Soldato
Does anyone know if you can get a tank say 4ft long by 2 feet deep and about 4ft high so its tall if that makes sense
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Yes go to your local fish shop ask if they build custom tanks, if not ask who in the area does. The tank itselfs will need to be built of much thicker glass than normal due to the high, other than that it can be done. It will be a pain to look after unless your arms are 4ft long.
Or make a plywood tank, then you only have to use 1 expensive glass viewing panel, much cheaper 
Soldato
Or make a plywood tank, then you only have to use 1 expensive glass viewing panel, much cheaper
This sounds a bit alien to me or is this a known thing?
Associate
He's joking mate
No, Im not.
Associate
Oh ok, that would be lame though and I doubt i'd trust plywood to hold back 100 gallons of water
Soldato
Thats my point.
in theory it could be pretty cool but I would doubt its ability to seal properly and what would you use to seal it.
It does work, is done very often, and there are products designed for the purpose....
Why is this so hard to believe?
Why would it be lame? Have you ever seen a plywood tank?
Soldato
Im intrigued by the idea. I just do not trust myself at constructing it.
Man of Honour
it does sound a bit like a joke... but a well sealed plywood tank is as good as a glass one - although you have to get properly big before it gets cheaper than glass from what i can see.
Take a look here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288821
A large selection of DIY plywood tanks.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288821
A large selection of DIY plywood tanks.
Soldato
Some of them are more than large LOL.
First one is like a small pond. Love the look though, really has got me interested.
Associate
I just think it would be a shame to miss out on 3/4 of the viewable sides
Soldato
My nano reef tank, only been running for 6 months now, have a Royal Gramma called Graham, a Percula Clown called Fred and a Green Chromis called Freda lol. There's also a peppermint shrimp in there somewhere!
Soldato
The fish in that first tank are huge!! I wouldn't have the balls to make something like that from scratch, the thought of it failing...
I really like the look of the tanks built into the wall, I'd like to get one of those one day.
What, like when you go to a tourist Aquarium?
Associate
I don't and I also don't want a tourist aquarium in my house
Soldato
took my community fish back to the shop at the weekend and currently have some malawi chichlids making themselves at home
will post a pic later.
i'd love a big tank like that, someone on the fishforums.net website has a massive one that he can swim, he has some lovely rays.
will post a pic later.
i'd love a big tank like that, someone on the fishforums.net website has a massive one that he can swim, he has some lovely rays.
Soldato
my critters and corals arrive later pics to follow
alos got a mis bar clown waiting for me at a shop, the guy is off to TMC again on thurs to pick me out a black misbar to go with him.
Need to think of some names!
pics to followalos got a mis bar clown waiting for me at a shop, the guy is off to TMC again on thurs to pick me out a black misbar to go with him.
Need to think of some names!