240 gal reef cube under construction.....

[Coral69]

Started my tank today......Using 1/2 acrylic......tank size is going to be 48in x 48ln x 24in deep..Planning a center over flow for 360degree veiwing.

I plan to have all the peice cut and ready for glueing to day...

Any feed back will be welcome :eek1:

 

[wav3form]

Sounds nice but what feedback are you looking for? Not much to comment on.

 

[Coral69]

Has anyone used 1/2 acrylic for a tank this size before?

 

[sonofgaladriel]

If there will be a euro brace across the top, the 1/2" wall thickness should be fine.
I upgraded to 1" wall thickness on my 240 cube so that I wouldn't need any top bracing.
Good luck with the build. Its a great size tank.

 

[Coral69]

Here is the rough cuttout useing a skill saw blade pitch was 14/10
it work well but the edges uneven and wavey....so i will need to finish using a 1/2 flush trim bit.....

 

[Coral69]

 

[Blutowski]

That is my dream tank. I love the idea of being able to view all four sides. I was actually running that scenario in my mind today. I want to know how you manage wires from the lights above the tank, and the wires from below the tank and keep them out of site?

 

[Coral69]

I will be posting pics ......<as soon as i figure out how :smokin: >...Have made some awesome headway today...

 

[chetm2]

Lets see some pictures! I am about ready to add water to my 240 cube (same dimensions) I went with 3/4" acrylic but they said 1/2" would of been fine. Mine will be viewable from 3 sides.

 

[Coral69]

rough cut on top panel......

 

[ecojoe]

Unusual shaped top, are you going to run a VHO or T5 bulb over the center cutout?

 

[BumpinTJ24]

any updates on this tank? Going to be building one here pretty soon.