Constructing My Own Tank

[IONMEL]

i am making my own tank, its measurements are going to be height=2ft, depth=2ft and length=5ft, 190 gallons, resting on a reinforced wooden/steel stand, it is going to be the home for cichlids and oscars, and maybe an arrowanah

 

[ajs2294]

i am making my own tank, its measurements are going to be height=2ft, depth=2ft and length=5ft, 190 gallons, resting on a reinforced wooden/steel stand, it is going to be the home for cichlids and oscars, and maybe an arrowanah

Good luck with the built! Would love to see pictures during it. Just a heads up 5ftx2ftx2ft is 150 gallons

 

[IONMEL]

i am making my own tank, its measurements are going to be height=2ft, depth=2ft and length=5ft, 190 gallons, resting on a reinforced wooden/steel stand, it is going to be the home for cichlids and oscars, and maybe an arrowanah

Good luck with the built! Would love to see pictures during it. Just a heads up 5ftx2ftx2ft is 150 gallons

yea sorry lol the height is 2.5 , all together it 25 cubic ft, it comes out to almost 190g

 

[ajs2294]

Sweet, what do you plan do use to make the tank out of?

 

[IONMEL]

Sweet, what do you plan do use to make the tank out of?

my friend owns a glass company so im prob going to use tempered glass that has a slight blue tint to it , metal case that goes along the bottom , top, and corners,

 

[erk628]

If you have the room I would go longer like 6 to 8 feet or longer if you can!

 

[waterdrop]

I would make it 50 feet so more of us can stand in the front row.

 

[erk628]

I would make it 50 feet so more of us can stand in the front row.

 

[IONMEL]

I would make it 50 feet so more of us can stand in the front row.

hahahahaha

 

[IONMEL]

should i use tempered glass or reg glass?

 

[m1kbee]

Just as a quick side note, how much is glass? For example one of your 5'x2.5' sides?

 

[erk628]

I'm not sure how much it is but one thing I can say is its a heck of a lot cheaper then acrylic.

 

[IONMEL]

I'm not sure how much it is but one thing I can say is its a heck of a lot cheaper then acrylic.

its $11 a sq ft, i just did the math just alone the glass is 300 pounds, i think im going to go smaller maybe 130g

 

[ajs2294]

I'm not sure how much it is but one thing I can say is its a heck of a lot cheaper then acrylic.

its $11 a sq ft, i just did the math just alone the glass is 300 pounds, i think im going to go smaller maybe 130g

Tempered glass is a must for the bottom, and as water weights something like 8 pounds per gallon. Im not sure about the structure of the sides you'd have to look further into it

 

[waterdrop]

Assume you are also pursuing this in the hardware section as that's where you find the members who have done or do this sort of thing all the time... WD