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porker_2003
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Small Fry
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male usa
what are the ups and downs of makeing your own fish tank.

I thought about it and decided to ask you guys. lol
Post InfoPosted 23-Apr-2007 00:30Profile PM Edit Report 
platy boy
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leaks are one that im positave about and probably bad set up kills fish and the ups is you can make it to fit your needs but i know people with 20 years experience who mess up once or twice...........if you end up doing this i wish you good luck

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porker_2003
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thanks
Post InfoPosted 23-Apr-2007 02:40Profile PM Edit Delete Report 
Ethan14
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It can also save you a lot of money if you are building large tanks.
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mughal113
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If you want to do it for cost reduction, it's gonna work only for very large tanks and only if you are good at working with glass. I built my two smaller tanks myself and ended up spending more money than i would have spent buying those from the LFS.
-Mughal
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sodaaddict84
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what about if you get scrap glass. i want to try making my own. i have a glass cutter and several windows laying around. i think one just might be thick enough

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mughal113
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In that case, there should be no harm trying to build one. There are many articles on the internet describing how to make a tank. Just needs a bit of searching. Give the silicon enough time to cure and test thoroughy for leaks. And, make sure you use aquarium safe silicon.
-Mughal
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aaronfry
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EditedEdited by aaronfry
Here is a post from Frank that has a good link to it should help

DIY..aquarium

For instructions and materials list for ANY size
aquarium go to this site and enter the length,
width, height of the end product and it will
calculate everything AND tell you how to assemble it..

http://www.garf.org/tank/buildtank.asp


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1984-Michael Larsen On Press Your Luck
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sodaaddict84
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thanks mughal and aaron ill look those over and give it a try

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