DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

Those look awesome. Maybe you could piece together kits and sell them. lol

 

I got started on the DT by cutting in the overflow outlet and inlet on the right side panel



Then I peeled the paper back on all the edges

Welded the sides to the front







Seams look good

All sides done. Now sides to bottom



I dont want a corner issue with this tank so I will go the extra mile. I cut 45deg corner pieces for all inside corners. Even the bottom. This should also help the flow.

I cleaned up the saw marks with a card scraper. The edges were very sharp

Then it was time to glue all of them in place.

 

Wow. Very impressive work. It will look great with water in it.

 

very nice like someone else had said you should sell kits or make tanks and sell them looks like very high quality work! i know i would buy one

 

I bet you could sell those mini acrylic rock tri-pod stands pretty easily.

 

Thanks for all the encouragement. I cant say that I have seen them anywhere else. How much would you spend on a bag of 15-20?
It is time to add the BLACK. I dont want any light getting into the DT from the fuge at night while the fuge light is on.



I thought I should do the right side corners too



I dont want to hear any waterfall from the tank so I built a trough below the DT water line to let the water flow with out sound



I cut slots in the top bracing, Left and righthand front. I will slid a piece of 3/8 acrylic into the slot with a stop on the top. This will hold my powereheads that have magnets rated for 1/2'' material.



The tank will be bare bottom. I want to have good flow at the bottom. I thought a closed loop would be the way to go.

 

Update

Peppie - Any recent update on your progress?

 

I got the closed loop built.



This was the second try. The first try was with tubing and hose clamps. It looked like a water sprinkler. I went back to the hardware store and got PVC and glued it. Should have done that in the first place. LOL

 

niiccceee so when are u coming over to do mine? lmao

 

All I need is a plane ticket. lol


Oh yea, I almost forgot. You will need to rent a very big truck to get my tools there. And back of course!!!!!