I was reading over several acrylic fish tank build threads on this website such as this 350 plus gallon acrylic fish tank build http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?426786-DIY-Acrylic-6x4-(pic-intense) made out of clear acrylic sheets bonded to one another. There is also this man on youtube known as Joey who has several videos on how to make your own acrylic fish tank. And after seeing his video on making fish tank buildings and rocks out of fiberglass I have been able to start building my long talked about flooded underwater model city. But now with the idea of working with making my own fish tank out of acrylic. I would love to build my own version of the 350 gallon fish tank only make 8 feet long instead of six and there is even a company that offers 10 foot long sections of acrylic so it's quite possible that I could build a 600 gallon tank in the future if I find it to be the best route towards owning a 500 plus gallon fish tank.
But for the time being and for budget reasons I'm looking at the cost of building a small experimental 40 to 80 gallon acrylic custom made fish tank. How this fish tank would be made is it would be made out of 1/2 inch thick acrylic. The tank would be about a foot deep and a foot wide. The fun part is I'm debating ether to make it four feet long or eight feet long but for now I'm looking at building a four foot long tank. The concept of this tank is that it would be like having two to four 20 gallon fish tanks linked up to one another in a row. What I would use it for is as of now I might keep the two fan tail goldfish I have now in my 20 gallon and move them to this strange long tank and sell the 20 gallon. Also when I get a bigger place and some more funds instead of now with my limited funds and space. I would at some time in the future when I build the 600 gallon acrylic tank with the ideas and info I learned on this smaller build. I would cut two six inch across holes in each side of this super long 20 gallon shaped tank and add PVC pipe fittings to each side and into the two giant tanks in the room and use it as a future water bridge between the two super tanks.
But for now I'm planning on building a small acrylic tank to see what it is like and to try build a very long 40 to 80 gallon fish tank.
Would anyone have any ideas if I can use 1/4 acrylic for this one foot deep tank instead of 1/2 or should I use 1/2 inch right now in case I do cut pipe fittings into both ends of the tank some time in the future?
But for the time being and for budget reasons I'm looking at the cost of building a small experimental 40 to 80 gallon acrylic custom made fish tank. How this fish tank would be made is it would be made out of 1/2 inch thick acrylic. The tank would be about a foot deep and a foot wide. The fun part is I'm debating ether to make it four feet long or eight feet long but for now I'm looking at building a four foot long tank. The concept of this tank is that it would be like having two to four 20 gallon fish tanks linked up to one another in a row. What I would use it for is as of now I might keep the two fan tail goldfish I have now in my 20 gallon and move them to this strange long tank and sell the 20 gallon. Also when I get a bigger place and some more funds instead of now with my limited funds and space. I would at some time in the future when I build the 600 gallon acrylic tank with the ideas and info I learned on this smaller build. I would cut two six inch across holes in each side of this super long 20 gallon shaped tank and add PVC pipe fittings to each side and into the two giant tanks in the room and use it as a future water bridge between the two super tanks.
But for now I'm planning on building a small acrylic tank to see what it is like and to try build a very long 40 to 80 gallon fish tank.
Would anyone have any ideas if I can use 1/4 acrylic for this one foot deep tank instead of 1/2 or should I use 1/2 inch right now in case I do cut pipe fittings into both ends of the tank some time in the future?
