170cm x 60cm x 60cm with 1.5cm thickness acrylic ~580litres. almost 180 gallons but not quite

Cool! I don't think I've seen a community turtle tank before. Please share if you have any videos on it

Thanks bro. The white & gold trim lining the top and bottom of the aquarium was purchased from Taobao, a Chinese website, from the same seller that I bought the base cabinet from. Dimensions were customizable and so was the colour

Do you have any diy canister filter ?

@@StavrosTsiopoulos-z5l I've never DIY canister filter before. Might not be as easy. But if you do it do share!

Thank you! Cheers! :)

Thank you! Think I spent something like 1200SGD for the acrylic sheets

I didn't encounter this issue maybe because I used the thicker acrylic glue instead of the water thin type Acrylic mess can be buffed out to some extent I believe

I'm an idiot too haha luckily it turned out fine and no disasters!

yeah a fraction the weight of glass. not sure if applying it like silicone did anything but no leaks since

cheers!

why not?

. @yousefshahid Because it shrinks as it cures, creating a stressed joint, and the possibility of failure down the road. In this case, with thin acrylic sheets, using thin solvent and the pin method is better. Even 2-part is better than thick acrylic adhesive.

The first glue I tried was water thin, I didn't apply it too well, had bubbles in the seams The second glue is much much thicker, covered up imperfections better, no bubbles

thank you! cheers!

⁠​⁠​⁠@@DIYSomethingSGCheers！Im East asian，I very like Arowana fish pet，very like this filter！

Thanks bro! Best of luck with your build!

Hey thanks! I unfortunately don't know a whole lot about planted aquariums but can see why it might cause CO2 to escape from the trickle down process It is a lot more aeration than a canister or closed system filter would have

170cm long x 60cm wide x 60cm height

Regular garden hose clear But in this initial build I used clear acrylic pipe

Not sure bro, have not seen this type of steel frame cabinets anywhere else

@@DIYSomethingSG alright thanks for the response, your tank looks amazing ! like I said on your other video, a DIY/penny pinching savvy guy like yourself should work out how to turn tthat into a beautiful reef once your arowana has run its course ;)

A 6ft reefer would be amazing But I don't know anything about reefing other than the $upkeep would be massive😅

He never really liked MP. So far okay with super worms, mealworms, frogs and feeder fish

I don't maintain PH. I just do weekly 30% water change. I do not tan my aro, this is just normal LED lights

@@DIYSomethingSG a fan from sg haha truly amazed by how you build your own tank up. Have subscribed hope to see more updates on the red 👍🏻

@@jy4535 haha thanks very much!

This being my first build ever I didn't want to venture into drilling holes, overflows and sump filtration's complicated pipe setup Maybe the next one

Haha give the DIY build a shot, it's quite satisfying, learn a lot of things along the way

From Chinese website Taobao. Suggest to use Google Chrome and turn on auto translate page item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c-s.w4002-16494388839.10.3d1b1ebfDMOV3F&id=587997677678

No worries! Yes 15mm acrylic is thick enough for my 5.5x2x2, I have no visible bowing on any sides. Tank and fish are doing great Go for it! And share your video process

@@DIYSomethingSG I'm still figuring out how to order ur stand at Taobao. I wonder if they ship it to the USA.

@@jjay1137 I'm sure they do, try googling taobao united states forwarder. I use Google Chrome auto translate on the website

@@DIYSomethingSG I definitely will do that. Just getting into arowana 😝. Would love to get the red one yours . Currently owning the albino n regular silver one. 🤗

@@jjay1137 nice. Reds and Asian Arowanas are illegal in the US though, not sure how easy to obtain one. I know Canada has them This is the feeding video I just put out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3TLnGxmeceSe7s

thanks bro, saw your video too, love your setup and your discus looks amazing

I'm using an overhead filter, top level is mechanical filtration then 2 levels drip through and 2 levels sump Traditional sump filters are usually placed below the tank

No worries!

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in this video not a very good one, it was a Sunsun JGP series, 40W I believe, max 2500L am currently using Sunsun CN-8500 25W, a DC pump, max 3500L just ordered and will be upgrading to Sunsun CN-8500 40W in a few weeks, max 6000L

Both works, I find Acrifix easier to work with as it's more viscous like a glue MTC90 is very liquid like, have to be more precise

I used online an acrylic aquarium thickness calculator It also depends a lot how you brace your top, and mine is essentially 1 large brace with cutouts Think I got it correct since I have no bowing of any sides even though a little bowing is tolerable

Hey thanks man, appreciate the props! The last time I worked with acrylic was about 25 years ago and was always super small scale, so wasn't confident about having holes at the bottom of tanks Plus I wanted the bottom storage to house water I could age for the weekly water changes, you can check out my weekly water change routine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXK7pqZ8arx3hZY&ab_channel=DIYSomethingSG

thanks bud! yeah the link is in the next video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZKWeJyGjLyFnqs&ab_channel=DIYSomethingSG but just realized it requires login to access, I got it from TaoBao, which is the Chinese consumer ecommerce site of parent Alibaba try searching for Drip Box Filter or Trickle Box filter in your equivalent

@@DIYSomethingSG thank you!

thanks bro, yeah glass scratches less easily than acrylic but wasn't confident in DIY glass aquarium knowing that silicon was the only thing holding all sides together under all that water pressure

Not really. Have since changed to disposable filter cotton. Swapping them out once every other month takes an extra 5mins, otherwise 40mins 30% weekly water changes and done

Trickle filter alone probably around 100usd including shipment. Tank is 500 litres or 130 gallons. It’s working great, have reduced mechanical filtration and increased biological since my bioload is light- just 1 22 inch red arowana

Yeah pot scrubbers way cheaper as well. Go for it! I’ll do a video update this year end, have made several changes since initial build

hey, I used to do monthly washes, but I've since switched to all disposable white filter foams I find it polishes the water better, less residue and certainly less hassle will try to do a video update end of year of all the changes since initial build (pump, ohf setup, surface skimmer)

the flow rate e.g. 2000L/H on your pump is calculated at 0CM pump height so if the maximum pump height is stated as 2meters, and you're pumping up through a 1meter pipe to your filter, you can estimate your "true" flow rate to be 1000L/H best to see if your fish can handle larger flow without struggling to keep up with the current else your fish might get get sucked and stuck to the filter :)

good to know!

thanks bud, wishing you massive success on your own project!

hey there, yes it's possible just do sufficient research and planning. this was my first aquarium build and the last time I worked on acrylic was over 25years ago I base my build off of Joey Mullen aka King of DIY's videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIrLl4ltiNuiiNU

hey thanks man, appreciate the kind comments. will find some time to upload some more updates on some of the equipment upgrades since earlier build. cheers!

Hi there! I have not tested my water parameters for over a year already but my fish is doing very well, grown 6 inch in 1 year now about 20inches in length, massive eater :)

yeah being my first DIY tank I wasn't too confident in managing the plumbing to the sump plus I was reserving the area in the cabinet below for containers to age my water for water changes maybe next build I'll sump if the bioload requires, right now with 1 aro ths overhead filter is quite plenty

thanks bud!

yeah that would've been sweet!