The king of DIY

Joey Mullen, better known online as The king of DIY (or simply TKOD, formerly UaruJoey) is a Canadian YouTuber known for his aquarium related do-it-yourself videos.
==History==
The king of DIY joined YouTube in May 2008. His videos cover a range of DIY aquarium tips and tricks in tutorial format and he credits himself for inspiring thousands of new aquatic hobbyists.
In 2017 he started a crowdfunding campaign to finish building his aquarium gallery when he admitted getting in over his head and hugely underestimating costs, raising over $90k in a few days.
On October 2, 2018, The King of DIY uploaded a personal video covering his chequered past with violent and criminal activity leading to time in prison, and claiming the aquarium hobby later changed his life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf9IGQ8WAOM
==Criticism==
He wrote a book "The ultimate DIY handbook; for the DIY aquarist" which covers his tutorials in more depth but faced criticism for presenting some content as his own original work, rather than his take on common pre-existing methods and ideas.
Dogged by criticism and suspicion for lack of transparency with the crowdfunding campaign for his aquarium gallery, he has robustly denied any accusations of fraud and maintains he vastly underestimated his costs and needed the donations to complete the gallery project, despite appearances the shortfall was fully funded through corporate sponsorship
He has addressed accusations of prioritising sensationalism over good animal care practices in his videos by saying that even though he does collect and then move on a large number of fish to be able to create content, the animals in his care get nothing but the highest standards of care.
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