Red1313

Alright I'm giving into to curiosity and biting the budget bullet. I've been doing a fair bit of reading up on aquarium building but I've gone and gotten myself confused. How exactly do you apply the silicone? and since I'm getting speedy glass to do the cutting how do I explain what I need?
Sorry for the strange questions.

sirdarksol

I don't know how to apply the silicone, but I know that you need to give the people the dimensions you need and explain that the pieces absolutely must be within 1/16".
When you pick the glass up, bring a measuring tape and measure each piece. Do not accept any piece that is not within 1/16".

Peterpiper

Making a glass tank is not that hard, but first look at the total cost of the glass cut to size, silicon etc. Then price a new tank.
It was cheaper for me to have a tank made by a tank builder than just the cost of the glass and having it cut.
Now if your going to DIY the tank.
The front, back and sides all sit on the bottom glass ( base ).
1, lay the base on a flat surface with some polystyrene under the glass to support it.
2, Put a small bead of silicone on the bottom edge of the glass for the back and put it in position & support ( extra pair of hands help here )
3, The 2 sides.
Put a small bead of silicone on the bottom edge and on the edge that will make contact with the back glass, put it in position & support.
4, Front glass, Put a small bead of silicone on the bottom edge and on the edges of the side glasses and put it in position & support.
5, This is the tricky bit, you need to run a nice bead inside the tank on every joint and smooth it out

pepetj

Here are easy to follow instructions to build your DIY Glass tank

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/diy...iyaquarium.htm

Pepe
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