thanks for watching
How's it looking in 2023.
I have watched this video sooooo many times! #dope
Oh awesome! Thank you very much! Build a tank just like this one that way you can enjoy it in real life. It’s very easy and inexpensive depending on the tank size.
Watched again today!😂😂😂
@@tzaddik1694 you are a savage! I love it! You have to build one!!!!! Thanks for watching. Again 😂
What a great idea! I never thought about painting the back of the tank black. Thank you for that. Will use when I set up my next tank, hopefully African cichlids.
It looks much better than the tape on stuff and it’s easier to put on. Plus if you ever want to take it off you can easily scrape it off with a razor blade scraper. Win win. It’s cheaper too! Thanks for watching
@All About DIY yeah once I tried the fake background, I immediately tore it off and zip tied all my cords/hoses together just to keep the clutter down. My biggest tank I've ever had was a 90 gallon. I had a 90 gallon Asian tank. A 55 convict cichlid tank and a 36 bow live bearer community tank. Now I have nothing up right now because I'm looking for a place but it's like having a dog. I can't see myself without having a dog and fish.
Hi bro can i expect to grow Out my small chichlids in these small setups? I want to put like 20 different kind of selected chichlids. Nd grow em into their max size. So my question is is it possible to grow that big in this tank?
Absolutely, it all depends on the size of the tote, the type of fish and also how many fish you put it. For example, if I wanted to grow out Oscar’s in a 275 gallon tote like this one I would get 4 or 5 as babies and feed them 3 times a day with high protein foods. If you wanted to grow out jack dempseys you could get 10 or so. It all depends on the full grown size of the fish really. The more space they have and the amount of quality food they get determines how fast they grow.
Wow amazing
Thank you 👍
They would have gotten used to it...I can't stand glass bottom for the look and the fact there's nothing for your beneficial bacteria to live in...I do like your fish n tank don't get me wrong.
I sure hope you reinforced the floor joists with floor jacks.
My house is build on a concrete slab but thanks for looking out
How much did it cost
$2500 probably. Maybe $3000. Not really sure since I bought things over the course of 2 years.
@@allaboutdiy1375 do you still love your aquarium or not
You have the equivalent of 4 oscars in there, when you consider the biomass of the other cichlids plus the loaches. But it's working!
What type of rock you use? This is amazing!
It’s called “granite cobblestone” and I got it at a local landscaping supply company. I had to break some of the stones with a hammer to get those shapes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey man is there a way to reach out to you regarding cichlids, I have a bunch of questions on your experience
a couple big bits of 4x2 and slip them under the frame to lift it and you wont have to do the shuffle like you just did .
Very very nice aquarium and very very nice layout. I like it. But why so much sand??? Especially in the front so high?!
I added a lot of sand because certain types of fish that I put in later like to dig in their natural habitat. I wanted all the fish to feel right at home and I wasn’t short on space in the tank. It also helped keep the rocks more stable in the long run. Thanks for watching I’m glad you like it, mostly 😉
@@allaboutdiy1375 Thanks for the reply, oh yes, I like it a lot. I just wanted to know for sure. great aquarium!
@@Alenquerdiskus thank you very much, I appreciate that! Take care
When are the red arowanas arriving?
I wish. Last I checked, we can’t have those in the states. Black market maybe
@@allaboutdiy1375 Lol.. kidding bro. I'm in Singapore, guess i have the luxury. But how i wish i have a majestic and huge tank like that to house my asian arowanas. Just take place are pretty constraint and congested here and a tank like that is just going to cost a arm and leg. And maybe 1 day if i have the time and patience, i could learn to build one myself. Only hope i had all the talent in me. Really beautiful tank and cool video! All the best!
@@edwin_chew thank you very much I appreciate that! Good luck, I’m sure you will have a big tank in no time!
don't buy from discus .
Why not?
This was so informative, thank you for sharing
Absolutely, my pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting
Does this filter allow filter bipass? Or does it really force the water through all the filter stages?
If it is properly maintained it works as described.
Use the metric system: 1 cubic decimeter holds 1 liter of water. Length x width x height remove 3 ceros and that’s the liters. A 100 x 20 x 30 cm tank can hold 60, and since the average density of water is 1, then 60 liters are roughly gonna weight 60 kilos.
I agree that the metric system is much easier and makes a lot more sense. I suppose this video is for my American audience. Thanks for the metric equivalent 👍
@@allaboutdiy1375 I find it easier to do the math in metric and then convert to imperial. Might not work for everyone but it’s a fun alternative
YOU GOT A HUGE AQUARIUM BUT YOU PUT A SMALL 🐠 FISH
Yes, they get bigger and multiply. Also they will have more room and it keeps the bio load down. That means healthier fish and less maintenance. Later I added different species and a huge tank will keep aggression down.
Glad to see you were able to save the tank……..And yes……wives have their moments.
Lol yes they do. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow! That was some undertaking. The scape is dramatic against the black background.
Thank you for such a concise video on installing this filter. I was a little afraid to attempt it until I watched your video. Followed your instructions and it's in and running. I am switching from a canister filter which is too heavy for me to lift out and clean. This one will be so much easier. Thanks again. Big help.
Oh great! I’m glad I could help! Thank you for watching and commenting! Good luck
this is like watching your city grow in simcity
Perfect, thanks man!
Absolutely! Glad I could help
Im growing out 2 Tiger Oscars for my new 450g tank..
I think I saw at least one of them in your last video. Oscars are a lot of fun!
Thanks. That was really helpful. I was worried it wasn't safe for my fish. 😎
As long as you rinse very well it won't hurt your fish
That’s rad but no way that weighs 700lbs with out water! Try having 4 guys move a 75 gallon aquarium full of water! My guess is 300lbs. Cheers!
Nice work! Though how do you much such a large tank from it's stand? Suction cups / team of people?
That’s a good idea. I didn’t use suction cups but I did have a team of people help me move this tank. It’s no small chore. I have a video of me setting this tank up for the first time and you can see how we moved it inside the house. No small task. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
@@allaboutdiy1375 thanks for your reaction and I'll watch that video of the tank setup. We have a 180 gallon at home and needed 4 people to get it on it's stand. A leak would be our greatest nightmare since it's in the middle of our livingroom. Keep up the good work and kudos for making this and other video's!
@@David-qu5sw thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words. And yes, I agree, big tanks are scary if they ever spring a leak. Mine happened at 10:00 pm after an earthquake lol. It’s hard to get 400 gallons of water out of a tank quickly and also find somewhere to put the fish in the meantime. Not ideal!
I got 7 gallons