2007-02-20 07:35:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
You can buy one or have it custom built. It will most likely be made of acrylic because glass would be to pricey. The glass for that tank would be a few inches think. A 300-400 gallon tank is 3-4 thousand pounds of water pressure. You would really have to know all the implications of building a tank this size.
2007-02-20 09:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably be about the same price to make one as it would be to buy one, and a heck of a lot easier.
Glass panels are quite pricey and for a tank that size you need thick reinforced glass. To get enough of this glass, and then to calk it together and have it hold, it would just be better to buy a tank. Plus then you have a warranty on it if it starts to leak.
2007-02-20 07:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is safer to buy one and make your own stand (make sure it can handle the weight which is about 8 lbs a gallon) and make your own large filter.
There are plenty of forums and websites out there for this info.
I also doubt it is cheaper to make one until you get above the 500 gallon mark and even then you really really want to make sure you know what you are doing.
2007-02-20 08:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be wiser to purchase the aquarium, rather than attempt to make one yourself. The work involved would be time consuming and not easy. Also, a large tank like that would have to be constructed carefully in order to be sure it would not give out under the stress of so much water. I would not try to make a tank that large yourself.
2007-02-20 07:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Baby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By the time you get everything cut, sanded, glued, wired, etc., it would probably be cheaper to buy one. On the other hand, you can have more pride in a custom built tank.
2007-02-20 07:42:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 250 gallon oil tank would do the job.
2007-02-20 07:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're handy with stuff like that it would probably be cheaper to make one, but it would be safer to buy it, I suspect... you'd hate for it to leak.
Try Craig's list to see if someone is selling one at a good price.
2007-02-20 07:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go ahead and get a 20 gallon they dont cost that much more then a 10 gallon one this will last the turtle a whole lot longer then the 10 gallon... and get on the net... i would say that would be your best bet!!
2016-05-23 23:27:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheaper and better to buy one in that size by far.
MM
2007-02-20 09:23:58 · answer #9 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it would be cheaper to buy one considering the time and effort you would have in designing one for your needs.
2007-02-20 07:40:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋