Making My Own Tank

[fry_lover]

well, well..... i have managed to smash x2 Rio 300's in the last couple of months, one was already leaking and the other was perfectly fine (almost new)

What that leaves with me with, is lots of glass and panels from each tank.

One of the tanks has the base intact and back panel intact and one side panel. So it needs another side panel and a front panel (which i have in stock LOL)

I thought i might try and silicone the spare parts together and make a whole Rio 300!

But it then occured to me.... how the heck do you keep the "new" panels your siliconing "in" STILL enough to allow them to set.

And will i need x2 peeps to do it? Will Perky need to come round and stand there for 24 hrs holding the tank together for it to set?

Please, am seriously wondering how to make a tank out of all this......
PS - dimensions are 48" length, 22" height and 20" depth

If it dont work it dont work, i already have quite a bit silicone anyway

PS - i know there's a sticky here somewhere about building your own tank, but my situation is not having to build it from scratch

 

[andywg]

Gaffer tape is your friend.

that and the pinned topic on biulding a tank up above.

 

[Rooster]

I prefer electrical insulation tape... (but do NOT stretch it, or it creeps back to original length - and unsticks itself) over gaffer tape, which tends to be "too" sticky, and can leave a residue.

 

[fry_lover]

cheers for the info you two