Fishtank Coffee Table / Glass-Bottom Effect

[Loverotties]

Acrylic on sides and bottom and glass on top or a overlay.or try 1/2" glass!

[quader94]

i found the ones my LFS have

http://www.4fishtank.com/Table%20aquariums.htm

[bb0029]

Originally Posted by mxracer19

Attached is a picture of the type of screw I need to find, however I have no idea what this screw is called or if it even exists...if anyone knows, please let me know!

Check out http://www.thomasnet.com/ if they do not have it, nobody will lol.

[mxracer19]

outSTANDING website....Outstanding. Thanks!

-Matt

[mmn_usn]

Heere to see the build...looks good so far

[alloymetals]

Nice job keep up the good work

[gouch]

update.....pics? hows it going?

[mxracer19]

Well guys just an update. I ordered a new sheet of glass and it was the wrong size. They cut me a new one and that one was the wrong size as well. They keep messing it up! So now I'm on the 4th sheet that I'm picking up today and I'll let you all know how it turns out.

-Matt

[gouch]

Originally Posted by mxracer19

Well guys just an update. I ordered a new sheet of glass and it was the wrong size. They cut me a new one and that one was the wrong size as well. They keep messing it up! So now I'm on the 4th sheet that I'm picking up today and I'll let you all know how it turns out.

-Matt

sounds good!!

[Dropt98chevy]

Are you the mxracer from s10forum.com

[Kyuss]

Along for the ride! I have thought of doing something similar, I just never had the guts

[mxracer19]

Hey guys, just another update. I picked up the 4th sheet of glass after 2 wrong sizes. It fits! I prepped the table and siliconed it on last night with a little help and tonight I'll water-test the entire system. This will be the first time testing the overflow system with the return pump and all. The last time was just a tank-test. I'll update with pictures tomorrow...stand by.

[Loverotties]

Good luck with it.

[gouch]

good luck! let us know.

[mxracer19]

Update! Success! Or close enough to it. With the top siliconed on it holds enough pressure to overcome the head of the overflow system. The two 1" overflow/drains are enough to prevent a siphon from forming. The Rio 1100 provides enough power to cause a mild current through the tank.

At this stage, the only minor setback is developing a way to "burp" the display tank to purge the air from the area above the vent opening. This may be as simple as shimming the table to ensure that the overflows are at the relative highpoint and inserting a tube through an overflow to vent the area around the overflow then removing the tube, or as complex as drilling a small hole in the opposite corner of the overflows to fit an airline valve in order to vent the system, closing it after all the air has exited. Sea trials will determine.

If an airline valve is fitted, I can see this project slowly becoming more "fish tank" and less "coffee table"...but at this point my only goal is stable operation.

-Matt