I'm 6' even and the dog is Chopper an American pit bull terrier that I adopted about 8 months ago. He'll be two in a couple weeks.
Guinness
Guinness
Some pics during construction of my 540g
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Nice. were did u get the plans for it. Im looking to build one myself and the only one i could find i www.garf.org What did u use on the ply wood to seal it??? What are the dimentions??? how much did the glass cost?? do u have any pix of the stand, like the braces???
bro look harder at the pic's they are doubled up 2x4's ,commonly done in house construction. that set up is super strong... and relativly inexpensive...FlammingWoodChuck said:
Beautiful!!... Great job building. 
Love those driftwood pieces as well.
What are the actual dimensions of the tank going to be?... And what do you plan on keeping in it? Be sure to keep us all posted.
Love those driftwood pieces as well.What are the actual dimensions of the tank going to be?... And what do you plan on keeping in it? Be sure to keep us all posted.
I'm going to try to answer all the questions, if I missed one let me know.
I used the garf plans to get started. I modified them because if I didn't it would have fallen apart the first time I filled it. Lots of extra 2X4's set vertically along the plywood sides are needed in my opinion. Dimensions are 8'X3'X3'. I would have gone 4' wide but I ran into the furnace. I sealed the wood with a paint on truck bed liner called Herculiner. It worked, but the bond between the liner and silicone was weak at best. After three atempts at resealing with silicone, I installed a pond liner. I used the splicing tape, because the splice adhesive does not adhere to glass well. The glass is 1/2" tempered and cost about $500 delivered. It weighs approx 160lbs. I'm not sure what I'm going to put in it, but an aro is a must. I'll probably end up with CA cichlids and odd balls.
Here is a pic of the stand from the other side of the wall.
Guinness
I used the garf plans to get started. I modified them because if I didn't it would have fallen apart the first time I filled it. Lots of extra 2X4's set vertically along the plywood sides are needed in my opinion. Dimensions are 8'X3'X3'. I would have gone 4' wide but I ran into the furnace. I sealed the wood with a paint on truck bed liner called Herculiner. It worked, but the bond between the liner and silicone was weak at best. After three atempts at resealing with silicone, I installed a pond liner. I used the splicing tape, because the splice adhesive does not adhere to glass well. The glass is 1/2" tempered and cost about $500 delivered. It weighs approx 160lbs. I'm not sure what I'm going to put in it, but an aro is a must. I'll probably end up with CA cichlids and odd balls.
Here is a pic of the stand from the other side of the wall.
Guinness
Looks Great, Whatd you do to seal the Inside an whatd you use to secure the glass window?
Thats the Joy of the Blond fish, they wont die if there outve water for a long time.
DeLgAdO said:id rather have one i could touch
Thats the Joy of the Blond fish, they wont die if there outve water for a long time.
