just buy it....

[vandj]

i just got done taking apart a 55 gal and a 75 gal. (one was missing the bottom, the other leaked about two gal a day)

so after cutting the glass panels free, i cut the nicer pieces down to make a 48" x 20" x 13"h .......

two days of scraping, wire wheeling, and acetone and i finnaly got the edges clean enough for putting back together!
spent a good amount of time taping and cleaning the edges, siliconed it up and relized i didnt tape the outside seams so now it looks hack....

if this thing leaks i am gonna go office space on it.... should have just kicked out the $400 bones for a GC.

anyways just felt like ranting.

 

[jmadison]

Good luck! and who knows, could work just fine. Now you have experience for the next time to do it better.

 

[spleify]

So what are you saying? Did the silicone ooze out the front? I guess I really don't understand what the big problem is. Can you trim the silicone a little to made it look better?
Anyway like jmadison said, more experience next time.
Don't give up yet, just try harder next time.

Spleify

 

[SeaWeed89]

ahh...youll be alright i hear you though after all that ...like everyoneelse said now your ready for the next one...GOODLUCK

 

[CleveYank]

Now when you buy the big panes to build the 450 you'll be ready.

 

[vandj]

cleaned it up with a razor, looks pretty good after all, waiting to put water in it now....

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

yeah i was going to say i dont tape the outer edges of mine, i let it ooze and then i scrap it clean with a razor when cured..just make sure it oozes out far enough that it doesnt leave any little pin holes etc..

 

[kcress]

I salute you efforts! Good on you!

Now about the pictures...

 

[vandj]

got the water in it....no leaks!

sure does put a smile on your face watching sometthing you made work.

 

[CleveYank]

Excellent.

Now
Build your stand, DIY your skimmer, Ca and Kalk reactors, design a pump and you could be the King of DIY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alpine]

Dont forget to let the silicone fully cure before adding water.Being in a rush to water test it,could result in premature failure of the seams.

 

[ivgonmad]

congrats! where are the pics? sounds like an awesome tank

 

[vandj]

tried to post pics but cant get them small enough...i'll try more later, gonna transfer the critters now....

 

[chrismunn]

www.photobucket.com

 

[vandj]

see if this works...

see if this works...

IMGhttp://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp181/vandjm/newtank.jpg/IMG

 

[vandj]

guess it didnt ....

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

Re: see if this works...

Re: see if this works...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13265286#post13265286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vandj

here you go...

the "img" tag has to be in the square brackets for it to work...

 

[vandj]

thanks....

the tank is level the pic is not....

 

[R.W.]

That looks really nice. I love rimless tanks.

 

[vandj]

so do i....
i like it shallow too, so it worked out with 3/8" glass. no bowing of the glass.
plus this is my first tank wider then 12" and i absolutey love the depth looking into it, so many more options for the rock layout!