thebigcatch

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Ok, I thin i'm aiming to do an 8'x30"x30". Do you think 1/2" plate glass is sufficent for the front face of a plywood build or should it be tempered? Also I have heard that glass will not stick to plywood. How do I fix that?

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The post you are referring to is nt in inches. You gave me the biggest freak out for the past 3 weeks as you could only imagine my face seeing that you suggest 2.5 inch glass and the responses on prices i got for 1 inch glass, never mind 2.5 inch glass. What you ment to say is, half inch at least, 3/4 to be very safe.

Good point about not being able to reach to the bottom when it gets deeper. Guess I was figuring I'd just jump in and take a swim if I needed to clean it... haha. With the quotes on glass, building an all glass and type of fish i'd keep I think I'm scaling down. The reason I wanted a 4 feet high tank is because the space I have to work with ( as shown in the picture) is an odd space. i want this aquarium to be done as an in wall aquarium when done. There is no wall as of now but will be built around it after. The wood beam is 8 feet long and about 8 inches wide. I need space above the tank to work so the tank will have to sit a little lower than the wood beam. I plan on building the tank behind the beam how ever as there is about a foot clearence above the tank if it is mounted behind the beam. This will mean I will have an 8 inch ledge going around the face of the tank which is fine. I think it will look stupid if I have a 2 foot high aquarium sitting low to the floor. I'm thinking of a tank, 7 or 8 feet long, 2 feet wide(3 feet if cost isnt that much more), and 30-36 inch high. i dont want to cheap out but then again I dont want to be broke at the end of this that I have a nice tank but no pump! I think I will do Africans and freshwater first. I'd love an arowana and Sting ray but in time. This is quite a hard decision.

I was told today that there is no such thing as 2.5 inch glass and that for a built that big you would not need more than 3/4 inch as the builder at this aquarium shop said he just built a tank a little bigger than I want out of it for a customer.

Hey guys, I'm planning to build a tank in my basement. It will be in an area where the ceiling is 6 feet high, so no use for it really other than storage or an aquarium! The space I have to work with is Length - 8ft, Height - 4 feet max to allow top access, width - well about 10 feet but not going that big. I was wanting something cost effictive and with tht I was thinking a plywood build. 8x4x3,8x3x3,8x3x2 or the same mesurements except 7feet length. My firest question is, acrylic vs glass? What thickness? Who has the hook up on either of these materials?! I have been told that I will need between 3/4" to 1.5" thickness which is a huge range. I really do not want to do something that is 24" height. I am hoing to accomplish something to the concept of what the guy in this link did. My space is pretty similar minus my roof cleareance beinga little over 6feet. His tank is HUGE, but I want the idea of having it sit low to allow the access from above due and because of this I would like to have it have a height of at least 3 feet as anything less sitting that low would look stupid I think. http://www.monsterfi...ead.php?t=45035 I would like to do salt water but I have only had experience with fresh water and as far as I know, Its cheaper to do a fresh water build. If anyone can provide some cheap DIY projects on thefiltation systems, by all means.... Thank you to all who reply