I use those little plastic baskets for planters, breeder boxes, can chop em into drain/filter covers, flip em over cut some holes in them boom cave (I normally add A heap of java moss over it as well)
Great ideas Blake!! You never know what you can find. With just a little imagination the possibilities are endless!! Hope you're having a great day!👍💯💚🌿🐟🌿
Another great item from Bunnings is irrigation drip tubing. I use it for all my airlines. It’s cheap comes in black and seems to last a lot longer than regular aquarium airline tubing
Great tips again Blake. Gotta love Bunnings. On the bulkhead, look in the outdoor section near the water tanks. The rain bird brand are heaps cheaper than the ones in the plumbing section. They don't come in super large sizes but you could double up if needed. Can't remember what they call them, tank outlet or something. Another tip I have come up with is making a water change fitting using 19mm poly pipe and fittings. Again, the rain bird fittings are heaps cheaper than the pope brand. U can usually get a pack of them for basically the same as a single pope fitting. If you take a hose connector, a length of pvc, and two elbows you can make a U shaped device that makes water changes easy. Just clicks into your garden hose. Fill the hose with water, hook the u shape device over your tank, disconnect the hose at the tap end and gravity will do the rest. U can add a tap fitting in to the assembly also to allow you to swap between tanks without losing your siphon. U can also easily set the depth u want to drain to by rotating the length of poly pipe in the tank. I live in North Queensland so can also fill my tanks with the same hose as water temp is usually fine.
Hey mate did you know if you have the hose plugged in and you put it in a tank, then pull it out of where it’s plugged into, it just starts siphoning? Just because you said you used a pump for water changes
Top item for me is 90/45 timber from Bunnings for stands n core flute for lids can’t remember if this is as on last one . N rumble favourite hydra seal great product
Hello I have a question 🙋 I'm looking for a quick cheap reversible black background for a few tanks, can't find anything in bunnings but thought of corflute, just lines show up
@@BlakesAquatics I am around Box hill. What are some good aquariums around here? I have not managed to find too many and will be setting up my room/garage again soon
I have a bunch of store tours on the channel mate, my go-tos are nature aquarium, fastway hydroponics and new life aquarium (abbotsford, keysborough or h2o)
Hey Blake. You can get Plywood from Bunnings that is already 600mm wide which when cut to the correct length will fit the "1000kg Rack It" system. Bunnings will even give you 1 cut for free. (Well they did for me.) It will not stop the bowing though. My tanks are 450x450x450mm so bowing is not a problem for me. Much better than the rather flimsy MDF panels I reckon. It is 2250x600x32mm for $62. Link to the plywood in Bunnings, www.bunnings.com.au/araucoply-2250-x-600mm-30mm-bc-deco-plywood_p0390218 A quick and dirty video of how I used it including a really cool way to use the offcut. ruclips.net/video/EuNy-tNL-3s/видео.html
Yay! So happy to see that my comment about the timer has made it into this video =D
It was a great comment 😃👍 sorry that I didnt mention you by name
I use those little plastic baskets for planters, breeder boxes, can chop em into drain/filter covers, flip em over cut some holes in them boom cave (I normally add A heap of java moss over it as well)
Gotta love Bunnings.
Great ideas Blake!! You never know what you can find. With just a little imagination the possibilities are endless!! Hope you're having a great day!👍💯💚🌿🐟🌿
Haha definitely 👍
Cheers man thank you 😊
Another great item from Bunnings is irrigation drip tubing. I use it for all my airlines. It’s cheap comes in black and seems to last a lot longer than regular aquarium airline tubing
Great tip 👍
Awesome channel mate. Lots to watch👍👍👍
Welcome mate cheers
Nice. Thanks for the tips.
Great video Blake, thanks for sharing
Cheers mate
Liked the bird net idea mate.
I use the grid connect smart power board for my tanks
Great video blake great work like always mate.
loving this series of videos man, keep it up!
Thanks mate! Jealous of you getting out and about doing some tours lately as well 👍
I like those HPM timers too. They are nice and slim so don't cover too many outlets on power boards.
Definitely!
good ideas mate.
Cheers mate
Hey Blake just curious what brand of pool salt u use, cheers
Great tips again Blake. Gotta love Bunnings. On the bulkhead, look in the outdoor section near the water tanks. The rain bird brand are heaps cheaper than the ones in the plumbing section. They don't come in super large sizes but you could double up if needed. Can't remember what they call them, tank outlet or something. Another tip I have come up with is making a water change fitting using 19mm poly pipe and fittings. Again, the rain bird fittings are heaps cheaper than the pope brand. U can usually get a pack of them for basically the same as a single pope fitting. If you take a hose connector, a length of pvc, and two elbows you can make a U shaped device that makes water changes easy. Just clicks into your garden hose. Fill the hose with water, hook the u shape device over your tank, disconnect the hose at the tap end and gravity will do the rest. U can add a tap fitting in to the assembly also to allow you to swap between tanks without losing your siphon. U can also easily set the depth u want to drain to by rotating the length of poly pipe in the tank. I live in North Queensland so can also fill my tanks with the same hose as water temp is usually fine.
Yep I wouldnt survive without my pvc waterchangers 🤣 life savers for sure. Cheers
Hey mate did you know if you have the hose plugged in and you put it in a tank, then pull it out of where it’s plugged into, it just starts siphoning? Just because you said you used a pump for water changes
Yeah for sure but gravity syphoning through a 13mm hose takes all day to drain ~3kL or 4kL
Top item for me is 90/45 timber from Bunnings for stands n core flute for lids can’t remember if this is as on last one . N rumble favourite hydra seal great product
Core flute was and hydroseal i mentioned during bulk head chat 👍
@@BlakesAquatics yep I committed to early I heard straight after comment
@@cheveburkinshaw860 hahaha been there
Hey Blake i know this is an old video but di you think the brickies white washed sand woukf be good for the tanks
Theres a bag of coarse sand nearby which worls far better. The washed sand is very fine and compacts pretty hard
@@BlakesAquatics do you know what the sands called thanks Blake
Is pool salt okay to use for a Saltwater tank?
@@BenosFishing yep it just doesnt have the minerals for some corals. Fowlr its fine
Where do you buy your fish equipment e.g sponge filters from Australia?
Aquarium universe mate 👍
@@BlakesAquatics thanks 🙏
Hi Blake, are you able to suggest a option for safe fresh water rock other than the really expensive aquarium stores?
Thanks mate
If you like the look scoria is aquarium safe but only comes in smaller pieces. A lot of sand and soil places sell basalt rock
Hello I have a question 🙋 I'm looking for a quick cheap reversible black background for a few tanks, can't find anything in bunnings but thought of corflute, just lines show up
Hey mate I just buy rolls of black vinyl off ebay for that kind of thing
@@BlakesAquatics thank you thank you! Love your channel man, so good 🙌
Hey mate, Just noticed you are in Vic. I have just moved down from QLD. Do you sell fish to the public?
Mainly to shops, dropping a batch off at fastway tomorrow in fact
@@BlakesAquatics I am around Box hill. What are some good aquariums around here? I have not managed to find too many and will be setting up my room/garage again soon
I have a bunch of store tours on the channel mate, my go-tos are nature aquarium, fastway hydroponics and new life aquarium (abbotsford, keysborough or h2o)
Where did you get your sponge filter from?
www.aquariumuniverse.com.au/ use code blakesaquatics for 10% off 👍
@@BlakesAquatics thank you, where does it come from?
@@zombitch_slayer5363 NSW. They have an actual storefront and all that
@@BlakesAquatics ahh right I’m in Victoria
@@zombitch_slayer5363 me too. Just order online and theyll get to you mid next week 👍
I buy the lava rock I use in my sumps from Bunnings.
You must have missed part 1 😃
Hey Blake. You can get Plywood from Bunnings that is already 600mm wide which when cut to the correct length will fit the "1000kg Rack It" system. Bunnings will even give you 1 cut for free. (Well they did for me.) It will not stop the bowing though. My tanks are 450x450x450mm so bowing is not a problem for me. Much better than the rather flimsy MDF panels I reckon. It is 2250x600x32mm for $62.
Link to the plywood in Bunnings,
www.bunnings.com.au/araucoply-2250-x-600mm-30mm-bc-deco-plywood_p0390218
A quick and dirty video of how I used it including a really cool way to use the offcut.
ruclips.net/video/EuNy-tNL-3s/видео.html
Awesome cheers 👍
@@BlakesAquatics You're Welcome and thanks for all you do! :-)
I bought a bunch of pebbles from bunnings last week only to get home and read the "not safe for aquarium use" sticker😢
Dang, yeah some of them are reactive or epoxy coated
First in
wow that is insanely fast!
@@BlakesAquaticsI jus sit waiting for u all day 😂😂
10 minutes after upload - best I have ever done!
@@cheveburkinshaw860 🤣