my diy 480 gallon acrylic tank

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Athleticfisherman

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davis101 said:
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8x4x2. Made out of 1/2" cast acrylic and used weldon 4 for the seams. Took me roughly a month to build and there are still a couple things/ touch ups I would like to do on it yet. Tank has been up and running for a month. Filtration is 4 fx5/6's.
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Do you think a euro braced tank 96x30x18 would be fine with 12 mm cast acrylic?

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viejafish

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I wish I can see the workmanship of the tank itself because there are no pics of the construction, but have to say that the cabinet and the trims are a master piece of carpentry work.
 
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coolkeith said:
The force and bowing alone won't necessarily cause crazing and cracks, but if you do large water changes on a regular basis, that may cause the tank to contract and expand repeatedly.
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There is bowing of all glass tank too, just not to the extent of acrylic. Will regular large scale WC weaken the joints too?
 
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viejafish said:
I wish I can see the workmanship of the tank itself because there are no pics of the construction, but have to say that the cabinet and the trims are a master piece of carpentry work.
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Thanks! I think I have a couple pics of the build process on my old phone. I will see if I can find them.
 
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