Hey guys I had a question regarding a build I am in the midst of. I am building a 600 gallon (120x48x24) tank and wanted to know if it was possible to have a plywood bottom waterproofed with pond armour and acrylic sides, front, back, top. I saw the king of diy do a similar build with glass. I'm interested in virtually doing the same thing except acrylic instead of glass. I see he had a plywood base with 1x1s bording the plywood and all covered in pond shield. Then he silicones the glass directly to the pond shield. Is there a way to do this with acrylic? I really like the look and feel of the pond shield and am going to be having a barebottom and I think it would look great this way if possible.
600 gallon acrylic with pond shield bottom
- Thread starter Torchia32
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It sounds that the look is important to you, otherwise you could use a thin acrylic and solid support for the bottom pane.
I'd look into Dow 795, 3M3200, and Gold Label Aquarium and Pond Sealer/Silicone (available in Europe it seems). Whichever adheres the best to both acrylic and pond shield. Dow 795 should work AFAIK.
I'd look into Dow 795, 3M3200, and Gold Label Aquarium and Pond Sealer/Silicone (available in Europe it seems). Whichever adheres the best to both acrylic and pond shield. Dow 795 should work AFAIK.