glass arriving next week

[ad_smith]

i have ordered the glass for my custom tank, the dimension of the tank are 54" x 29" x 12".the back sides and bottom are made of plywood... the front pane is 10mm glass, but he said it didn't need to be toughend. i do trust him because he is a reputable fish tank builder and he builds all the custom tanks for my LFS from normal glass, but im still optimistic about the trength of it.

what are your thoughts on this... do you think it will hold?

cheers
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[fufanu360]

personally, i dont like the idea of haveing glass/plywood together, it doesn bond as good as glass and glass together... good luck though!

 

[ad_smith]

personally, i dont like the idea of haveing glass/plywood together, it doesn bond as good as glass and glass together... good luck though!

ive constructed the tank so that each edge of the front pane has 3 surfaces to bond to (on the back, side, and front) the farme at the front is double layer ply and theres a hell of a lot of screws holding the face of it in so the glass wil be pushing against the front of the frame... theres no doubt its an extremely rigid frame... no worries of the the glasses coming out.

 

[mwm]

How do u seal the ply wood?

 

[ad_smith]

How do u seal the ply wood?

i'm gonna put 5mm glass all round the inside surfaces and silicone between them ( as suggest by the custom tank bloke)

 

[ioNightShade]

Anyone have a link or more info regarding these uh, er, um "wooden" tanks?

I'm so lost.

Confused,

JT

 

[ad_smith]

Anyone have a link or more info regarding these uh, er, um "wooden" tanks?

I'm so lost.

Confused,

JT

google 'DIY plywood fishtank'

it should bring some useful stuff up

 

[mwm]

Me and my friend made a custom 40g to fit in his wall but we ccouldnt seal it

 

[Paul_MTS]

Very interesting project you'ved got going there, you realise you need to take lots pics to post on here and explain your procedure!!

Best of luck

 

[ioNightShade]

google 'DIY plywood fishtank'

it should bring some useful stuff up

Wow. Thanks.

Enlightened,

JT

 

[ad_smith]

Very interesting project you'ved got going there, you realise you need to take lots pics to post on here and explain your procedure!!

Best of luck

yeah i got some pics of the plywood being put up and some close ups of how im fixing the glass...

when the project is finished i'll post a whole thread on it.

 

[dothedew]

Woudln't wood soak up water?

 

[mwm]

Woudln't wood soak up water?

Thats why hes putting glass all around the inside of the wooden box. You can apperently use expoxy or fiberglass and it forms a water proof shell so water wont soak into the wood

 

[fufanu360]

what happens if the glass breaks tho, its only 5 mm, if it isnt right tight agains tthe wood it might explode, sounds safe tho