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My 1000 Gallon Glass Aquarium (1000+ Gallons for Dummies)

Albertan said:
All tempered yes. One sheet was rejected when it came back which delayed the build.
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So it's 3/4 inch all around and the base is double giving you 1.5" on the bottom.

Are the side pieces of glass sitting on the bottom panel or along side of the bottom panel. I never thought of overlapping the bottom panel like that. Very cool!

Edit: I can see it in the pics, thanks! I can't wait till you fill it :)
 
Egon said:
So it's 3/4 inch all around and the base is double giving you 1.5" on the bottom.

Are the side pieces of glass sitting on the bottom panel or along side of the bottom panel. I never thought of overlapping the bottom panel like that. Very cool!

Edit: I can see it in the pics, thanks! I can't wait till you fill it :)
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Yup. You got it all right. The side panels sit on the plywood. This is why tanks are usually built on "tables" when they are manufactured I guess.

One thing I found interesting. They don't set the glass in place and silicone it in. They put all the silicone down first and then push the panel into place displacing the silicone. On the front and back panels, it took a lot of pushing to fully "seat" the panels. It was neat to watch and counterintuitive to how you would think a tank would be built. How they start with a big goop of silicone and wind up with the nice seams we see in the finished product is definitely the work of artisans.
 
Albertan said:
Yup. You got it all right. The side panels sit on the plywood. This is why tanks are usually built on "tables" when they are manufactured I guess.

One thing I found interesting. They don't set the glass in place and silicone it in. They put all the silicone down first and then push the panel into place displacing the silicone. On the front and back panels, it took a lot of pushing to fully "seat" the panels. It was neat to watch and counterintuitive to how you would think a tank would be built. How they start with a big goop of silicone and wind up with the nice seams we see in the finished product is definitely the work of artisans.
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Good info! I have a couple old 6 foot tanks and I was going to take them apart and build a 6X6 tank. Never could figure out the bottom. Now I think I got it. Great info and I really can't wait for filling pics :)
 
MyGiants said:
I've seen that before on big glass tanks. I think that's the best way on big glass tanks. The glass panels are so heavy placing them on top of the bottom glass would just squeeze all the silicone out and put glass on glass which would cause stress cracks.
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That makes sense
 
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