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Old 03-26-2008, 03:09 AM
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Default KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

Well we just picked up our glass from Bow Valley Aquarium, and I have to say wow what great service, we placed the order this afternoon and when we came to pick it up at 4:30 they were just finishing cutting it up, they loaded it into the back of our truck for us. Even gave us some good pointers on how to clean the glass and the best way to go about putting it together.

The tank is 72"X24"X24" (standard 180Gal) All the glass is 1/2" thick, we are gonna set it up as a FOWLR but latter converting to a Mixed Reef..

Here is the tank sitting on my floor.


Here is a side view of the stack of glass.(the piece on the left is the center brace)


Close up of the side shot.


Shot of part of the top Bracing.



Thats all for tonight, tomorrow gonna build some jigs and buy some clamps and gonna start assembling the tank, will post more pics tomorrow of progress!
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Old 03-26-2008, 03:42 AM
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Just a question... Why didn't you have them put it together for you?
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Old 03-26-2008, 03:47 AM
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Cheaper for us to do it ourselves! We've built tanks before so its no big deal for us.
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Old 03-26-2008, 04:10 AM
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Kewl. Thats what I figured but just wanted to make sure
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Good luck with the build!
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Old 03-26-2008, 06:47 AM
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Cool. I built my acrylic 60g and i found that to be a really fun project. I might try my hand at a glass tank come this summer. Do you think you could post some details/tips about how you like to silicone your tanks together?
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:23 AM
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Sure, I'll make sure there are lots of photos of the actual tank assembly. Anything in particular you would like to see?
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I would like to see how you prepare and then apply the silicone. Also a list of the materials used and where you got them from would be nice,,and lots of pic's.....
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Old 03-26-2008, 12:05 PM
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Water in it yet?

Whats the timeframe on your build? Or you just going to work as you can sort of thing?
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Old 03-26-2008, 01:37 PM
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I wouldn't be confident in my own building skills to take on a project like that

Must be a lot easier getting the "tank" into the house when it is in parts rather than a big glass box eh?
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