1000 gallon / 3800 liter acrylic fish tank 7ftx6ftx3ft made from one old & one broken tank
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Interesting project and thread. I've never played with acrylic tanks, just seem "wrong" to me, but I found myself watching this and thinking how cool it is to be able to take your time making the seams just so, how easy to drain and repair a problem area, no worries about silicone-imposed time restraints. I felt the creative DIY juices churning...
Of course, the part where you commented on how much you dislike working with that glue sort of reined me in a little bit.
Is the glue used here a solvent, or a 2-part epoxy-type stuff?
The number of concrete blocks you have used far exceeds the requirement for the weight in question. Did you cover the entire bottom because of the need to fully support the base of the tank?
I couldn't see and don't think you mentioned anything about drilling the end of those incomplete cracks to relieve stress and prevent further "travelling". Did you do that, or does this type of repair eliminate that worry?
I got a bit of a chuckle out of the shot that showed the hose running full-tilt into the tank at the back...and water gushing out the seam at the front. I guess that's what @wednesday13 calls a constant-drip system?
You, sir, are a bad influence on my sensitive and impressionable psyche; that's the polite way of re-wording what my wife said when I stupidly commented to her about this thread and how it has me thinking about a new project for next spring...
Of course, the part where you commented on how much you dislike working with that glue sort of reined me in a little bit.
Is the glue used here a solvent, or a 2-part epoxy-type stuff?The number of concrete blocks you have used far exceeds the requirement for the weight in question. Did you cover the entire bottom because of the need to fully support the base of the tank?
I couldn't see and don't think you mentioned anything about drilling the end of those incomplete cracks to relieve stress and prevent further "travelling". Did you do that, or does this type of repair eliminate that worry?
I got a bit of a chuckle out of the shot that showed the hose running full-tilt into the tank at the back...and water gushing out the seam at the front. I guess that's what @wednesday13 calls a constant-drip system?
You, sir, are a bad influence on my sensitive and impressionable psyche; that's the polite way of re-wording what my wife said when I stupidly commented to her about this thread and how it has me thinking about a new project for next spring...