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10-02-2002, 07:56 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
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tank construction pics
Hi,
Also have this thread over at RC, thought I would post it here also.
JRF
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10-02-2002, 08:43 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2002
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OK, 1st time Ive seen anything like that...... Ummmmm whats with the angle ?
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10-02-2002, 08:49 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
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The tank will be placed along a stairway wall, therefore the angle on the one side to match the slope of the wall. It was a crazy idea that I had a few months ago and decided to go ahead with it.
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10-02-2002, 11:27 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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Cool idea!!
What are you doing to about gas exchange?
G~
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10-02-2002, 11:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: North Hollywood, Ca
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he will probably get good gas exchange in his skimmer
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10-02-2002, 11:38 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Hmmm that will present some interesting engineering excersises getting it going
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10-03-2002, 07:56 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Hi,
Gas exchange should not be a problem as the "flat" part of the top plate is about 6' . Also the skimmer ( as was stated ) will also help, along with two sumps with a total of about 110 gallons.
JRF
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10-03-2002, 08:34 AM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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I couldn't tell from the pic that it was that long. It reminds me of some of the pics we've seen of the Japanese reefs.
You are going to put a frame around the top aren't you?
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10-03-2002, 09:50 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Hi,
I may put a 4 or 5 inch Oak rim around the "flat" part of the top plate, or maybe not ( havn't decided yet ). The bottom is 8 feet long, the top about 6 feet and the angle joins the two.
JRF
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10-03-2002, 12:20 PM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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I've never had an acrylic tank but every one I've seen has a frame around the top to hold the sides in. Do you think you can get away with no support in that area or am I missing something?
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10-03-2002, 12:44 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Vancouver Island
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my $.02 
from what Ive seen and heard with acrylic tanks there can be a lot of flex in the tanks and the material is also quite a bit stronger than glass. The strips of black plastic, oak etc that wraps around the normal glass tanks is to add some resistance. With all that water at 10 pounds/gallon (think thats it) think about the amount of pressure trying to push all 4 sides of you tank apart from each other thats alot of weight. With acrylic from what Ive see if the material of the tank is made from a single peice of molded acrylic the edges since they are all one piece act as the edging you would see on a normal tank because it requires more weight to break a single piece apart. with the other acrylic tanks that have 4 seperate sheets siliconed together the silicone creates the watertightness and the striping on the top and bottom hold the 4 pieces together. Oh great tank by the way its gonna look great when its done. Just curious approx how much did the tank material cost (I wouldnt mind building my own tank )
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10-03-2002, 04:12 PM
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double cappuccino
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: CA
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from what Ive seen and heard with acrylic tanks there can be a lot of flex in the tanks
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- it depends on the thickness mostly, I had an 85 that bowed like you wouldn't believe, scary. But my LFS has a 2000g with zero bow whatsoever.
BTW, nice design, should make for an awesome tank, I love the built in look...
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10-03-2002, 04:25 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 35
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Hi,
Rick O; The picture with the tank upside down on the table is the top plate being "glued" on. This is the frame that you mention. It will have two access holes cut into it for tank access. The top plate is 1" thick material for added support on the 3/4" side walls. We had thought about using 1" thick material all the way around but 3/4" is plenty and with the thicker top plate, bowing will be kept to a minimum. This tank is being built by Tenecor ( not by me ! ) and I must say that they are doing a spectacular job! I wouldn't dare attemp to build a tank this size and with the tricky miter cuts unless I had many many years of working with acrylic!! The tank was very pricey.
Thanks
JRF
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10-03-2002, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
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Interesting, please do pics as the tank evolves, this is one that definatly has a place in the equip archives
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10-03-2002, 08:04 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2001
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I'll keep posting, although, this project will take me quite some time to build out ( stand, plumbing, etc , etc, etc ).
JRF
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