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Did you use acrylic or stander glass?
Also what thickness of acrylic would you recommend for acrylic
@psychoninja911 This was my first aquarium but timber and fiberglass is nothing new to me. I am a carpenter/formsetter by trade and have several years of experience with fiberglass having owned a business in that field in the past too.
@greenterra Do you build tanks regularly? Or was this your first?
@psychoninja911 Thanks. The build cost was $2700au for absolutely everything except filtration. The front glass was $1400au delivered as 19mm glass here is not real cheap. If I dropped the height a little, I could have used 15mm glass and over halved the glass cost. That said, I thoroughly enjoy the height and look of it and do not regret the extra expense at all. The rest of the tank was built for less than the glass panel and that is even including the Concrete blocks it sits on.
@greenterra Well, you made this look easy and inexpensive. The fiberglassing or the glass itself must have been the most expensive part…
@psychoninja911 Haha..Others thought the same at the time of building it. I knew it would fit however. You just have to make sure the tanks top opening is definitely wider than the glass is high. Getting the glass in was no easy task though as it weighed a 100kg with only 2 of us to maneuver it in. The sealing part went extremely smooth.
Btw, when I saw your frame I was like Uhhh, how is glass gunna fit in there.
But, you got it in. Did it go in smoothly? Was it planned? Did you have experience with this?
I would die if I went to put the glass in and it was like “uhh no” and I’m stuck taking everything apart.
@Spyder001oUSAo He changed to an external sump. Well designed. With mechanical and biological filter media.
Awesome tank…..poor filtration
nice vid. the music makes me wanna get shit done. LOL.
nice man looks amazing
@stacyboi317 I would but I don’t own a camera or camcorder, and my Iphone has just broken :/ Ohwell gives me an excuse to buy the new Iphone 5 aha
@bradrrsz are u gonna upload a video?
@greenterra It is mate it’s a beauty! i could actually swim in it if i wanted to :L aha
@bradrrsz Sounds like a sweet tank. The 12′ length would be nice.
@greenterra thanks
Just finished building a 12ft aquarium using this method, I started it 1 week ago, only worked on it after work for a couple of hours a day in the weekday’s , then spend a whole day on it today, finally finished it, it’s f*cking huge!!! 12ft x 2ft x 2ft AMAZING !!!
@00alx00 I have fixed that for you. There is a link to a larger downloadable image below it now. Cheers.
love this build going to start building mine next week. is there any way to get the plan pictures in the link better quality? you cant see the measurements when you zoom in closer.
thanks
My method uses fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin with a black pigment to color it. You wont even see the wood. If you haven’t already, a read of the build process will help you to better understand.(link in vid description)
so if i was to do put it on the inside and out would i still be alble to stain the wood ?
@Moontanman Marine grade is usually the dearest. Technically, most ply should do the trick if you are to fully seal it like I have. Just make sure it is structural ply. I was lucky enough to find these sheets at a local salvage yard very cheap.
@greenterra Thanks, I’ve never seen that grade around here but they do have marine plywood but it is much denser than regular plywood more like cabinet type plywood but with marine glue. Is it as expensive as marine plywood or closer to regular construction plywood? The one i am planning will not be my first but I would like to use better plywood this time. I want some place around 360 to 480 gallons or so.
@gcmc2 Thank you.
@stacyboi317 Depends on your build type. I wanted no framing on the outside and wanted to be able get the tank wet in any spot without worrying about wood rot or timber expansion over time. I actually hose the whole thing down when I want to clean it.