DIY 15g cube and Stand
 

Here are some quick pics of my new 15g tank I built on Sunday, and the stand I made last night. Way overbuilt custom 1cm thick starphire glass, custom aluminum stand, aluminum 150W 20,000K hqi fixture on order, Mag 5 with SCWD for flow, will be all sps, zoos, ricordea, and a clam or two. I'll post more pictures next week when it's all setup :biggrin:

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http://www.ecoarium.com/pics/15g_02.jpg

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Evan.

That must be built to with stand Calgary hail stones.

Good job, will be nice to see when it's set up and running.

Doug

Wicked job. Very slick. What did it cost to build?

Yeah you should see it in real life the pics do it no justice. :cool:

Total cost of all materials for tank and stand was nearly $300 :eek:

Evan.

Do the people ar your office marvel at your handiness as well?

Or do they get you at all...?

:biggrin:

Allan - It's like having a bunch of kids at work right now. When's it going to be done...when's it going to be done....when...

They're mostly all designers so they get it.

Is that 15x15x15?

Why go with such a thickness of glass? Did you have leftovers from your pentagonal tank or something?

Tell us more about the stand, look interesting.

Tony - It's 16" X 16" X 16".

I went with super thick glass for two reasons.

Firstly asthetics, It looks amazing with the polished and beveled edges like a piece of crystal, plus with that thickness you don't need to run a bead of silicone on the inside so it looks super clean.

Second reason was for strength :rolleyes: It's in my office and I'd hate it if someone bumped it with something and it exploded everywhere :eek:

The stand is a 16 1/8" square of 3/4" MDF encircled in 1 1/2" L shaped 1/8" aluminum tucked underneath and inset into the MDF. The aluminum legs are from IKEA. Very structural/industrial looking stand and extremely strong.

Evan.

Very nice, but that works out to 17.73 US gallons. :razz:

Bob - Not if you're measuring inside dimensions :rolleyes: