Looking To Build My First Large Aquarium.

[JaysLittleOcean]

Well let me start right off at saying I have never done this before and I could purchase an aquarium manufactured by a professional aquarium company but I don't want to do that. I want to build everything from scratch and have the pleasure (or misery if it bursts a seem) of saying that this was something I built from the ground up. So with that being said who on within the community has every built an aquarium? I have always preferred glass aquariums but in this case I am also considering acrylic. Any thoughts or suggestions. I'm looking to go 60 inches wide x 60 inches deep x 24 inches tall. That should give me roughly 374 gallons in the display alone.

 

[b-ridge]

Good luck with your build

 

[JaysLittleOcean]

Good luck with your build

Thank you.

 

[thirty6]

There's a large plywood build on here, I forget the members name but he had a nice build thread up. Worth checking out

 

[JaysLittleOcean]

There's a large plywood build on here, I forget the members name but he had a nice build thread up. Worth checking out

Plywood aquariums are nice but not really my thing. I want to be able to see into without restrictions from the wood housing.

 

[ENB]

I forget whose build it was maybe Rkaragozler but someone got a huge tank and took it apart brought it inside and rebuilt it. Not exactly what you are doing but it will probably give you the basic idea of what you need, what kind of silicon, what thickness glass/acrylic.
Also reefoman does this and so does custom king they can prob give you some pointers.

 

[JaysLittleOcean]

I forget whose build it was maybe Rkaragozler but someone got a huge tank and took it apart brought it inside and rebuilt it. Not exactly what you are doing but it will probably give you the basic idea of what you need, what kind of silicon, what thickness glass/acrylic.
Also reefoman does this and so does custom king they can prob give you some pointers.

Thanks for the information.

 

[sealtea116]

Yea there is a YouTube video on the plywood tank well really it's only the bottom that is plywood rest is glass

 

[The Reef Shoppe]

The reef shoppe is also a acrylic/glass aquarium building company please pm me with any questions you have i can try my best to guide you through it the best i can

 

[JaysLittleOcean]

Thanks If I lately ever get the time to start this project I will definitely reach out to you.

 

[latino277]

They made my External overflow box. Good, Clean work