Recent content by Itchytoe

I've had quite a few aquariums over the years and always loved them! I guess I just like scaled pets instead of furry ones. Over the years, my life has changed quite a bit. Now, I'm a full time RVer. It's amazing! I get to travel and see the country. And that's also the problem. Fish...

60x36x24 is what I'm thinking. ~225 gallons. 24 high because that's half of a 48x96 sheet of acrylic, which is a full sheet IIRC. 96-60=36, so the pieces I cut off of the front and back should fit perfectly as the sides making the sides 24x36, which kinda dictates the 60x36x24 overall...

Oh it's not a paint. It's a film like clear window tint. It's even applied in a similar manner. No painting involved.

I emailed 3M to ask them directly of any chemicals that could leech into the water, but haven't heard back from them yet. That's also my biggest concern. I'll definitely post some info if I can find any. My online searches haven't yeilded any results unfortunately.

Planning on using it inside and out. There's are often a bunch of kids in my house (4 are mine, others are friends of them) so I'm trying to find stop the scratch before it's scratched, rather than buffing it out after. Then again, I've never had an acrylic aquarium so I don't know how much of...

I'm going to be building an acrylic aquarium soon but the last thing I want is something all scratched up. What's the point of having an aquarium if you can barely see the contents? As I'm sure some of you know, 3M and a few other companies make a clear bra for vehicles that prevents scratches...