Trying to decide on shark tank

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You might be able to find a tank builder that would be happy to cut the materials in their workshop then build on site in your basement. I'm sure i've seen threads like that on here before.

I'm about to start building a 9x5x3 myself and do worry about my workmanship leaking, but i feel it'll be worth the risk for the satisfaction i'll feel when it all works. As long as it's all done slowly (no rushing!) and everything's done right then there should be less chance of anything catastrophic happening.
 
Hoop;3534455; said:
Chromobotia,

Little bit off topic, but being from PA are you close to That Fish Place? It is about a 2 hour drive for me, but always been worth it when I have gone up there.
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I'm not exactly around the corner from it either. It is a 1 hr 45 min car ride for me. Never been there, but maybe I should check it out sometime.
 
Satan's Goldfish;3534497; said:
You might be able to find a tank builder that would be happy to cut the materials in their workshop then build on site in your basement. I'm sure i've seen threads like that on here before.

I'm about to start building a 9x5x3 myself and do worry about my workmanship leaking, but i feel it'll be worth the risk for the satisfaction i'll feel when it all works. As long as it's all done slowly (no rushing!) and everything's done right then there should be less chance of anything catastrophic happening.
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I am going to look into the details of building an acrylic aquarium, as this looks like it may be a solid way to go. I have a lot of experience working with wood and have all the tools to do so, but working with acrylic does interest me...and well you have to start somewhere...why not with a 600 gallon aquarium :-)
 
If you can build a jig, bonding acrylic is SUPER simple - the key is getting a very clean/straight cut, so you have nice surfaces to bond. Acrylic cement, as it's called, actually melts and rebonds the surfaces, which when done properly is watertight.

I've done this several time for test enclosures at work, where we're breaking open components that have liquid inside of them. Because these liquids can sometimes be nasty, or at the very least very oily, I usually put a rim of caulking on the inside, but they've never leaked.
 
alot of plastic companys were i live also have do the welding etc. may be an option for you to price it out with them building it/welding in your home.
 
Jabba,

I can definitely build a jig for this. Took a look at glasscages.com cut acrylic sheet prices to give me a cost ball park figure:

Name Description Price (per square foot)
1" 1" Thickness $29
1¼" 1¼" Thickness $44
1½" 1½" Thickness $66
2" 2" Thickness $95

fishman,

Wow, very similar setup to what I am looking to do...do you mind if I ask you for a ballpark figure on what your 600 gallon cost from Tenecor?
 
My tank came with black background 3/4 inch acrylic all around @ 8x8 over flow boxes with 2 inch drains and 1 inch returns with warrenty $2800 shipped!
 
fishman646;3534621; said:
at those calculation to go 1inch thick on a tank the size i ordered just material would be 2668! I would buy one from tencor!
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The price you paid is lower than what I would have guessed. Definitely looks like purchasing directly from Tenecor could be a very good option. I guess I could use the same method to get the new tank into the basement that I used for my 300 gallon tank..but really not looking forward to moving a 800lb aquarium around.
 
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