DIY Corian Fish Tank

[JD_MAN]

Thought I would post up a pic of a Corian fish tank that my boss built last year. I believe he said it's around 60 gallons.

Corian is usually used to make residential and commercial countertops. This is the same material that I used to make my diy sumps.

The tank and stand is all built with Corian, except for the clear acrylic.

 

[Davey_8313]

Looks good, but I'm sure it's not fun moving...

 

[badisbadis101]

Front is just glass, right?

What is the cost comparison?

What about weight?

It looks like a great material, could be the future of fish tanks if it is good enough (price and weight wise)

 

[JD_MAN]

I am sure that it's not too horrible to move. The material is basically 1/2" acrylic.

Price wise....it's probably pretty expensive, but I am sure there are a lot of places that throw pretty big pieces away every day. It will last longer than a plywood tank cause it's nonporous.

 

[cassharper]

isn't corian pretty expensive if you don't have a hook-up?

 

[JD_MAN]

isn't corian pretty expensive if you don't have a hook-up?

It can be, but there are also a lot of knock off brands that are pretty cheap and basically the same material.

 

[rallysb1tch]

sweet!

 

[Davey_8313]

It's usually used for countertops...

 

[ewurm]

That's awesome man. It doesn't look too bad. Maybe they should branch out. With 1/2" material they could easily build a 150.

 

[JD_MAN]

That's awesome man. It doesn't look too bad. Maybe they should branch out. With 1/2" material they could easily build a 150.

I have thought about doing something larger by doubling up the material to 1" and reinforcing the corners.