I have 2 55 gallons and want to combine them longways to make a 110 8 ft long aquarium, how should I go about doing this, any ideas?
DIY 110 gal 2x55
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The water bridge seems like a good idea. Find a way to make a large "tunnel" or something, and if you do it right and fill it up with water completely it'll stay full once the edges are submerged... I hope that makes sense. AND the fish can swim from one tank to the other through the tube.
Tunnel is your best bet. Taking out the side panes and connecting wouldn't work. The combined weight of the water would bust the long panels. If you're in Louisville, you can get a busted new 110g for $50, and another mfk member can get you the glass pane to replace it for another $50. Basically a new 110 for $100...
You can drill the tanks and put a tube between the two. Same idea as a water-bridge, just through the glass.
I think that water bridges are stunning but I would just make an 8 foot long plywood tank and use the glass for 2 windows (both on front just separated by the wood...
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Remove an end piece from each tank, align the two tanks on a flat surface (2 pieces of 1/2" plywood glued together to make a 1" thick piece the size of the bottom) as a base will do, as this is what you will be picking the tank up with) in a place where it won't have to be moved for a week.
Using the three 3" wide 1/4" thick pieces of glass I just described (I wouldn't do it without them again), that were cut to length to fit across the bottom and up the front and back sides. Silicone the two tanks together by their edges and tape together with fiberglass reinforced tape (doesn't stretch) and silicone the glass plates over the tank joints (from the inside) and clamp in place.
While this is curing, measure for a top cross brace and have it cut. It should fit inside the tank. After the third day of curing, you can install this cross brace with silicone.
The stress on the glass is no more that what it was before on the single tanks.
This tank is good for adding more small fish but you still can't have larger ones since the width hadn't changed.
Good luck and post pix if you decide to do it.
Dr Joe
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Using the three 3" wide 1/4" thick pieces of glass I just described (I wouldn't do it without them again), that were cut to length to fit across the bottom and up the front and back sides. Silicone the two tanks together by their edges and tape together with fiberglass reinforced tape (doesn't stretch) and silicone the glass plates over the tank joints (from the inside) and clamp in place.
While this is curing, measure for a top cross brace and have it cut. It should fit inside the tank. After the third day of curing, you can install this cross brace with silicone.
The stress on the glass is no more that what it was before on the single tanks.
This tank is good for adding more small fish but you still can't have larger ones since the width hadn't changed.
Good luck and post pix if you decide to do it.
Dr Joe
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Thanks Dr. joe your the only sensible one everyone else said not to do it like that, thats exactly what I was going to do but i just wanted to make sure that was the right way. But seriously i want the longest tank I can get so my friend is trying to top me and also make an 8 ft. just like that so im gonna 1 up him and make a 12 ft long tank off the same basis.
Thanks again
Thanks again