any general hints on making your own fish tank and do you have to allow any space when getting the glass cut for the silicon?
2006-10-07 01:39:17 · 8 answers · asked by brinlarrr 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
not it is a glass fish tank not acrylic, and yes i will be carefull and no many fish tanks are home made they are just glass and silicon
2006-10-07 02:03:44 · update #1
no problem like you said just silicon make sure it's all precut and clean when you silicone it and use proper clamps, do all your seams after all joints are cured!
2006-10-07 05:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by howie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just bought a beautiful 5 foot long by 2 foot high by 15 inches wide and it doesn't look like a scientist built it.
I would suggest building a frame from 1 x 1 but exactly the dimension of the OUTSIDE of the glass dimensions of the size of tank you need . THEN build an inside frame of 1 x 1 to keep the glass in place as the silicon sets ..............24 hours yep takes a while.
By the way 10mm glass is about right in the UK , maybe 3/8th or 5/16th in US.
Don't save any money on the silicon , false economy.
After all this it might be cheaper to go to EBay, I got mine on a last minute bid for no money, with Cupboard under and opening lid above. Weigh it all up , let some other guy do all this , you buy it on ebay is so easy hahha. Hope this helps
2006-10-10 20:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Paul Sabre 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
use only 100% silicon and be sure to figure how thick the glass needs to be to withstand the pressure of the water. there are a lot of good sites out there with tips.
2006-10-13 16:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well - for starters here is a calculator you may find handy to determine your dimensions with. It only measures total water volume by inches, but will also give you an idea of the weight when full...
Aquarium Calculator
http://www.aquariumlife.net/galcalc.asp
Good luck!
2006-10-07 11:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is something I would not even try to do on my own. 1 gallon of water weighs 8 pounds X how many gallons of water = big disaster
2006-10-07 08:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by krayzmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it, you will probably have leaks everywhere
2006-10-12 18:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by kuntry_grrl05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.duboisi.com/diy/BNdiytank/bndiytank.htm
this should help, it seems very simple
good luck
2006-10-07 08:49:16 · answer #7 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be carefull
2006-10-07 08:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mendi8a 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋