new reef

Hello from Greece. I am planning to do something new and i would like to have your opinion. Is it possible to make that model of aquarium from glass? Have you ever seen that model? Every thought of you could be important for me

 

Anything is possible if you ahve enough money...

Looks exciting!! You should start a build thread - that will ook so cool when its complete!

Welcome to 3reef

 

There are a couple of people here with a good amount of knowledge regarding aquarium construction. I'm not one of them.

That said, pondering your design makes me think of some potential problems. A typical glass aquarium has plastic braces on top and bottom to help hold the glass together as one unit. For example, the common 10 gallon tank has these plastic frames or brackets on top and bottom. They are there to prevent the outward movement of any single pane. I understand that not all tanks have braces; and I accept that the silicone is of sufficient strength to hold them together, but in my mind--a rimless tank should be a rectangular prizm-like a shoebox.

In your design, there's nothing to hold the horizontal mid-height edge in place. This may not be a problem at all, but I wouldn't be comfortable with it.

Things evolve over time by trial and error. The way tanks are constructed nowadays is not by some accident or whimsical stroke of creativity by one person. If multiple-plane glass aquariums were a reliable design, then manufacturers would exploit these designs in their sales. I've seen fancy designs, like cylinders, octagons, corner tanks fashioned like triangles, etc. They all have one thing in common. The frame that fits on top, can be interchanged with the one on the bottom. There's a reason for this. . ..

Not to shoot down your idea. I like creativity just as much as the next guy, but I'd shy away from that tank design. It would be very pretty to look at--but the point of owning an aquarium is to continue to have that option.

 

Please make it.. Looks very neat. Only thing I could think of is trying to clean the tall section. You should make it visible from both sides if possible.. Will this be built into a wall or just a free standing structure? Good Luck

 

Sparky,
Looking at the design I think it is supposed to be a wood enclosure with an oddly shaped viewing area. As long as all edges are supported like in a typical windowed design I don't see a reason why given sufficient glass thickness for what looks to be a pretty substantial depth it wouldn't work. It will probably be tricky to get the joining of the panes perfect, it may wind up being more reliable going with acrylic and solvent welding them together for installation as a single piece.

I *do* see issues if I am mistaken and the panes are free floating. That looks like it could just be a recipe for a wet carpet.

 

that would be one awesome looking design. could have a really cool fall off reef look to it. that said, one thought came to mind. the cleaning of the fall off would be difficult. the 1.1 meters is equivalent to about 40 inches deep. and the detrius could possibly be troublesome . but still i love the design. id hope it could be done. i appreciate "outside the box" thinkers

 

Thank you for your respond. The aquarium is going to be visible only from the front because of a wall. My first thought was the glass and not the acrylic because of the cost. The depth is not a problem; I am going to need a mask ;D. I will make something to work with in the bottom. My main problem is the angle of 90 “between” the two bottoms. Is it possible to have the glass broken when I fill my display with water for the first time because of the weigh? I mean to decoy the first section the second (as I fill it) and have a broken at the angle???

 

Way cool design but I do see a problem with it breaking. If not when you're filling it, definitely in the long run. The weight distribution is not equal as it should be.
I really like this design and the safest way to go about it would be acrylic. It will be a better investment in the long run

 

I see. Ok then acrylic. What about the width of it? There is something that I must ask? Something specific for the use I want it

 

Amazing! Lol.. i thought it was 1,5000m hahaha.... not 1.5 m