Ever make your own tank?

Just remember that 66 gallons of water look like 660 on your carpet. Plus its probably 66.6 gallons and that high there is a bad sign, just sayin.

Good luck anyway

 

Wow some serious hating

 

Yeah...hating. Or just informed people trying to look out for someone being careless.

 

If you look at the post I do not believe there to be any hating going on, in fact many are wishing you luck and hoping it works out for you.

We are just concerned if you set the tank up in a nice room and fill it with cash (like every reefer), that it will bust and ruin anything around it including base flooring from the 66gallons of water and also any living thigns you put in the tank.

My suggestion would be to just buy a tank already premade that can be trusted and do not cut it apart or cut any braces off. If you must make your own set it up in a garage on the cement floor for awhile to test it and see how it works. Building a tank for the first time can be risky and you should do your research. IMHO making it rimless and using glass from an old tank in addition to new thinner glass is extremely risky but hopefully it works out. Personally I would not trust myself to build a tnak from scratch, rather spend an extra few bucks and have the piece of mind that I know the tank is not goign to randomly fail one day and cause a disaster, not saying it will just I wouldnt want to risk hudreds if not thousands of dollars worth fo fish and corals

 

This yank will be set up and running in an enclosed room with nothing in it for a bit of time so if it fails all ill lose is water and time and a few dollars for glass, I understand the concerns. I have them too, but from what I've seen and heard its possible for the 1/4" to hold up just fine. I've spent more money on my sump then tank, I'll throw $100 into rock and sand and in a month or two after the tank swells and shrinks and I knock it around and get some current going through it we will see.. I'm not about to set this up and fill it without making sure its extensively tested. I'm not that type of guy, and what's wrong with attempting something that's out of the comfort zone, making a tank, cutting and sanding glass. I learned a lot and it was fun... Hell if it doesn't break when it's getting turned over 10x then I did something right. But with the amount of silicon I'm sure my seems will stay water tight, just see how the glass holds. And all else fails I buy a cube rimless and I have an overflow and all that for it...

 

Even if there is nothing in it the concern is nto the tank leaking where you slowly notice dripping and the water level going down, it is the tank can bust open releasing all 66 gallons at once which would completely trash the flooring of the room unless it is cement.

There is nothing wrong with trying things, I am all for experimenting and trying to do what others say should not be done without giving valid proven points, but research is a must in many cases and how much do you value piece of mind. Best of luck though and I really hope it works if so thatd be great, just make sure you put a really good brace on the tank or it will bow horribly and cause a lot of stress on the thin front and back panels as well as the seems.

 

I really do wish you good luck. My post was to put things into a little perspective, that's all. Many people underestimate how much water these tanks actually hold and how that looks on the floor.

I completely agree and am glad to see that you are testing it extensively. That is something that is often overlooked in the excitement to set up a new tank resulting in wasted money and possibly a catastrophic failure.

All in all, good luck and please keep us updated to the progress.

 

good luck with your build.

 

If I added another 1/2 pane to the front and back on the inside of the tank, would that help?

 

Do not look at it as "hating". Most aquariums are speced out in length rather than height for a good reason.

I lost about 20gallons out of a tank a few weeks ago due to a pin-hole size leak that I did not notice till I walked near the tank and my carpet squished.....NOT A FUN CLEAN UP. Through acclimation (much like we do with fish) my wife has a good sense of humor.