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Ok.. My wife and I have wanted a corner tank for quite some time now..
The advantage I see a corner having over a wall is same amount of water, less space (not withstanding it sticking out into the room a bit fruther, but we can live with that).
I was thinking going DIY on this, mostly for the experience for future projects, etc.
Here's what I want... (pardon the ascii art, no gfx software here at work)
(Mind you, this is not scale)
Appx 3' tall
Now, for some facts.
The 2 back sides (3' each) will be plywood / fiberglass
The bottom of the tank will be Plywood / fiberglass
The 'viewing' side will be acrylic.
Now, the questions.
1: How many gallons, appx, would this be? (My math sucks today)
2: What thickness plywood (I was thinking 2 layers of 1/2, overlapped, or 1 layer of 3/4 - 1")
3: What thickness would the acrylic need to be?
The reason for plywood on the back walls is simple. Strength / Price ratio and the fact that you wont be looking into the tank from that side (with it being against a wall, and all)
Plywood on the bottom, easy to drill for an overflow box.
I know the costly part is going to be the front acrylic, but having access to a cabinet building shop (run by a friend of the family), all the tools i'd ever need are available, as well as prolly 75% of the wood.
Many Thanks.
Dave
The advantage I see a corner having over a wall is same amount of water, less space (not withstanding it sticking out into the room a bit fruther, but we can live with that).
I was thinking going DIY on this, mostly for the experience for future projects, etc.
Here's what I want... (pardon the ascii art, no gfx software here at work)
(Mind you, this is not scale)
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6"
Appx 3' tall
Now, for some facts.
The 2 back sides (3' each) will be plywood / fiberglass
The bottom of the tank will be Plywood / fiberglass
The 'viewing' side will be acrylic.
Now, the questions.
1: How many gallons, appx, would this be? (My math sucks today)
2: What thickness plywood (I was thinking 2 layers of 1/2, overlapped, or 1 layer of 3/4 - 1")
3: What thickness would the acrylic need to be?
The reason for plywood on the back walls is simple. Strength / Price ratio and the fact that you wont be looking into the tank from that side (with it being against a wall, and all)
Plywood on the bottom, easy to drill for an overflow box.
I know the costly part is going to be the front acrylic, but having access to a cabinet building shop (run by a friend of the family), all the tools i'd ever need are available, as well as prolly 75% of the wood.
Many Thanks.
Dave
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