Making an Acrylic Aquarium Complete Guide - DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2017
- An acrylic aquarium is symbol of beauty inside the home or leisure area. Now most of the modern aquarium are made of high quality acrylics and they are indeed stunning to watch. Making such acrylic aquarium is bit tricky but a enjoyable DIY (do it yourself) task. In this video I will cover all basic and essential requirements for building acrylic aquariums and complete it with a professional look & finish. So building an acrylic aquarium is now much easier and you can fulfil your dream to have a neat planted, reef or freshwater aquarium that last for very long time. Also make money selling professional finished acrylic aquariums. Learn how to make one in this video and get started with your favourite hobby.
Video Segment Timestamps. Click the timing to watch the desired segment.
Custom Cutting Acrylic 3:13
Preparing the Edges 3:49
Gluing Acrylic Sheets 4:27
Repairing Acrylic Aquarium Leaks 7:40
Polishing Acrylic Sheets 8:13
Acrylic and Glass Aquarium Difference 9:40
If you are interested in buying custom acrylic sheets for making aquariums, please refer the contacts below or search yourself.
Laxmi Acrylic & Job Work: +91 77788 14338
VGP Marine Kingdom : +91 89392 49677
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this is by far the best tutorial on making acrylic box i've seen. at the first 10 seconds i was thrown off by the heavy accent but instructions were so good i cannot stress how good this video is
@Justin Emo Howlingwolf you're right and we all have accents! I think it's ok to say someone has a thick accent. Unfortunately talking about accents has become tabboo but not everyone talking about accents or doing them means anything offensive by it :) I like your point though! :)
I have a tip to share: clamp sheet between two flat pieces of wood flush with edge when sanding. Having wood on both sides makes a perfect square edge to glue.
Awesome instructions. You know this technique very well and have the perfect video.
fantastic vid. very informative. super animations. we owe a lot to people like you. keep it up.
Thanks Mr.Sinto ...your post is really worth... though it seems easier(of course it must be easy for experts) but in fact need a bit of skill and patience.... . Awaiting for more such worthy videos... please.
explained the bonding aspect of this, great video!!!
I really like the video. Logical and to the point.
Excellent tutorial. Perfect for a little project I'm doing this weekend. Thank you and well done.
Great video, very informative! Thanks for sharing :)
I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!
Great video, thank you very much!
Thanks for the video, great job, informative 👌
Thanks for the info was a good watch.
Thanks from this tutorial. Well done 👍🏻
Thanks! Great video Sinto!
Really admiring the quality of your video, dude.
Thankyou for the guidance.. I have also made my first acrylic tank.. And posted my video... That was a really satisfying activity.. 🤝🤝🤝🤝
Excellent in all aspects. 🇬🇧👍
Excellent video. Thank you.
Excellent vid - very helpful and easy to follow 👍🏾
Sinto
Thank you. Excellent video.!!
Thank you too!
A very well organized and presented video, thanks!
Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.
Hey, your video was first video my girl google played for me when I asked to learn how to take. Classes to make plexiglass tanks. Thanks man.
This is a very helpful video thank you very much!!!
Great video thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing.
Wow this video was awesome. Thank you for all the detail you put into this. Will be making one for my skink soon ( :
Great video im ready to make my own Acrylic tank now
Thanks mate. Just made mine today. Love from Australia. Cutting was the hard part but was not that complicated. I wish I could post a pic.
You can do it!
Thank you so much, this helped my husband and I learn a lot. Now we have something we can do together. After his dad passed we got into betta fish keeping and we wanted to make some tanks for our aquarium room. this is the most helpful video we've seen. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for that very useful information.
Thank you Sinto very useful info 👍
Great video. This is an excellent resource for someone who wants to build an aquarium.
Thank you you are very informative.
Very Nice Video, Thanks bro.
Fantastic job sir thank you
Great tutorial
Great job! I think I’ll use acrylic on my next build.
Thanks for sharing
Adipoli. Good video. Thanks
Great video! Helped me a ton
Thanks man this will help a lot
Beautiful tutorial and very detailed! I am building one myself so i need expert opinions on which glues and polishes to be used. You solved my problem! Will post my photo once its built. I am building a wall mount low width aquarium to have tunnels and stuff for fish to sprint around.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing video! If I am using acrylic material to build a 5 sided water basin, the dimensions are 2.5ftx2.5ftx1/4in, I plan on filling it with 37 Gallons of water. Will this design withstand the water pressure of 36 gallons?
Thanks man, exactly what I needed
Greetings to you Sir. Learned from you.
Thank you.
Liked and Subscribed.
good build mate..thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Two recommendations. First, a straight edge ensures a straight cut. If the seam where the side meets the bottom has any curve (like I saw in your video), the bottom won't sit flat on the base, creating a stress point that can crack later. Second, flame polishing is not recommended because it creates stress in the acrylic that can eventually craze. Otherwise, nicely done.
I was in college with this guy, he was brilliant.
Thanks ✌
Thank you!!
Very very good thanks you so much
you are awesome!!! thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thank you!
How do I size my aquarium according to my acrylic thickness of 5mm?
Thank you.
No worries!
This is amazing thank you for posting, it's really useful - building a hamster habitat and it's helped tons!
You're very welcome! by the way few days back at local pet store one hamster bite by finger so hard that it dripped a small blood drop
Sinto Joseph hamsters only bite when stressed or defensive so the owner probably wasn’t looking after it properly. They rarely bite if handled correctly. Hope both are ok now!
gud work bro
AWSOME BROTHER
dear, what is the best acrylic glue when making round type acrylic tank ?
Super, I will get back to u soon
Ah you're a legend
hi...what device are you using after applying novus polish...
My only change would be, glue one seam at a time, and have it so the seam to be glued is level but pointed towards the ground with a slight cant to oneside.so there is no need to move the needle. The solvent will flow on its own.
Thanks so much for posting this video I just discovered your channel and need one of these. I don’t know if I could make it but do u sell them ? I’d happily buy a few from you
can you use the liquid glue for leaks?
Great video sinto. What mm thickness would you recommend for 5feet x 2ft x 2ft tank??
10 or 12 mmt
Good, We also made arcrylic sheet aquarium today
Great job
@@SintoJoseph thanks for supporting us🙏
it is very nice and cheep
any tips for buying the acrylic?
Just finished building my acrylic fishtank using aquarium silicon sealant. The level of adhesion isn’t the best, I know silicon glue is better for glass but it was all I had. Any tips for what I should do to strengthen or secure the adhesion?
Your aquarium is a ticking time bomb it can blow apart any time. Only use acrylic sealant for acrylic aquarium build. Silicone sealant is weak on acrylic.
Hi Sinto, wonderful video! Do we need to anneal the sheet before glueing? My small tank cracked repeatedly. And I googled it and people said annealing is needed to relieve residual stress. I laser cut the sheet. Have you tried annealing?
I don't know annealing completely new term.
@@SintoJoseph Thanks anyway.
I make Acrylite acrylic for a living, and often laser cut. Laser cutting, and the cement cause the annealing. You should just have the ends edge polished, not laser cut. You won't have the problem then.
Do you supply these aquariums in any shop
Hi Sinto, Thanx for the great video..
Can acrylic glass glued to FRP tank using silicon glue? I am making an FRP pond with acrylic window..
I don't know about inform me when you know it
I bet people who laugh at him can't even do half what he does....
Who's laughing? I'll find them...
I'm looking already
so stunning and brave standing up to invisible pretend bullies
I cant understand anything hes saying
(Menacing Irish accent) "I have a particular set of acrylic related skills"
Ok, but where do you get your sheets of acrylic because those are super expensive.
good
I know you mentioned in the video that the acrylic bonds on a molecular level so its stronger than using glass and silicone. But have you ever had a fish tank break? Thank You for making the video!!!
It is problem with acrylic tanks that if you don't use enough thickness as per the size of the tank, the acrylic sheet would bend and even crack out. Which also applies to glass tank but they just burst out. So in either cases enough thickness of the material should be used which can with stand the pressure of water being filled in it.
nice! I want make a Acryl Aquarium with 40 gallons 31x20 inch too. Is therefore 10mm enough ? Thanks
you can refer the google for finding aquarium thickness calculator for acrylic aquariums.
I have a 1000 ltr acrylic aquarium . its looking very old and scratched now due to being shipped from my old house in France to New Zealand. (dragged on pallets I suspect). I would like to build a new one. Is it any special sort of acrylic ??
Plexiglass acrylic is used for underwater aquariums, you see in large public aquariums however for small projects most people go for cell cast acrylics.
Is this ultra clear glass?
Was wondering where to get cell cast clear acryilic for aquariums where do you get yours and how expensive are the sheets im looking to make multiple size tanks can you help?
If you in India I can suggest looking for your local hardware stores or acrylic dealers if you looking for much thicker acrylic 20 to 40 mm and higher, try the big dealers like laxmi acrylic +917778814338
Will a 6 foot aquarium hold the water
Can you make cylinder ?
wow, u really know what you're talking about. i have a question, would it still be good to add silicon so literally nothing can spill? wanna use this technic for storing oil, thanks in advance
No silicone glue does not bind well with acrylic it will come out at some point.
@@SintoJoseph ok, thank you, going to find a different solutin then, still great vid so
Hi, is there a way to dissolve the acrylic glue? I have an aquarium that has a divider that I need to remove. Thanks!
acrylic gluing are like welding so not possible. you can try detaching them manually
How much rate about acrylic sheet bro
Can I get ready made acrylic aquarium from you.. If yes kindly let me know
I want to make a subwoofer box with Acrylic
Bro... Oxygen motor how was purchase ?
great tutorial. I just got an old lobster tank from a grocery store & im about to reseal it
Do you have links to the other things you need for the tank? Like filters and all that
If you are from India you can check the list I created amzn.to/2Tb53DC
Or use the product name if you are not.
Do u sell acrylic sheets? I am looking for a seamless front section tank. The height of tank is 90cms and length is 107 cms and depth is 28 cms.
No I don't sell acrylic sheets
For this size tank what thickness of sheet should i use any idea??
Bhai aapne ye kaha se purchase kiya OR Kiana kharcha aaya
What is rate of acrylic sheet
So I want to learn to professional make acrylic/glass aquariums from scratch but dont have a clue.is there a book, class or sometype of website that can teach me this???
There should be or join any training program from companies who make custom aquarium like for example company called custom aquariums in US.
How to protect the acrylic aquarium from scratch is there any screen guard for it
screen guard for aquarium very funny.. you can only polish away the scratch in acrylic aquarium.
Bro how much cost then what size this tank is
Where did you find the acrylic sheet? Cost and dimensions(5×5m) Sheet. and thick ness 5-10mm. Please share the seller details or any website to purchase.
I know a acrylic seller that sell big acrylic sheets.
Laxmi Acrylic & Job Work: +91 77788 14338
VGP Marine Kingdom : +91 89392 49677