has anyone ever built there own fishtank ? If so could you tell me how?
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Often, and especially when I was into Saltwater.
Glass, no less than 1/4 inch thick up to maybe 55 gal. Clear aquarium silcone sealer/adhesive for the bonding, framing the top and bottom for added strength.
By doing the math, and with some research, you can find out the capacities for various measurements of the tank,,,IE: 35 gallon might be 30 x 16 x 18 high??? I don't care to do your math for you, but certainly you can go to a pet shop and judge that as well.
I'd allow drying/curing time,,,add water,,,testing for leaks.
When I was crafting my own I used tempered glass, and primitive methods that worked, like bracing a side, or even taping once a bond was formed. I also did it one piece at a time,,or two pieces that joined at the 90,,,waiting until those cured, then moving on to the other side pieces.
Rev. Steven
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It is really more trouble than it is worth, unless you have a very strange design in mind. It is basically silicone gel and glass. You need the proper thickness of glass for the size of the tank you are building, but the problem is structural reinforcement. Even with a 55 gallon, if you break that plastic strip in the middle of the top, the force of water will tear it apart. If you build something bigger, the forces get bigger.
I would strongly suggest hiring somebody who knows what they are doing for larger sized tanks.
-Dio
It is really more trouble than it is worth, unless you have a very strange design in mind. It is basically silicone gel and glass. You need the proper thickness of glass for the size of the tank you are building, but the problem is structural reinforcement. Even with a 55 gallon, if you break that plastic strip in the middle of the top, the force of water will tear it apart. If you build something bigger, the forces get bigger.
I would strongly suggest hiring somebody who knows what they are doing for larger sized tanks.
-Dio
Ever Wolf sounds like he's got it, but I wouldn't even bother. There are so many people giving them away it's easier to just to check the free stuff places on the web and grab a used one. If your determined, I'd go with Ever Wolf's plan.