115 Gallon I built this weekend.

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nice tank this is something i have been wanting do for the last three years just have not worked up the courage. my real question is are you only using silicone caulking to hold all glass seams together? just seems to simple for the amount of water this thing is going to hold
 
Great looking tanks. One question... how do you space the seams when building? or do you just clamp and leave?
 
Nice clean work and great price!If you were near me Id redo most of my fishroom with custom tanks!
 
Pharaoh;3700697; said:
Great looking tanks. One question... how do you space the seams when building? or do you just clamp and leave?
I just clamp it and then seal the inside, and after its all dry i go around the outside seams as well. The way i do the base is kinda unique. Lets say the footprint is 48x18. I cut one piece 48x18, and then another 47.5x17.5 and glue it ontop of the first. This leaves me a nice 1/4" lip all the way around the base and makes it super easy to assemble from there. Having the bottom 1/2" thick on all my tanks makes them heavy, but strong. On smaller tanks, i only seal the inside seams, nothing between the glass. I have built close to 300 this way with no issues except one time when i pressed my luck and had a 125 bust that i build out of 1/4". I know.....bad idea.
 
WOW!!! GOOD JOB AND NICE CLEAN WORK. I WOULD SO BUY LIKE TWO TANKS OFF YOU. DO YOU SHIP TO CALI?
 
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