aquarium

[makatak123]

How to i make a homemade aquarium??i wana make a aquarium but i dont know how.

[fishboyt]

Take some glass and silicone it together. :)

[jarrodaden]

Is there a particular reason that you want to build one? You can find great deals on used ones here and on craigslist.

[cameracorpus]

Is there a particular reason that you want to build one? You can find great deals on used ones here and on craigslist.

I can think of one good reason. I've got a high dollar entertainment center that a new TV won't fit into, but a tank would! Custom making one to the exact dimensions would be awesome. There will be zillions of old entertainment centers out there once everyone's old TVs crap out.

[makatak123]

Is there a particular reason that you want to build one? You can find great deals on used ones here and on craigslist.

i wana make a cheap 50g aquarium for my living room.on craigslist i can't find any good deals.

[Somefishguy]

do you have the glass already? or do you have somewhere to cut it for you.

For small tanks, it is usually cheaper to find one online than to make one.

[Roujin]

do you have the glass already? or do you have somewhere to cut it for you.

For small tanks, it is usually cheaper to find one online than to make one.

+1

[makatak123]

well, i dont know how to make it so i did not buy the glass yet.

[Somefishguy]

you are much better off just finding one either online here or on craigslist.

it will be cheaper and easier

[makatak123]

nah, i wanna make one im so bored!

[Somefishguy]

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/diytanksrefugiums/ss/diyaquarium.htm

have fun.. keep us posted

[Oldsgirl]

what measurements are you looking to build? I have one that I think is around 46 gal, and I had thought of putting it in place of the tv in an entertainment center.

[blacksmith37]

I invented entertainment centers in about 1968; I designed one with a deep 20 using an oak 4X4 for support. Comercial entertainment units are not stong enough to support much more than a 10 gal.
As others have said; buying an aquarium is cheaper than buying the glass. And if you find glass , it could be "brittle" if it is very old.
I have a 55 with a broken side that you can have ; I don"t think it is worth the cost of glass for one side to repair.

[jarrodaden]

A gallon of water weighs about 8.3 pounds. That is over 300 pounds for 40 gallons of water without the tank, substrate, etc.

Even if the entertainment center will hold the weight, they are often built with cheap particle board that doesn't handle water very well at all.

I think you have a cool idea but be careful. It would be a shame to ruin a new tank and an entertainment center.

[lilmissruffcountry]

I invented entertainment centers in about 1968; I designed one with a deep 20 using an oak 4X4 for support. Comercial entertainment units are not stong enough to support much more than a 10 gal.
As others have said; buying an aquarium is cheaper than buying the glass. And if you find glass , it could be "brittle" if it is very old.
I have a 55 with a broken side that you can have ; I don"t think it is worth the cost of glass for one side to repair.

If only you knew how cheap glass really can be....) Some places it is even FREE