Diying acrylic tank

chinmo · December 23, 2005

hi Folks! am thinking of diying my own tank using acrylic..... my tank plan is 24"L x 18"w x 30"H.... how many mm thickness of acrylic should i used? anyone that has diy a acrylic tank pls advise? Thanks in advance!

dkk08 · December 23, 2005

Yo bro Tev! I DIYed tank acrylic tank doors before and I guess the thickness for marine setup applies as well of coz the thicker the better I've seen 12-15mm thickness for acrylic tanks

chinmo · December 23, 2005

Yo bro Tev! I DIYed tank acrylic tank doors before and I guess the thickness for marine setup applies as well of coz the thicker the better I've seen 12-15mm thickness for acrylic tanks

Hey Dez Bro! the acrylic tanks u saw with the thickness u mention is how big ah? 4 ft? :huh:

LoReNsIa · December 25, 2005

hmmm.. 12 to 15mm is better lah.. more stable.. haha.. but more ex olso...

dkk08 · December 25, 2005

Hey Dez Bro! the acrylic tanks u saw with the thickness u mention is how big ah? 4 ft?

I saw mainly 3ft and 4ft... I guess the good thing abt acrylic is u can bend it easily hence u can get them to make seamless (rounded edge) tanks... which IMHO is very chio but of coz the px is :shock:

I'm thinking of going into SH and pipefish too so I'll need lotsa pointers from ya leh bro tev :bow:

chinmo · December 25, 2005

hmmm.. 12 to 15mm is better lah.. more stable.. haha.. but more ex olso...

Yah... 12mm was what they recommended in RC... i do one testing first.... if succeeded than i go :evil:

chinmo · December 25, 2005

I saw mainly 3ft and 4ft... I guess the good thing abt acrylic is u can bend it easily hence u can get them to make seamless (rounded edge) tanks... which IMHO is very chio but of coz the px is

I'm thinking of going into SH and pipefish too so I'll need lotsa pointers from ya leh bro tev

Yah can be done, but more work lah.... if can do a basic tank properly i very happy liao!

No problemo bro... just post in sh forum..... i'll try to help the best i know. Hope to c ur sh tank creation! :yeah:

LoReNsIa · December 25, 2005

Yah... 12mm was what they recommended in RC... i do one testing first.... if succeeded than i go

wah.. if succeed teach mi hor.. haha.. den i olso make one.. u using chlorofoam to stick it or silicone? <_<

chinmo · December 26, 2005

wah.. if succeed teach mi hor.. haha.. den i olso make one.. u using chlorofoam to stick it or silicone?

using chorofoam.... only glass used silicon.

dkk08 · December 26, 2005

wah.. if succeed teach mi hor.. haha.. den i olso make one.. u using chlorofoam to stick it or silicone?

The last time I did a acrylic tank for my Vivarium the shop used both chloraform and silicon... well it lasted me 3yrs before I decided to tear the whole thing apart :evil:

LoReNsIa · December 26, 2005

using chorofoam.... only glass used silicon.

haha.. but i think applying a layer of silicone is better leh.. haha.. :lol:

dkk08 · December 26, 2005

haha.. but i think applying a layer of silicone is better leh.. haha..

Yes bro tev is better to use a 2nd layer of silicon as its water proof and its better IME

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