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I used sketchup to design my DIY cabinet, means you can join all the pieces together and check they fit virtually, before going and paying for the timber. Mines 18 months old now and I've had no problems.

Make sure you use cell-cast acrylic.

You'll be fine, there's a load of excellent youtube videos on how to build acrylic tanks. I'm a total beginner when it comes to DiY and i managed to build mine and i'm really happy with it.

I do remember reading that some people take a hacksaw to the brace to enlarge the holes.

i Had a Roma 200, the cutouts weren't big enough for a 16/22 filter, so the lids had to balance on top of the pipes.

if you've cracked it you're going to be wasting Co2, also you'll struggle to get enough pressure for it to work at all.

I love the amount of time and patience you've put into this. With that attitude it's sure to turn out great.

In my first planted tank I used one of these with decent success. As long as the pump in the filter is high enough flow then it will work fine. Although in the end I cut the bit of plastic dividing the tank out so I could have a larger tank.

Agree with Ian that fire extinguishers are so cheap you should just go that route. Every time I've tried to save money in this hobby by using a cheap alternative I've ended up replacing whatever bit of kit it was with the recommended one within a few months making it more expensive.

I have one of these, they are going to release specific slides for soft water in the future. I had the same problem with the suction cups, similarly to you I dropped them an email and they sent some replacements which were much better. I bought it mainly to use during cycling and for the PAR...

I'm just glad my back survived to tell the tale ;)

Myself and my girlfriend once carried a Fluval Roma 200 up four flights of very narrow stairs because the delivery driver wouldn't help, only once we go to the top did we realise there was an extra 25kg of gravel and a load of other accessories inside the tank...

You could build your own out of acrylic or glass.

I love this, I look forward to setting up some kind of automatic fert dosing system at some point.