I had been mulling over making a plywood and glass tank when I was reaching for a late night snack in the refrig. Aha! Taking the doors and divider out of a fridge/freezer combo would leave a nice starting point for making a tank.
My only concerns are how much bracing would be required and how to seal a glass panel onto the front of it. I'm thinking it would work best to seal the glass onto where the doors were, then laying it on its side and cutting out the top (what used to be the side) of the fridge for access from the top.
Any holes in the shell of the fridge could be sealed with fiberglass mesh and resin.
It seems like a crazy idea but I like how it would be really cheap and easy relative to building a plywood shell. And there's no need for painting the whole thing with epoxy resin since they're mostly lined with seamless plastic already.
My local dump has 10+ refrigerators sitting outside at any given time during the summer months so I would even get to pick my dimensions to some extent; maybe even my color lol.
My only concerns are how much bracing would be required and how to seal a glass panel onto the front of it. I'm thinking it would work best to seal the glass onto where the doors were, then laying it on its side and cutting out the top (what used to be the side) of the fridge for access from the top.
Any holes in the shell of the fridge could be sealed with fiberglass mesh and resin.
It seems like a crazy idea but I like how it would be really cheap and easy relative to building a plywood shell. And there's no need for painting the whole thing with epoxy resin since they're mostly lined with seamless plastic already.
My local dump has 10+ refrigerators sitting outside at any given time during the summer months so I would even get to pick my dimensions to some extent; maybe even my color lol.
