bobberwobber
Aquarium Advice Regular
hey again...
ok... this may be a crazy idea... i dont know.. i was just browsing around and stumbled across a forum post, cant remember which forum it was now... but guy wanted to know if he could join 2 55gallon tanks together... i had thought of this, as i wanted an 8foot tank, for my balas, but after looking into it, the amount of engineering and structure required, not worth it...
but he actually wanted to make it, 4x4... using the long sides to make a large square tank, so be 4x4x20 or so.. 240gals, give or take...
hmmmm... i dont think the glass of a 55gal is thick enough to support that.. the calculators say it is, as obviously the actual surface area on the glass is the same but still... but i then realised, i have a 75gallon, sitting in pieces in the basement, which i was rebuilding.. this has nice thick 10mm glass and is 4 foot... so, i was thinking, if i could source another cheap.. thick this one cost me $15.. and then used the 4foot sides to make a large square tank.
base would be plywood (calm down, hear me out lol).. plywood, fiberglass reinforced.. im a boat designer by qualification, so my thinking is, id just do a plywood sandwhich fiberglass base, be plenty strong enough, probably overkill but still.. then use a thin sheet of glass over top, basically, just to avoid risks of osmosis etc and give silicone a better grip.. i figure, the base, doesnt matter what it looks like, you cant see it, long as it strong enough, and a 8square foot piece of 10mm glass is going to probably cost the same as a new tank lol...
anyway.. id like to put it in the basement, so it on a solid concrete floor, as dont think living room will support 2000lbs in the middle....probably make some form of custom top and bottom frame, using fiberglass with unidirectional mat or maybe plywood sandwhich again, so doesnt flex and bow.. probably keep top open and hang lights over or make a canopy of some sorts.. but we were just looking at the idea and have the space, have the materials... thinking that would make a great Ray tank... always wanted a sting ray or something along those lines but know they need big tanks... utilize one of the 55gals i have laying around as a sump filter and drill the new tank etc etc..
any input? am i just living in la la land, or think it doable?
also, am i right in thinking this be a great ray tank?
probably wont happen for a while.. still got to finish off the wall tank.. work using up my time lately.. but tossing the idea around so wanted some input...any issues im missing pointing out etc...
ok... this may be a crazy idea... i dont know.. i was just browsing around and stumbled across a forum post, cant remember which forum it was now... but guy wanted to know if he could join 2 55gallon tanks together... i had thought of this, as i wanted an 8foot tank, for my balas, but after looking into it, the amount of engineering and structure required, not worth it...
but he actually wanted to make it, 4x4... using the long sides to make a large square tank, so be 4x4x20 or so.. 240gals, give or take...
hmmmm... i dont think the glass of a 55gal is thick enough to support that.. the calculators say it is, as obviously the actual surface area on the glass is the same but still... but i then realised, i have a 75gallon, sitting in pieces in the basement, which i was rebuilding.. this has nice thick 10mm glass and is 4 foot... so, i was thinking, if i could source another cheap.. thick this one cost me $15.. and then used the 4foot sides to make a large square tank.
base would be plywood (calm down, hear me out lol).. plywood, fiberglass reinforced.. im a boat designer by qualification, so my thinking is, id just do a plywood sandwhich fiberglass base, be plenty strong enough, probably overkill but still.. then use a thin sheet of glass over top, basically, just to avoid risks of osmosis etc and give silicone a better grip.. i figure, the base, doesnt matter what it looks like, you cant see it, long as it strong enough, and a 8square foot piece of 10mm glass is going to probably cost the same as a new tank lol...
anyway.. id like to put it in the basement, so it on a solid concrete floor, as dont think living room will support 2000lbs in the middle....probably make some form of custom top and bottom frame, using fiberglass with unidirectional mat or maybe plywood sandwhich again, so doesnt flex and bow.. probably keep top open and hang lights over or make a canopy of some sorts.. but we were just looking at the idea and have the space, have the materials... thinking that would make a great Ray tank... always wanted a sting ray or something along those lines but know they need big tanks... utilize one of the 55gals i have laying around as a sump filter and drill the new tank etc etc..
any input? am i just living in la la land, or think it doable?
also, am i right in thinking this be a great ray tank?
probably wont happen for a while.. still got to finish off the wall tank.. work using up my time lately.. but tossing the idea around so wanted some input...any issues im missing pointing out etc...