How do you figure this tank was built?

[12 Volt Man]

thats a huge tank! looks amazing!

 

[mwdesign]

first construct the metal frame , then put the front and back in then the bottom , then the sides .... thats what i think happened if everything fits in super tight then u just have to silicone the inside and whallaahhhhhh.......

So the sides would be on top of the glass bottom but not the front & back?

 

[Toby_H]

13' x 5' x 5', I think. So it'd be about 2K gallons?

It's a standard 75 gal and those aren't people, they are Umpa Loompas...

 

[dr_sudz]

It's a standard 75 gal and those aren't people, they are Umpa Loompas...

too funny

 

[Rakie]

Needs some fish tho

Takashi Amano isn't known as a fish guy. The fish he picks are chosen to accent his plants.

He makes the most amazing looking FW setups I've ever seen (plant wise).

 

[scriving]

ppsssh get a garden if your gonna keep plants i like the bare tank look myself

 

[siebertn]

first construct the metal frame , then put the front and back in then the bottom , then the sides .... thats what i think happened if everything fits in super tight then u just have to silicone the inside and whallaahhhhhh.......

x2
I have seen it done on smaller scale, only problem was that after a while the force of the water behind the glass made the glass crack because the steel frame didn't "give" like wood or silicone would.

 

[justin guest]

I used to work for a german company that built similar tanks. We would weld the frame together then put the base in and then the sides. If you cushion the glass/metal frame interface with enough silicon then no cracking occurs. If tanks of this size crack then usually because the floor has shifted slightly or because the glass is too thin.

j<><

 

[packer43064]

It's a standard 75 gal and those aren't people, they are Umpa Loompas...

So cousins of Li?

 

[mwdesign]

I used to work for a german company that built similar tanks. We would weld the frame together then put the base in and then the sides. If you cushion the glass/metal frame interface with enough silicon then no cracking occurs. If tanks of this size crack then usually because the floor has shifted slightly or because the glass is too thin.

j<><

After reading this, I agree. I went to a (very cool) LFS and they have a 10' x 3' x 3' built the same way. The bottom of the steel frame has a big gap, filled with silicone. I'm actually real glad I read this post, becuase as I was looking at the tank at the store, I was thinking of ways to build it so there would be no gap.