Rimless Acrylic Frag Tank Build..........

[TheJedi]

More pics!

 

[pookstreet]

LOL.......tough audience here. I am in Sac today but will have more pix tomorrow as I glue the tank back and bottom. Stay tuned.

 

[pookstreet]

Glueing up the 4th side

The bottom

 

[pookstreet]

All done

What it looks like next to the 300

 

[pookstreet]

Snowing in Upland today :rofl:

Routed off all the excess from the edges and chamfered the corners

 

[TheJedi]

Very very nice.

 

[pookstreet]

Very very nice.

Thanks for the compliment.

The external overflow all done. I still need to add on another piece with routed teeth but that may have to wait a week or so.

 

[crad190]

that tank is awesome where is socalcreations??? i've wanted to look into getting another tank for some time now.

 

[pookstreet]

SoCalCreations closed down their shop a few months back b/c they want to concentrate on others things. They didn't rule out starting back up in the future though.

 

[crad190]

dang ok then but anyways thats an awesome frag tank!

 

[pookstreet]

Thanks crad190. I am sure there are other reputable acrylic tank builders locally. Check with Ali at Amazing Aquarium and Reef in Orange. He may know someone who can do custom tanks.

 

[crad190]

ok cool thanks

o it's chris by the way lol

 

[pookstreet]

Got it Chris. Good luck.

 

[reefmonkee]

hey , pook

can you take pictures of the pin method? as i have never seem pictures of it or understand how it works.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

So Pook you plan on going into business??

 

[pookstreet]

reefmonkee - I'll put up a separate thread on working with acrylic soon. It'll have all the detailed photos to document all the steps.


Nanoreefbro - do you mean business as in making acrylic tanks for a living? Heck no. Too much work for me. I mostly do this for fun because I enjoy making things myself. Sometimes, I do make things for friends, like the 120 gallon sump I made for a buddy about a month ago. But that's the last time I'll make anything that big again. I just don't have all the tools and time to do big projects anymore.

 

[pookstreet]

The tank is pretty much all done. The external overflow has been glued on. A 1" drain and a 3/4" return has been drilled and bulkheads installed. And a black vinyl was put on to make it a black back. Now all I need to do is the plumbing.

 

[TheJedi]

So how much is one of these AquaPook frag tanks going to run me?

 

[socaltropicalfish]

Wow beautiful - I should send my customers to you instead of clear4life.

 

[pookstreet]

So how much is one of these AquaPook frag tanks going to run me?

This one is expensive b/c of the 3/4" acrylic. In most cases, I wouldn't use anything that thick, probably 1/2" will do. I don't know how much time I have to really make another tank but if it's small enough, I may consider it.

Wow beautiful - I should send my customers to you instead of clear4life.

Thanks Tom. Clear4Life makes some pretty nice tanks.