I've never built a glass tank, but have literally built hundreds of acrylic
ones, and its very easy if you are a little mechanically inclined and have
the right tools. I haven't had a leaker yet (in 5 years that I've been
doing this) and warranty them for life.. You should be able to check your
seams before you ever fill it up with water.
ron
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From: "Ben Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Theil's reefkeeping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 9:45 PM
Subject: build your own tank
> Hey everyone. Just got back from a trip to Mystic aquarium and I am very
> fired up about my own tank. I have now got the itch for an even bigger
tank
> if I can find a good spot for it and convince my wife to let me do this.
I
> have read the article on GARF's website about the guy who built his own
500
> gal tank (i think I have actually read it at least 50 times) I think that
> there is no reason why this would not work but I was wondering if anybody
> out there has giving this a try or knows anybody that has. My concern is
> how will a tank like this will stand up to the years. I have an old 125
gal
> tank that is sitting in my basement that I thought that I could use for a
> glass panel. I would like the tank's base to be a 4 x 8 foot sheet of
> plywood Unless I could find a wider sheet then I would go wider. My
> picture is a tank with alot of open water for fish to swim with 3 or 4
> individual reef stuctures and maybe a few small sections of rock in
between.
> I also think that I could get an old swimming pool filter to run the tank.
> My grandparents had a pool that colapsed about a year ago and they are not
> going to put another one back up. Basically a free pump!!! Does anyone
out
> there use a pool filter on a large tank? If so how does it work? Would
> this suck up more electric than a couple of regular pumps? The other
bonus,
> if this works well I picture the other side of the 125 becoming other
tanks!
> Right now this is a fantasy I have been working up in my head because it
may
> take some time to even prepare for this but i would like to hear some feed
> back from the list. Also I think I have talked my wife into letting me
get
> a calcium reactor any recomendations out there. I think I have narrowed
it
> down to a couple of reactors the Korallin C-1502 package from Premium
> Aquatics for $499 or a K2R deluxe package from champion for $539. Right
now
> I am leaning towards the Korallin but the K2R package includes a pH
monitor.
>
> For anyone that read this far, thanks alot.
> Ben
>
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