Have a bit of a dilema with my tank build that I'm going to start today. Tank is going to be epoxy lined plywood, using the front glass off a cracked 125 I picked up for $5 at an auction as the viewing window.
I built a stand quite a while ago before seriously thinking about all the exact dimensions. Right now, the stand is 72" and 22" between the upper supports (this tank is going on the bottom of a metal stand), so the tank has to fit between either of these. The glass I have is 72 1/8" by 20 1/2".
The tank can either be approx. 73.5" x 22" x ~24" tall using the glass the way it is, or I can get the glass cut a bit and have the tank 71.5"x26"x~24 tall. The second option gives about 4" more bottom width but requires the extra cost of getting the glass, whereas the first is cheaper but narrower.
This isn't going to be a permanent home for the motoro's, but is just a starting point as I will be using it as 'trial run' for a larger tank (probably 8x4x4).
TIA!
I built a stand quite a while ago before seriously thinking about all the exact dimensions. Right now, the stand is 72" and 22" between the upper supports (this tank is going on the bottom of a metal stand), so the tank has to fit between either of these. The glass I have is 72 1/8" by 20 1/2".
The tank can either be approx. 73.5" x 22" x ~24" tall using the glass the way it is, or I can get the glass cut a bit and have the tank 71.5"x26"x~24 tall. The second option gives about 4" more bottom width but requires the extra cost of getting the glass, whereas the first is cheaper but narrower.
This isn't going to be a permanent home for the motoro's, but is just a starting point as I will be using it as 'trial run' for a larger tank (probably 8x4x4).
TIA!
