My largest aquarium - the COSTS and TOUR

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Today we take a look at my largest aquarium. How it works and how much it all cost to build.
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@motorr4319 7 жыл бұрын

I use 100 gallon tank for fish he uses 100 gallon tank for filtration...

@thedragonslayer4702 7 жыл бұрын

Moto RR lol

@chrisjones6165 4 жыл бұрын

Right and 100 gallons is pretty big not owning your own home.. at least what is stopping me

@InkedGamerWolf420 Ай бұрын

My juvenile ball pythons 90 gallon tank was originally a sump used to filter a 250 gallon tank.

@troyjohnson2285 7 жыл бұрын

He discusses cost at 21:35

@Wanderlust1972 5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@abeg9959 5 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks bro

@dnpopoproductions4863 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother.

@Peanut_Dust 5 жыл бұрын

Real mvp

@Portnowthrifts 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@thekingofdiy 7 жыл бұрын

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@BALAMURUGAN-rm2mh 7 жыл бұрын

bro, whats ur water parameters ? Im having the same fish(BLUE BASE ASIAN AROWANA).share your water parameters .Im thinking of using RO water right now.

@SEB12578 7 жыл бұрын

real size?

@eighthnotch_ 7 жыл бұрын

Why would you use RO water and strip the minerals that assist in fish health and growth out of the water?

@bryanpena7268 7 жыл бұрын

iammyantinerd I use RO for 3 years mixing it a 5:1 ratio with tap water in gallons to lower my PH. My RO I buy is in the 7.2 range while my tap is 8.8 mixing my water lowers it to a 7.6 and driftwood does the rest to get it down to 7.0 in my Amazonian tank.

@harderrinsta9637 7 жыл бұрын

Get a peacock bass they are so pretty

@jamesholloway3132 7 жыл бұрын

I hope your adding birchir to the tank that would be so cool Brilliant video like always

@nonfunctionalslackfill 7 жыл бұрын

yaaaasss

@MauriceMccomie 7 жыл бұрын

I totally enjoyed this video, it answered all my previous questions in one shot. I can't believe how low maintenance it is. Thanks a lot for making this one Joey, I'm sure you answered a lot of questions in fine style too I might add. Well done.

@badgoat666 2 жыл бұрын

I'm upgrading to my first sump setup soon and this is the best, most informative video that I've found yet. Thank you 😊

@permoden1619 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a, yet again, superb video! Just bought your book, and made a overhead sump from a planter box, for my sons 250 l tank. I modified it though and added a trickle tower to it. A lot of good ideas in that book! My creation works as a charm but I need to work at the looks... Now I need to build something else for my 540 l. I recently came back to the hobby after a 20 year pause, and your channel has really boosted my love for it. Thank you! Greetings from Sweden, P.

@NaturalAquaria 7 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one; great to get inside your head and see exactly why you did the things you decided to do with this particular build!

@ShotofJameson 7 жыл бұрын

This will be 1 of your top 5 videos brotha !!! Great video is all I can say, really informative.

@josemontalvo4532 5 жыл бұрын

Hello King of DIY. I enjoyed watching your big tank and system. I thought it was brilliant piece of work.I kept 55 Gallon Tank for over 15. I’m ready to upgrade to bigger tank. I’m thinking a 125 Gallon Tank, but the one you did was very nice as well. I love love to build my own. I enjoyed watching the vid. I subscribed and put notifications on, so keep them coming! Thank you for sharing!

@RamirezHD 7 жыл бұрын

I have followed you since you started on youtube. And I have seen you growing as an aquarist. You have become quite the expert man. Congrats. It is always nice seeing new videos...and your FANTASTIC arowana (envy) off-course...Keep up the good work.

@chrisaffinati7537 7 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to get back into fish keeping. I was never this involved or advanced but one day I'll get another tank. I never realized how many options there were for easier maintenance with a little know how and planning.

@gregmahloch3419 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! You're a genius when it comes to aquariums. Great set up!

@devonlee1 7 жыл бұрын

Hehe the door thing is to funny!!! I've questioned it before and just brushed it off as you probably knew what you were doing when putting the aquarium there 😂😂😂

@wscogin7974 5 жыл бұрын

Wow a great looking aquarium! It looks so great! Very impressive,really! Great job putting it all together! What’s the cost of the materials?

@pimpjuice739 7 жыл бұрын

Imagine having this tank and adding 1000 neon tetras in there.

@elanadurrick2705 7 жыл бұрын

pimpjuice739 always wanted to do that, sounds so cool

@tedbailey2988 7 жыл бұрын

Great video, always enjoy watching them.

@DiskoDirumah 7 жыл бұрын

U surely inspired tons of people getting into the hobby, sharing ur knowledge is the most noble act a guy can simply do, keep up the great work, thanks man

@aronPru2660 7 жыл бұрын

nice video and very informative too. thanks

@htrowsoc 7 жыл бұрын

Great vids and keep up the good work. They are highly informative & inspiring. Just a quick question on the return from the sump to the aquarium. I see that you took a lot of safety steps with regards to the aquarium overflow. What if the sump return pump fails? I don't think the sump overflow pipe would be able to handle the extra volume.

@RedPhnix-ze1hr 7 жыл бұрын

very informative! thank you!

@quietpianist 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! :) Is it ever a concern to have the intake and outputs of an aquarium filter system close?

@DaveOonUTube 5 жыл бұрын

I know this comment comes late, but when you mentioned running power to the other side of the room to run on your lights for the space and the aquarium I thought I'd make a suggestion for your future projects. Since you seem to be a lot like me in that you change things in your environment often, I would suggest you check on some smart home devices like those made by Insteon. These devices are easy to install and allow you to turn on your lights and devices without having to install traveler wires. You're using digital signaling on your AC line to control micro devices installed behind your existing switches and fixtures.

@chris00tt 7 жыл бұрын

I am curious to see a video about how you made the top glass piece and individuals lids for this tank. Do you already have a video that covers this? If so, please link it. Great videos and you've certainly convinced me to build my own show tank to save TONS of money. I'm looking into the direct injection method of applying silicone for an all glass tank at the moment. Have you experimented with this method of applying to silicone to your glass tanks? A video on that would also be great for the community. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing all of your experiences and knowledge.

@ramzisaid6390 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video as always, finally you talked about the total price :) good to know as DIY Keep up the good work Joey!

@comewarpeacecraft7927 7 жыл бұрын

im impressed on the knowledge you have sir. not just building tanks but also know knowledge in fluid mechanics. im speechless. thumbs up

@webman2727 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Joey! Great video as always. I have a question on your temperature controller. I'm running 2 300 watt eheim jagers behind the 3D background and a 250 watt in my sump for a 300 gallon Malawi tank. I'm not currently using a temp controller and am relying on the heaters themselves. Do you have a particular controller you recommend?

@fuwymechtopia8982 7 жыл бұрын

That door segment part was hilarious, LOL. Love the detailed description of the setup!

@augoldfinger 7 жыл бұрын

I like this video better then some of the others you have done lately. Videos like this is why I subscribe to your channel.

@sturgeonguy6972 7 жыл бұрын

excellent videos and professionally edited and produced. I am interested in building a degasser for a large pond. any experience with this. would love to hear or see your thoughts and plans steve

@mikec7777 7 жыл бұрын

that air pump manifold though, that is why you are the king of DIY, I don't need all these outlets, let's pump them back to themselves. Brillant.

@Xavier_915 7 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing tank! I would love to build this but I need you buy my own house first. 👏👏👏

@Lathan308 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! Appreciate the work and time you put into this Chanel.

@advancednutritioninc908 7 жыл бұрын

Great Work! Good Craftsmanship and Eye For Detail!! ... Liked !

@roob6477 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Joey, what router bit did you use to make the lip on your tank opening to fit your lids in? I am thinking on doing the same to my tank which is also 3/4 inch acrylic. Thanks!

@harjotk9870 7 жыл бұрын

I love the lights💛

@bartsimpson4844 6 жыл бұрын

I love how your fish is listening to every word you say. ps: i just built my own in-tank filter for my betta's 10 gallon from a blue Sistema water bottle, filled it with charcoal and lava rock, and stuffed the bottle mouth with a bath sponge (new). Thank KDIY, your videos inspired the heck out of me :)

@shanikahonemeyer1607 7 жыл бұрын

Your arowana is so responsive to your presence!

@softstart100 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and efforts to making my hobby fun and less expensive.

@nickjm37fordel1 7 жыл бұрын

Does the drip system cause just the fresh water to be the main water draining out the overflow, or does the circulating pumps take care of that ? Also, what would be the smallest tank that could effectively use these types of circulating pumps ?

@Huskerj1000 7 жыл бұрын

Okay, you are the king, 👑. Great video.

@TheDexter121 7 жыл бұрын

Great video I always wondered about that door

@ernestoa5364 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank !!

@hithereimasian 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Joey love the videos and all the advice you give! Recently I've been looking into getting some eductors to increase the flow in my tank, but they cost $20 a piece. Any chance you could make a video showing how we could make one ourselves for less? Thanks and keep up the great content!

@RoyalCrab 7 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video explaining the process of curing and readying a piece of driftwood collected from somewhere in a video? I'm looking to collect a piece of driftwood, but have little clue where to start (what type of wood makes good driftwood and which to avoid, what to look for in potential driftwood [already assuming it's good for use in an aquarium, what things would make it useless for use in an aquarium - e.g., bugs, debris], how to cure and ready it for an aquarium, etc). Thanks!

@kristyburgess9847 3 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a bigger tank. Thanks for going into such detail!☺️

@victorgerhardt1504 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! You are INCREDIBLE!

@Mr133seven 7 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel and I am amazed! I was even more pleased when I discovered you're a fellow Nova Scotian! I only have 26g right now but I plan to have bigger. What is the best fish store you can recommend in the Halifax area? 1 fish 2 fish? Learning a lot thanks!!

@mikeyrawz6087 7 жыл бұрын

just want to ask who would thumbs down this? Joey amazing tank brother, my dream aro there... and man that planter light idea is ingenious 🖒 amazing video as always🍻

@19gkk1le5 7 жыл бұрын

awesome, thank you sir.

@HeartsOfFlesh 7 жыл бұрын

I like the macaroni filter, looks tasty.

@JoelMannerino1 7 жыл бұрын

hey, so I designed a system that utilizes the water pressure to feed the system and the pump at the end... under gravel filter ... would the return pump dissipate the oxygen content before it really enters the tank

@seankinsella1706 7 жыл бұрын

Vey good video keep up the good work 👍👍

@leviburns89 7 жыл бұрын

as many others have stated, you have the best aquarium vids on youtube. the only other competitors are brs tv, and tidal gardens. You guys are all I listen to when it comes to advice. what do you do for work? I know youtube doesn't pay for all those tanks...

@StanTheObserver-lo8rx 6 жыл бұрын

Impressed. I didn't know home builders could build an Acrylic tank THAT size- nerves of steel!

@srt10venomous 7 жыл бұрын

What do you do when it comes to load bearing of the floor? are you on a concrete floor or is any of this on a joist floor.?

@D34dlyK155 7 жыл бұрын

It'd be neat if you posted a video explaining your step by step process of a water change for this tank.

@albertramsay847 7 жыл бұрын

He has it set to a drip system. No water change.

@amycummingsirishdancemom8467 7 жыл бұрын

Actually he stated in this video at about 21:10, that he does do water changes, about every 2 weeks to a month.

@D34dlyK155 7 жыл бұрын

If you watch the video he states he does regular water changes.

@charlie10tango39 7 жыл бұрын

Joey, i know you have made a couple of videos on small compartmentalized sand bed filters...i would love to get some pointers on setting up a sandbed filter system as the fist section of my sump...any particulars on sand to water flow ratio, best way to terminate plumbing lines under the sand, and how to keep the sand confined to that section while still allowing water to flow to the next section. i look forward to exploiting your experience in order to not have to rebuild my sump 27 times!!!

@sasquatchdipper 7 жыл бұрын

can you talk about the costs of plywood aquariums in various shapes and sizes as well as the cost of a cheaper to build and cheaper to run filter for said plywood aquariums

@e2motorsports257 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info on the air pump

@scottudave4499 7 жыл бұрын

great video, every time I had a question, you answered it.

@madsengelund4655 7 жыл бұрын

Gratz with ur 250K subs :)

@stefanfr992 7 жыл бұрын

How do you get your temperature correct? I Amuse you measure the temperature in the sump isn't there a difference between the temperature and the tank?

@thekingofdiy 7 жыл бұрын

+Stefan Fransen the sump and the tank is the same temperature. All filtered water is heated prior to returning to the tank. It is a continuous cycle.

@TheBaggedchrysler 7 жыл бұрын

love your Channel would love to start learning how to build aquariums for my snakes you have helpful videos and yes I watch Brian barchcheck Channel 2

@bigjayinga 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, your sump is bigger then my tank. Great video

@serenabowman2214 7 жыл бұрын

hey joey my question is... I use so many plugs on my aquarium 7/8 plugs soo much electric lol how would I cut it down to how you do things I just watched one of your plywood builds and your drip filter underneath it didn't even look like u use lots of plugs please comment back and let me no 👍 I'm setting up discus

@fatboiaquariums4087 7 жыл бұрын

You should do a video on how you look and buy your fish online what to look for and watch out for. And good websites to trust. I see a lot of people order fish and get upset. Keep doing what you do Joey!

@TwitchyStuff 7 жыл бұрын

To be fair I wondered about the door too... I think what puts people off, is doors are normally mounted on a typical door jamb, and a door always opens in the direction opposite the jamb. so if it was a normal store bought door frame, not seeing it would imply the door opens into the room, and if it opens out you would expect to see the door recessed into the wall, and the walls of the jamb would be visible. Amazing videos, I look forward to catching up on them.

@peter6850 7 жыл бұрын

What about invisible in-tank-wall? This could help when you want to keep smaller species with bigger more agressive species in "one enviroment". Or how to combine two or more tanks to make illusion of one huge tank.

@DramaticAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@FantasticCalamity 7 жыл бұрын

Put the lights on a smart plug like I did. Control them with your phone, setup timers etc. WEMO Insight can handle 1800watts. Order them from amazon Canada or go to bestbuy. Thanks for all the videos and info, you have really helped me out as a novice fish keeper.

@dosmaiz7361 7 жыл бұрын

Anyone know of a site that calculates acrylic thickness for xxx gallon tank wanting to build? and what site do you use for acrylic purchases?

@lempira69 7 жыл бұрын

Great tank! I have a question nothing related to your great fish tank, for several month I've been noticing planarian in my tank, they are small like a hair thickness the size of a ( / ) white color, any idea how to get ride of them? I cut the feeding schedule, change 100 of the water. I still see them

@joesfishroom4700 7 жыл бұрын

I love your tanks! bare bottom with circulation is it!

@davekamalas2537 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice build on that tank you thought it out very well would love to have you build me a 180 gallon tank .

@FreeSwimmer 7 жыл бұрын

The Red Hooks were great looking fish but I understand your decision to remove them. I have had a similar looking but larger and very durable, vegetarian fish, that would work great for you !! A few Pacu !!!!

@MrKiet76 7 жыл бұрын

great job on the aquarium set up bro and very wise choice of fish Asian gold Arowana....

@TylerOstergaard 7 жыл бұрын

So a couple if questions 1st have you ever used spotlights as fish lights are they to bright and 2nd have you ever considers running a webcam on your arowana so we can watch him all the time

@cadykyst1234 7 жыл бұрын

just a thought...you are a great videographer. have you thought about making a long meditative video of this slow fish?

@hadikusumowtc6827 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo huge Aquarium👍

@dennisolsson3119 7 жыл бұрын

Have you considered a swirl filter for the solids before the sponge? It could be as simple as just turning a valve for a few seconds to clean the most solids. You could even make the overflow for the drip system grab the solids from the bottom to automatically empty it for you. Disclaimer: I have only followed you for a few months.

@brans7269 7 жыл бұрын

Joey can you send a link for where you got the water pump? how do you remove the hard water build up around the top off a acrylic tank?

@sweetfreedomjourney 7 жыл бұрын

GENIUS!!!

@goodall1bay 7 жыл бұрын

Because of the cost, I always go overkill on equipment because at least I can carry on using it on a larger system in future and every time I'm glad I did.

@clintonmacdonald4969 7 жыл бұрын

I apologize if this is in a different video, I'm currently looking into building a large tank (300+), If you have a base under your tank could you skimp cost on the plexi-glass bottom and top getting thinner panes?

@geepreston7292 7 жыл бұрын

I have no fish and don't even plan on getting any but I've been watching your videos for a year now just cause I find them interesting lol

@brandocommando1243 4 жыл бұрын

I plan on building a tank with the same dimensions. Would half inch work or do you recommend 3/4? Also would you recommend a solid top or would 4 inch strips work?

@rajgharti4412 7 жыл бұрын

im really concerned what you use for the upper layer of aquarium lid? is it glass or some sort of other material.... do inform. :D

@RSP190166 7 жыл бұрын

Note to self, lol... filter system replacement a secret... lol... Love ya blogs keep them up. thanks

@RSP190166 7 жыл бұрын

OK, thankz for the heads up..

@bigjayinga 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Do you build setups for people?

@thefashionablefishkeeper 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! I think you should paint your ceiling black.

@oofyoudead7223 7 жыл бұрын

Love the movies joey, keep it up bro! :)

7 жыл бұрын

How is the reef tank project going?

@BlazinRecreationally 7 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for the flow video. I think you need polypterus in your life (maybe arowanas new tank makes).

@cristianautoctono6179 7 жыл бұрын

cada dia alucino mas

@ilyadrevniy7420 7 жыл бұрын

hi. I watched your videos for severel times, especially about how you making aquariums. Good jpb!!! I'm amazed! So, I have a question: do you use acrilic or polycarbonate. And I don't mention thickness.

@ilyadrevniy7420 7 жыл бұрын

Let me make a clarification. I see that aquarims made from acrilic ore polycarbonate are more expensive that glass. And as you say you can't make mistakes with acrilic. And how I have read polycarbonate has the most similar properties with glass.

@northerniggy8261 7 жыл бұрын

I assume that because you use a continuous drip water system that you don't use an Algae scrubber for controlling the Nitrates (along with large water changes from time to time)?

@anakrony 7 жыл бұрын

Paint the door the same color as the wall and nobody will notice the door.

@thekingofdiy 7 жыл бұрын

+Anakrony it's not too big a deal for me. I just find it amusing. I can just picture those people constantly walking face first into doors that open the opposite way they think it would is all. Haha

@anakrony 7 жыл бұрын

LOL

@WichitaFallFishKeeper 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Where do you suggest is a good place to buy the acrylic? Thanks

@JohnJohn-hv4ef 7 жыл бұрын

You can remove one of the heaters if you want to. I have never used more than a fifth of wattage for every tank that I ever had and I never had a problem with heating, even during the coldest time of the year. And my tank doesn't even have a lid on it. My tank is 300 liters and my heater is 65 watts. Works perfectly.