Unless your going to do 500g+, its not worth it.
We slid it forward w less than 1/8 of an inch to spare relief. I must admit that taking care of three separate tanks was beginning to get old, costly and time consuming.
Above a certain number of cuts they used to charge $1/cut but not sure how much it is now. Appreciate the comment. Dimensions 119 inches long x 52 inches wide x 48 inches high Was mynfirstbeffort, so perhaps builder error, but I bought a glass tank in 1988, and only retired it in 2008. No veneer, probably not energy though the first core.
I have enough clearance to to that on each seam. Base wood 4x4's & 2x6's 60.00 Years pass and the desire for a larger tank was still circling in my head. The glass is 32.5 x.5x92.5 300.00 $3-450, not a chance in the world. Did a little research on current acrylic prices, one thing to note is that the price of acrylic is directly tied to current oil prices.
40 gal tank for wet/dry 50.00 The paint is kind of runny so I painted on two coats immediately. Who by this time were ready to commit me. I'm sure that would work if you had good joinery. gotta love DIY. I've seen a few of the newer plywood tanks using pond armor. if i remember correctly my friend paid $2000 for his glass. One case of Silicone 32.00
As a construction worker, you most likely have a lot of fundamental know-how for aquarium building already. GARF Reef Janitors (An absolute MUST! I'm glad to know the issue with the tank was not catastrophic and easly repairable.
Now I am excited and so too the neighbors! I spent three days cleaning and reorganizing my garage, which, by the way it needed. I would say if you have the tools, skill, know-how and the materials it would probably be cheaper in most cases to build your own. How many gallons does an aquarium have to be before you decide it's better to build it then it is to pay for it used/new? Its the column of water height that is the key to glass thickness because water column height determines PSI not volume.
*Little Giant was " " " ", ** One should keep in mind that I sold 3 aquariums for a total of $1150.00. Sounds like your are a busy person! I had a pinhole in the epoxy on the eurobrace.
Do 3-4 pours that way, assemble so you still get the chemical bond. Tangs you always have the most random offtopic posts.
I built one in 1992 and had oozing issues on and off. Also you dont want to know how much the cost on a double pane acrylic viewing area would cost. Its going to be a diy thread. 1000 gallon aquarium I had measured the base to fit "The Aquarium with less that 1/8 " lee-way, so the base would be additional support for the walls. I would also go wide instead of tall. With my case of Liquid Nails and Silicone ready and went to work. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Anybody know how many of these tanks are still running. Les cts sont fait en plywood 3/4 pouces et renforcer avec des 2x4 et 2x6 lintrieur est scell avec de la fibre de verre recouverte de peinture poxy (pond armor). Have you spec'ed out the costs of the materials and glass yet?
And yes many of the new finished grade 7/8" thick hardwood plywood's are 8 to 10 multi -layers sold at Home Depot and lowes either in Birch or Oak, no way Ill use pine. I probably have been to each of your readers web site's if it had the word "fish" in it. 3/4" were $763. I had read all of the builds at one point and time and started rereading them and thinking I want to give it a go.
There is a reason why they cost many thousands of dollars when you get into a big build. Two Fluorescent Lamp Fixtures 25.00 I also have the Reef Janitors for a 100 gal tank love those little critters. It was now time to silicone, and what a fun task this was. I didn't know about the pinhole, the brace had been painted with epoxy instead of bring poured - originally, the brace was supposed to be several inches above the water but at the last minute I raised the overflow box such that the brace was actually underwater. The one I recently saw was 800g done this way 20 years ago and has never had as much as a pinhole leak. You must log in or register to reply here. The silicone manufacture says that the smell will disappear when the silicone has cured (much like curing rock). Honestly for very large tanks you're better off using concrete and plywood with acrylic viewing panels. I now use a 40 gallon tank underneath that I built as a wet/dry filter powered by one Little Giant Pump. It cannot be filled to maximum capacity but it can hold water to about 3/4 of its capacity (700 gallon). I used fiberglass resign and cloth to seal it then I painted it with sweetwater epoxy paint from aquatic eco systems one gallon came to $110.00 that including shipping. I'm in Plymouth. I've been considering the same thing, you can get the glass or acrylic cut to the exact sizes you need, but I don't know either, I figure the tank I want would cost me about 2K just in materials. but i want to go all out on this one even thinking of doing some corals (softies maybe lps) but i need some of ur advice, suggestions, opinion thanks. I now want to get a large tank and have read many threads on the plywood tanks here. Starphire glass is actually more expensive from glasscages with 1/2" running 480 and 3/4 running 1024 for a 4x8 sheet, or $15 and $32 per sqft. I mean to tell you all your senses become real at this point. I placed an order for the glass after dickering w/ the distributor as to which thickness would hold the pressure. I finally hit on what I considered to be the "Grail" of my searching. Screw it all together and then pour the fillets. Monster Fish Keepers has lots of information about large tanks, and most of the accurate information on the web, about DIY large tanks.
http://marshreef.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=29148, Ignore/Block Essentials, Paid Registrations by. Hey I am off to the georgia aquarium in Atlanta (and other stuff to see and do) in april (I think they have a whale shark there). The paint dried rather quickly even though it was only 50 degrees outside.
The nice thing about making your own anything is that you can make it to your specifications. In the process of taking it down to hopefully sell my house in next 6 months. This is really interesting! I used everything I could lift to place on the edge as to weigh down the glue.
Eagerness got the best of me so we worked into the evening. hey, just had a quick question. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
2-House hold timers 16.00 AquariaCentral.com, a division of Monster Aquaria Network, LLC. The aquarium will be for small shark, eel, stingray, lionfish, lrg angels. If I routed the edges to bar wood, would there be enough epoxy soaked in to the panel intself to affect the strength of the gorilla glue? I was looking into this as an option for making my own "peninsula" style desktop aquarium. Answers to a lot of my curiosities were now fact. I chose 1/2" safety glass ( I have 3 nephews) and sprung for the edge beveling. Total: 907.00**, *Power Heads were already in my possession
I definitely want to drive down and see this thing. Come join the discussion about flora, fauna, health, housing, filters, care, classifieds, and more! GUNNER G, CWO4 WEAPONS, USN/USCG Retired (1974-2004) "IN GOD I TRUST", http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/planasystem/ig/Guide-Charts--Tables--Diagrams/Glass-Thickness-Calculator.htm. what program did you use to draw your design ? Then use urethane (gorilla glue) and screws (predrilled) to assemble.
The stands could be lowered and kept level, as I was building this alone. 2005-2019 Monsterfishkeepers.com. I have a friend who used to build large aquariums. It would be a great low tech planted tank, I wish I had the room for something like that! Cost was $40 for 4x8 piece and I just split it into two separate pieces. My 244 tank is 30 inches tall and 72 inches long and uses 1/2" glass mostly because of height and has absolutely no bowing at all, partly because it properly center braced at the top. He has an amazing scar from one that popped the front glass and shot a shard into him.
When I'm ready to start I won't be able to pour the sides if the tank is assembled.
How big is this tank going to be???? All I needed was a sign of inspiration! I was used to crashing waves and this was just one more. JavaScript is disabled. I recently have been looking over post of folks that have purchased mega tank sizes 500 to 700 gallons. I just have no clue as to how much weight I'm actually talking about. I can knock out a glass tank (assuming glass is all prepped, work space is set up, etc) in a few hours. Poissons adopter Longueuil/Rive Sud.
First Time Moving An Established Aquarium. Ive also heard it can kill fish and I believe it could if u did not give it time to cure properly. I can't wait to see the direction this tank is going in. When you build your house around your aquariums. Or actually in Michigan? i found a lot of info on garf.org for all kinds of diy tanks.
I thought I remember reading somewhere that an urchin can chew through the epoxy. Sounds like pouring the epoxy mitigates the risk more than brushing it on. )135.00 The tiny pinhole caused the brace to slowly delaminate - if I had stuck with the original water depth that probably wouldn't have happened. I want to build this aquarium at the begining of february.
Sorry, not super clear.
I'll stay tuned to see it filled. Looks like a great project so far. Your looking at more like $1300, if you do it correctly, by fiberglassing/epoxy both the inside and outside of the tank to prevent any kind of bowing. 3/4 " PVC + connections & valves 50.00 I immediately sank in corner screws and then squeegeed of excess glue (yuck!). I sanded after the fourth coat and had no need for filler, I attribute this to good plywood. I must add the reason for waiting for three days is that during this time I had freezing rain and did not want to rush things. I eventually and sold them to recoup the money I spent building this one.
looks verry nice, I know i need to start a thread and im working on it. I should have done this years ago! But half the fun in a DIY is the satisfaction of knowing you did it all yourself. This is the point where one stumbles over emotions, Do I fill it up or simply turn it into a huge baby crib? And there were none"Yes!" it could come in handy for me lol, Tagging along, i have seen one of these before, its amazing what you can do with resin and wood. It may not display this or other websites correctly. In short, I tearing out a wall and building a base that will hold "The Aquarium", rock and water about 4' off the ground. I don't have anything about building tanks I have experience of building tanks. You need special annealed glass and the right tools to deal with glass. I might add that it comes in dark gray, light gray and black. I am planning a basement build taller than the ceiling and hard come the the same conclusion Wille did. If you're using a hardwood veneer it'll probably just barely make it into the first core. La vitre du devant est du 1/2 pouces tremp. My father was simply just kind enough to help me cut and nail-up the sheet rock, he's like that.
If my information is correct too if you want to go rimless you'll need thicker glass. Taller than my 6 foot Michigan basement when I stand it on end. 300Gallon on up building yourself better cost wise IF know how to do it right. I have done a ton of research on plywood aquariums, and even seen how a couple have been done.
This stuff is sticky,very sticky, and smells to high heaven (vinegar) and all in my measly closed up one car garage. Good luck. my friend has a 500 gallon plywood tank and the thing is huge! The plywood was not so readily available, the glue was unheard of (never did find it), and the silicone was impossible to find in volume, and every glass distributor tried talking me out of building one all together. Definitely wide. Hi everyone, last year we finally bought our own house and didn't transfer my tank with me. The cheapest I found cast acrylic for 1/2" sheets were $450 for a 4x8. The front glass is 1/2 inch tempered. Yes they have alot of good info but they dont have anything over 300g in design wise last time I checked. ohhh! 125, 6ft Dual Overflow, 55 Sump, Swc 150, Jebao 5000, 2x Heaters, 2x Gfo Rx, 2x QP900, Led, T5Ho.
I am building a plywood glass tank right now its 80% done. One 2 gal two part epoxy paint 32.00 I measured off where each screw should be, and then piloted each hole. I'm set, all I need to do now is find a place to build it. I would like to thank all those that have gone to the time and trouble to post on the internet their experiences, and to GARF for the experience.
A forum community dedicated to aquarium owners and enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Area. Then pour fillets as you planned. It's already black and silicone will stick to it.
Tomorrow would be a big day. I will 100% do a whole bother plywood build at my next place. Learn how to make a plywood 140 gallon reef tank - save money!
Yes i think its a little bit different but not by much. Makes maintenance soo much easier and your fish would appreciate the extra width. When I looked into building a plywood tank myself the costs were more than a glass tank. Fish Lore's aquarium fish forum - aquarium hobbyists helping hobbyists since 2005! I don't think I could resist the urge if I did. The Reef Central Forums are now located at https://forums.reefcentral.comThe old forum is closed to new activity. You are using an out of date browser. Off topic in a way but was wondering if you keeped an urchin with it? 2-Daylight bulbs 10.00
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I purchased 1/2 starfire glass for my veiwing window dimensions of tank are 97 1/2" by 24" by 24" 240 gallons I believe. (see cost list).
I finished out the two gallon container of paint on my sixth coat. You must log in or register to reply here. If you plan to outsource it, It becomes way more expensive than any pre-fab from what i've seen online.
Not cheap. i saw a pic with like 3 whale sharks from that aquarium on to the topic. A huge sigh of relief but, I still didn't have a large tank. With no neighbor around I pour a glass of wine, pull up a chair, and begin the filling up of "The Aquarium". that's what I was going for, I currently have multiple aquariums but wanted 1 larger aquarium where I could house most of my fish and get a few more, I think 8' by 30" by 2' is what I'm going to go with.
I, and I alone would build the tank of my dreams to all the envy of my aqua-friends! To answer your questions the reason I used the sweetwater epoxy paint is because when I started this project I diddnt know about west systems epoxy so I used fiberglass resign and cloth that I bought by the gallon at the auto parts store. With it beginning to rain outside, Ed, his friend Matt ,and I poured something a little stronger that wine, pulled up a chair, and began the filling up of "The Aquarium". I found that this was a godsend.
I combined the live rock and fish I had from the other tanks. Well yea, I have love doing that then. So I set out to find a solution so I hit the internet. Sounds like an awesome Idea , I've always wanted a monster tank.
I think he had a little trouble sealing the acrylic front, but eventually got it right. I have heard of a 2000 gallon tank being built this way. The tank is 36x36x94 118.00 How far in did the epoxy soak into the wood? A forum community dedicated to Aquatic tank owners and enthusiasts. I'll have to consider this. But it would be the epoxy acting like the glue. But I will check out the lumber yard selections as well and have everything pre-cut. Structurally more robust and cheaper than using big sheets of acrylic or glass. I should mention that again, the tank is on PVC in order for me to see underneath for possible leaks. I built my 860g, 220g sump, stand and canopy ribs for about $2400 total. The sides are made of 3/4 inch plywood and reinforced with 2x4 and 2x6 the interior is sealed with fiberglass covered with epoxy paint (pond armor).
Aquarium de 1000 gallons
Help me decide whether to build a great tank! I seen some diy on youtube there is alot of peeps doing them on there.
looking great so far. Looking at 10' X 4' now. By the end of the day I had built the bulk of what now was to be considered "The Aquarium". I forgot the size of my piece of glass, but it was atleast $200 for the hunk with polished edges.
2- Actinic bulbs 40.00 ok well guess i better start saving more money i did watch the gay that made a 400 plywood tank on here and he mentioned that he couldve done it with acrylic for the about the same price.
I ran the glue down the edge in an "S" formation and the returned down the same edge going the other way ( so far this appears to be working). I waited 1 hour before starting the side panels. Pour the ends, router the rabbets, and assemble in place. MOst tanks I have seen larger than my 125 were thicker than 1/2" (my 125 is 1/2" and bows considerably). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I let this sit for three days on top of 3/4 "PVC as to let any remaining glue seep w/o sticking to the floor.
Come join the discussion about breeding, health, behavior, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more! I took the liberty to lay down plexiglass on the bottom and back. After the third day I got a break on the weather so I lifted one edge of "The Aquarium" on a four wheeled dolly and pushed it outside where I began to paint using the 2-part epoxy Home Depot carried. I found a whole world of info on aquariums and experience from others, yet nothing on building a successful large aquarium. I couldn't wait to tell someone, but no one cares if you built a trough so I kept my excitement to a select few who didn't laugh well not in front of me anyway. If you are just looking for size cuts to plywood home depot can do those for you easily.
I did not.
I had asked (con-d) Ed into helping me tear out the sheet-rock and reframe the entry way simply for a hamburger today. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Not a problem! The geotex will be imbedded so there will be no issue. I leaned the bottom wood against a work desk and used photo-stands to hold up the back panel until ready to place. Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the. So excited to get started. JavaScript is disabled. Very nice build.
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What was the issue you had with your tank?
There are lots of videos about aquarium building from all sorts of materials on Youtube. HomeDepot will cut the plywood for you as they have an upright track saw. One case of Liquid Nails 15.00 Do a search. Takes me months just to get one little project started. Wondering if that is valid or not? And it was in place"Yes!" Google, Google Play, You Tube et autres marques sont des marques dposes de Google Inc. Suivez nos suggestions relatives la scurit pour protger vos transactions Kijiji du mieux possible. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. There are 3 power heads inside the tank, and one in the wet/dry that powers the protein skimmer that I also built for under 15 bucks.
Which would need thicker glass. The glass is 95" by 23 1/2" the glass is 95" by 23 1/2" the glass cost me $320.00 with beveled polished edges. Very few basements in the gulf coast, we have this thing called Ground Water that likes to ruin basements. If you would like to see pics so u can get some ideas just let me know. A truly large aquarium would not be a good first build.
I've heard people theorize about that but don't know of a single confirmed example. I remember a member who built a plywood, fiberglass(? The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo, http://www.dras.ca/member.php/719-love-my-fish, http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/members/love-my-fish.html, SCS1200 silicone for sealing seams and securing glass, VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. YOu would be better off having a tank maker build you a 500g, it would be alot cheaper.
I wait three days. While I was impressed with the though of heaving a mega tank where enormous fish can be kept, I also realize that of spending that kind of money for any tank is just out of the question IMO. Part of me considered doing a 10' long tank but the seam makes me nervous. Well that sucks. All content here is available for continued discussion at the new forums.
I would probably let the panels cure completely and then use a router to machine the edges perfect, and another pass to remove the epoxy down to bare wood on the seams.
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