Building A Tank - A Basic Guide |
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 May 6 2007, 03:36 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 6-May 07 Member No.: 31794  |
What keeps the weight of the water from making this tank bust open? Would it be a good idea to get some strong 1" wood and make a frame on the top and bottom and pull the frame nice and tight to hold the glass in place?
I'd rather make my nano reef tank (12g) but a tank leak or failure is extra catastrophic in a reef tank. Also, what chambers would I need to build? |
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May 29 2007, 10:15 PM
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 Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 635 Joined: 13-March 07 From: Tennessee Member No.: 30201 |
You guys know that they sell aquarium silicone and epoxy at petsmart and petco, right? You can get it off of their websites for surprisingly low prices.
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Jun 18 2007, 02:30 PM
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Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 8-January 06 Member No.: 18063 |
im building my tnak and it just dawned on me after fixing the front and back panels how do i fit the side ones iside when theres silicon blocking it!
do over i guess. i guess i should leave like a few cms of corner to finish it up but what are the chances of this leaking? how did you do it in your tanks? |
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Jun 21 2007, 07:01 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 7-February 07 Member No.: 28999 |
Moved to other post. Forward to this post
This post has been edited by bluenavigator: Jun 22 2007, 03:30 PM |
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Jun 24 2007, 08:46 PM
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 Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 217 Joined: 25-April 07 From: Albany, Minnesota US Member No.: 31509 |
Very Helpfull I Think Ill Be Using This In The Near Future
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Jun 24 2007, 11:45 PM
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 24-June 07 Member No.: 33188 |
This is a fab topic. It will come in very useful as I will be needing to mae some tanks in the near future.
A BIG THANKS for this topic. This post has been edited by SHINIE: Jun 24 2007, 11:46 PM |
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Aug 2 2007, 03:00 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 30-July 07 From: Canada Member No.: 34236 |
this is really great. ill be sure to make my boyfriend of brother do this for me when i upgrade to a 100gal for my turtle
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Aug 10 2007, 06:52 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 14-July 07 From: Basingstoke, Hants. UK Member No.: 33752 |
Bracing long tanks?
 My 3.5 ft tank bows with out its plastic retainer. will the silicone on a cit of glass hold well??? |
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 Aug 30 2007, 07:32 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 2-November 06 From: Greensboro,Pa. U.S.A. Member No.: 26227 |
Should tempered or non-tempered glass be used.
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Oct 11 2007, 12:40 AM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 10-July 07 From: New York State Member No.: 33618 |
How much is it USD for enough glass for a 200 USG aquarium?
Thanks, Josh |
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Dec 13 2007, 02:46 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 455 Joined: 5-December 07 From: Wiltshire, UK Member No.: 37380 |
I'm guessing if I wanted a 300cm x 50cm x 50cm tank I would need to use 10mm thick glass and reinforce the corners and the middle of the glass??
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