Recent content by Noledoc

Hey, I'm about to start my own background for a 10 ft long tank. I've found a local supplier of styrofoam that has a version that is slate gray and is more dense, harder. You might look around for a plant in your neighborhood. By the way he is going to sell me a huge piece of the above styrofoam...

Thanks Appreciate your thoughts. It's going to be assembled in the basement. I'm wondering how they are going to place the glass inside the frame. A sheet of glass 16 ft long and 3 ft wide for front, back and bottom. Ahhh the glue!!

I'm not sure yet. The contractor has wholesale prices for the glass and some of the lighting. It all depends (of course) on the bang for the buck.

Thanks for the welcome folks. I've posted an overall description of the monster tank I'm in the process of building in the basement in the DIY forum.

A very fine local contractor with a glass expertise is the main man in putting this in my basement. Right now he's planning an L shaped tank of laminated glass with a strong steel frame. The long limb of the L will be 16 ft, the shorter limb, 8 ft. Both limbs will be 36" wide x 30" height. I've...

Hello new friends I'm returning to fish after many years and I have a monster tank in the thinking stages. Is this a site with resources that can help me think thru the tank? Anyway, I'm glad to be part of the community.