KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

[adidas]

Originally Posted by Matt

Building the tank won't be hard, but doing clean, neat silicone work is quite hard. I applaud anyone who can do it by hand and get it looking good. A long time ago, I built about 100 tanks one summer, mostly small and custom shapes for Acadia University Biology dept. By the time I'd done the first 15 or 20, I got pretty good at it. By the end, it looked like factory-built. Now, out of practice, I hardly trust myself to caulk my shower!

using tape is the key to straight silicone lines

good luck on the build!

[Matt]

Originally Posted by adidas

using tape is the key to straight silicone lines

good luck on the build!

tape makes thick transitions... but it is how I'd do it if I was building one with my current skillset.

[BC Mosaic]

In my late teens (1960's) I ended up working for a new tropical fish importer in Montreal. One of my jobs was to build aquariums. The jig was soooo simple that I had to shake my head. It consisted of 2 pieces of 2x4 screwed down to a piece of plywood and 8 long grey shelf brackets that were secured to the plywood and 32 bolts plus silicone. That was it. Talk about using the "Kiss Principle"! Built 2 tanks everyday for about a month!

I'm interested in seeing how you are going to go about doing yours.
Have fun and good luck!