Where to find half-round glass for front of a DIY half-round tank?

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  1. redfishsc

    redfishsc Feather Duster

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    I have a very unusual 36X9X9 tank (ie, about 11-12 gallons).

    I'm thinking about putting a small custom made tank on the very end of it as a "show spot" for some extra nice zoas, and just plumb them together with a U-tube with a small pump for water exchange.


    I'd have to make the tank myself, which I'm fine with.

    I can cut the bottom glass just fine (shaped like a "D", the Dremel and a belt sander will do just fine).


    However, I have no idea where to find the front pane of glass in a half-round shape. It would need to be about 9" tall, 9" wide, and about 4-5" in radius. In other words, shaped like a C.

    Suggestions? I know my local glass shops (at least, the ones I normally deal with) won't be able to do this.
     
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  3. Will0417

    Will0417 Guest

    May I suggest acrylic? You can bend it yourself. You make a mold and use a heat strip(they are made specifically for bending acrylic.) to warm the acrylic. A heat gun might work but I dunno. Acrylic is soooo much easier to work with than glass. There are several YouTube videos that show how to make an acrylic tank.

    As far as the glass... There are specialty shops on the net who will make you a custom glass tank.
     
  4. redfishsc

    redfishsc Feather Duster

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    I'm not opposed to the acrylic, but the tank I'm putting it up against is all glass.


    To be honest, even though I'm an AVID DIY'er ;), I probably won't put the time into bending the acrylic lol ;). I know it's easy, I've built a good handful of acrylic things before, I just prefer building with glass for some reason.