11' Tank Project

[PredatorTank215]

So im planning on making a 11'x3'x3' tank and it hard to find 11' piece of acrylic. I was talkin to a guy about him making custom tanks and he said that you should just use 5.5' pieces with a cross bar. How do you make this cross bar? What materials do I use for it, metal? Ive never built a tank so im kinda in the dark about the whole process.

I know ill need
2-3'x3' pieces
6-5.5'x3' pieces
Plus a lid

 

[cambo01]

So im planning on making a 11'x3'x3' tank


Ive never built a tank so im kinda in the dark about the whole process.

kinda jumpin in at the deepend arnt you

but as they say "go big or go home"

what you plannin on stocking

 

[Bud8Fan]

And what you plannin' on spendin'? $$$

 

[PredatorTank215]

As far as money goes what ever it takes i guess. I dont expect to have it up and running anytime soon ill be a process. As far as stocking ill be going with a south american theme.

 

[soggysandwich]

if you are making it out of wood just cut to hole in the front instead of one big one.

 

[PredatorTank215]

if you are making it out of wood just cut to hole in the front instead of one big one.

I dont follow. Wood for what the piece to go over the middle? And what hole?

 

[armac]

let me interpret, if you are making a plywood tank, cut two holes in the front for viewing , these can be 5.5 feet each instead of on 11 foot piece

 

[soggysandwich]

let me interpret, if you are making a plywood tank, cut two holes in the front for viewing , these can be 5.5 feet each instead of on 11 foot piece

yeah, lol, thats what i meant

 

[mtnkngxt]

Not quite sure what your planning as far as the tank, but here is a link to a shark tank a guy built a while back and it has detailed pictures of building a plywood tank. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45035&highlight=shark+tank

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

ply is the way to go for sure. It will save you tons-O-$$$$