DIY 16x15x16 Acrylic AIO 16 Gallon
 

Last weekend i decided that the wifes 5g hex was looking a little small for her clowns. So i picked up some acrylic and here is what happened (i thought i took more pictures along the way but all i really got is as i was putting last side and bottom on.

Side going on:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psb9b76567.jpg

bottom on:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps597641bb.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...pseb9fd5c5.jpg

Trimming off excess:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psff9ea5f8.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psa54a8df5.jpg

Water Testing:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps2bf15612.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps9110f6d9.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps5ad847e0.jpg

Polished up edges and built a base for it to sit on:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps813478ad.jpg

Mounted gooseneck and par led light:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psea83af00.jpg

Plumbed in a little eheim pump:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psdb6a5fe8.jpg

Here it is now:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps7364ccea.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psa6737a49.jpg

Still have to add a top to the back chamber to clean up the cords and help with evap.

Looks great job, love following your build, your wife would thank you for it and so will the clowns. Regards Ken

Wow that's some great craftsmanship. If I knew how to build tanks like that and of that quality my house would be full of them!:lol:

Nick,

Very NICE!

Does the bearing on the router bit scratch the acrylic during the cleanup process?

Gonna come see this bad boy sometime this week! Don't you appreciate how I invite myself over?

Thanks all for the kind words. I am quite happy with how it came out.


No, the bearing for the most part is stationary once against the material and even if it spins a bit i have not had any issues with scuffs on material as there is quite a bit of sanding and polishing after trimming anyway.

Look forward to it. I will do my best to create a dirty job that i need a hand with before you come.

Did you use Weldon or methylene chloride?

I had been using MC for quite a while but used weld on 3 for this and didn't notice much difference in consistency or bonding time/quality.