Building a Fish Tank.

I may be way over my head this time but i want to build my own 1000Litre fish tank,so the main questions are.

Maybe smaller.

1.How much would it cost?
2.What meterials do i need?
3.what should the glass thickness be?
add:what supports should i use?
4.what should i use as a bonding agent?
5.How will i transport such a huge tank after completion?
6.Is it worth it?
7.anything i didn't mention....?

 

Everything depends on your dimensions.

 

you lost me there.
(1)Length: 188 inches
(2)Width : 44 inches
(3)Height: 32 inches
(4) water capacity: 280 GALLONS.

 

You sure about those dimensions? That's a tank almost 5m long.

Hope you have a big wallet!

 

2,5cm = 1 inch
(1)Length: 188 inches = 4.7 m
(2)Width : 44 inches = 1.1 m
(3)Height: 32 inches = 0.8 m
(4) water capacity: 280 GALLONS. = 1060 litres
For this size tank 12 to 15 mm glass.
Braced top and bottom and all around

 

thats going to be big,i don't think thats gna fit thru the door,maybe have something more along the lines of 700 Litre,back to math.



P.S Donny@you sound like you have done this before.

 

2.5 cm equals 1 inch.

That is why my tank is standing in my dads garage cant get it through the front door unless i tank it about. 1200 litres

 

http://www.theaquatools.com/building-your-aquarium

Try 18mm glass with a safety factor of 3.2. Why such a big tank? To keep Pangasius?

 

yep,thanks.going to have only 1 viewing point and going to reinforce the rest.

 

then you should think about keeping the hi-fin pangasius, do some research on that fish...

 

Then would build concrete walls for sides and back with re-enforced bars and sump behind or under neath .. was done on marine forum like this

 

I still think you are mad. Thats close to a ton of glass(If its purely glass) and close to 5 tons when full

Then you still have heating, filtration and pumping that needs to be done

PS those dimensions mean a 4000l tank, not 1000.

 

Then how many litre do you recommend?

Thanks JesseG.

 

no, he is not mad, if he has the cash to afford it then go for it...its your choice, i saw a guy with a 17000l marine tank...is that mad? nah, not when it was probably one of the most beautiful things i have seen...although, dasher, i'm hoping you know what you are getting yourself into, a tank like that is a HUGE repsonsibilty...and people that attempt things on a scale of this magnitude have at least 2 decades of fish keeping experience behind them...just food for thought, use it or lose it, up to you...you were suppose to build a 20000l pond or tank as well?

 

my math is a bit rough.

20 000 Litre was waaaaay to big,so i decided on something smaller.

 

Dasher search the web and take a look at other big installs like this and see how much time work and effort goes into it.

 

http://freshaquarium.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=freshaquarium&cdn=homegarden&tm=20&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&st=23&zu=http%3A//www.athiel.com/lib6/tank.htm

http://www.jonolavsakvarium.com/eng_diy/2200litre/proudbuilder.jpg

http://www.google.co.za/imgres?imgu...a:en-GB:official&channel=s&ndsp=20&tbs=isch:1

 

Well buddy,recently a 3mtrx0.8x0.8 15mm tank with sump and stand came to R30 000.00.without access.
For that tank of yours that you wanna build,if only 1 viewing side the other 3 sides with brick and cement the no prob,you have to enquire as to max length of glass available for thickness required,and please speak to a builder regarding specs you need

 

A lot more research and experience is requried on Dasher's part. His biggest tank is what 100l? He want's to go 40 times bigger. Besides the space issue, costs start increasing dramatically when you go that big. 10% water change is 400l more than most peoples tank capacity. Where do you drain that much water? Doing gravel vac/maintenance on a tank 1.1m deep? Ever tried something half that?

I love big tanks, chingchai on reefcentral is one of them. He equates his spending to the equivalent of a big house or a sports car.

 

I think it's easier to have only one piece of glass,i'm skilled in woodwork but know nothing about glass.