DIY Acrylic Aquarium - #1 The Build (6x2x2 150gallons / 570litres)
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- DIY Aquarium (Acrylic Fish Tank & Steel Base Cabinet)
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--1. The Base Cabinet--
Base Cabinet (Custom 170cm Length x 60cm width x 90cm height)
item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...
Forwarder
www.peeka.com.sg/
--2. The Tank--
Acrylic Sheets (15mm Cast Acrylic Sheets)
dama.com.sg/product/clear-acry...
Tank Measurements 170cm Length x 60cm Width x 60cm Height
G Clamps
item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...
Try Square
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Sandpaper
www.horme.com.sg/product.aspx...
Sandpaper Holder
www.horme.com.sg/product.aspx...
Acrylic Cement (MTC90 & Acrifix192)
dama.com.sg/product/adhesive/
Electric Hand Drill
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Drill Bits
item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...
Novus 1
www.horme.com.sg/product.aspx...
Novus 2
www.horme.com.sg/product.aspx...
Background Poster Sticker
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--3. The 1 + 2--
Tank Foam Mat
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Top & Bottom Trim
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Thanks for the video, also good that you showed the things that you had to change and rework, Made it really educational.
hey no worries, and thanks for watching! yeah this being my first ever build had to figure stuff through a redo a couple of things. glad you enjoyed it!
great job!
Thank you! Cheers! :)
Awesome build
Very impressive.
Up the bro. Awesome tank
Great video my friend! I'm going for it! Thank you!
thanks for watching and the kind words Kurtis!
do share some videos or pictures of your build sir!
Thanks for the video!
No worries!
You did it like a pro
Haha thanks mate, I try :)
Great Video, can't wait to make myself one!
thank you! - cool! when you do, please share pics/vids :)
Great video bro! Definitely going to make use of your tips!
thanks bud, wishing you massive success on your own project!
Good job, Nice Arylic Aquarium
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Beautifully done bro! Amazing build, so many tips for us budding DIY'ers.
Thanks bro! Best of luck with your build!
Nice vid, I got a tip for you when using drill and hole saw. To keep it cool you get some plumbers putty and make a 2” wall around the hole you want to cut. Then fill with about 1/2” of water and drill with hole saw. You can also get a bowl of water and dip the hole saw in it occasionally if you see that it is getting too hot! Great job though and I really like how that stand was designed. Never seen anything like it in USA!
good tip and thanks for sharing!
yeah overworked the drill and the motor fried, should have left it to cool in between drills
agreed, the stand design is quite ingenious, built-in fasteners :)
Looks really classy. 80kg for that size is awesome. Applying the cement like silicone wont do much imo
yeah a fraction the weight of glass. not sure if applying it like silicone did anything but no leaks since
love it
cheers!
That's a huge tank! What kind of aquarium fish you have ?
Hi, can someone like me with little to no building background build something as beautiful as this? Do u have any background to knowledge in fish tank building? Everything looks really beautiful and high end.. Thanks for sharing! Good luck and regrds!
hey there, yes it's possible just do sufficient research and planning. this was my first aquarium build and the last time I worked on acrylic was over 25years ago
I base my build off of Joey Mullen aka King of DIY's videos
th-cam.com/video/FYhfV7SvoRs/w-d-xo.html
Impressive build . What is the cost of the acrylic
Thank you! Think I spent something like 1200SGD for the acrylic sheets
GREAT video, what did you say the name of the web sight is called that you buy from?
Thanks! www.taobao.com is the Chinese site I bought the base cabinet and some other stuff from. I've put the links in the video description. I use Chrome to auto translate to English
Thank you for the upload. i am planning to build a similar sized acrylic tank but could not decide on the thickness of the acrylic. Most acrylic calculations suggest a 19mm (19.2532) thickness minimum but you have shown here otherwise. How is the tank holding?
Thanks for watching! My tank is holding up just fine. 15mm is the minimum if you have sufficient top bracing, I have 3 (centre and sides) plus a full top plate so I have little to no bowing on the front panel. Good luck with your build! Share pics :)
@@DIYSomethingSG Thank you for the update
You can actually use a router to cut the 2 holes and save the $500 lol. Also u can use a freelance forwarder, 1cbm only 80 and your cabinet total CFM not 1cbm. All in all Ur tank took $1550 to make. I would suggest u to actually just get a custom tank made by a professional maker. Thou it's missing the fun part but it will be relatively cheaper with 12mm tempered glass. A less possibility of failing. The purpose of DIY should be to save on cost imo. Nice job thou pure delication.
Yeah I wasn't confident on the router route as have not worked with acrylic in over 20 years
I checked with a few local builders for 6 feet aquarium, glass would be 2-3k+ & acrylic 4k and up
But yes wanted to share the DIY process for others on their own projects
the glue's fumes are carcinogenic so you should have recommended working only with strong ventilation... (and the best glue is the two-component new-plastic-synthesis one which is harder to use though).
while that would be ideal, I only had a spare room in my apartment to work on this project. So what I did for each glue session was crank open the windows and exiled the room from the rest of the house while the joints set overnight. I used acrylic cement following Joey Mullen (King of DIY TH-cam) videos, will look up new plastic synthesis to read more about it. cheers
awesome! So for smaller tanks only Acrifix 192 is enough?
Both works, I find Acrifix easier to work with as it's more viscous like a glue
MTC90 is very liquid like, have to be more precise
I'm looking to build one like this. You encouraged me to make one. Thank you for ur sharing. How is the tank holding up till now? Does the stand strong enough to hold that much water? I'm looking to save some money to build one like this. Just getting into this hobby. Thank again for ur sharing
No worries! Yes 15mm acrylic is thick enough for my 5.5x2x2, I have no visible bowing on any sides. Tank and fish are doing great
Go for it! And share your video process
@@DIYSomethingSG I'm still figuring out how to order ur stand at Taobao. I wonder if they ship it to the USA.
@@jjay1137 I'm sure they do, try googling taobao united states forwarder. I use Google Chrome auto translate on the website
@@DIYSomethingSG I definitely will do that. Just getting into arowana 😝. Would love to get the red one yours . Currently owning the albino n regular silver one. 🤗
@@jjay1137 nice. Reds and Asian Arowanas are illegal in the US though, not sure how easy to obtain one. I know Canada has them
This is the feeding video I just put out: th-cam.com/video/1Chk90Db_EY/w-d-xo.html
How did you decide on the thickness of acrylic (i.e. 15mm) to use?
I used online an acrylic aquarium thickness calculator
It also depends a lot how you brace your top, and mine is essentially 1 large brace with cutouts
Think I got it correct since I have no bowing of any sides even though a little bowing is tolerable
hi. adakah acrylic aquarium tidak boleh mengunakan silicon waterproof?
I'm sure you can use silicon too, just that acrylic weld joins acrylic on a molecular level making it a much stronger bond as compared to silicon
Amazing build, although I am not able to access link I would like to know some product code so that I may try ordering the base cabinet using the product code from some other website, I am trying to order from Canada btw.
Thanks
thanks bud. looks like the links I posted require login. try searching for Taobao Canada and see if you're able to navigate via Chrome auto translating from Chinese to English
@@DIYSomethingSG Thanks for replying bud, I am big fan of your work saw all your DIY builds keep up the good work and I hope you do more projects, coming back to buying from Canada I used translate to access Tabao but unfortunately they don’t ship to Canada, but I am now currently researching Aluminum T slot from local design engineering firms who can cut and give you the parts similar to how you got from Tabao but the added advantage being you can customize whatever you want with these Aluminum extrusions but they are also prohibitively expensive I guess I am right now now in planning phase and will only start my build in a years time, so it’s all good.
@@sureshkumarsivasubramaniam1895 yeah personally I prefer metal stands as compared to wooden ones. pay a bit more for peace of mind over the years. that's good to hear you're in planning stage, that's the first step! :) I took my time doing the research and sourcing as well, and learnt a lot through the process. keep at it and do update!
Was there a lot of glue mess afterwards, drips? If i make a mess on the acrylic can it be cleaned off?
I didn't encounter this issue maybe because I used the thicker acrylic glue instead of the water thin type
Acrylic mess can be buffed out to some extent I believe
How can someone from the US order the base cabinet? I cant find any similar service outside of taobao
Not sure bro, have not seen this type of steel frame cabinets anywhere else
@@DIYSomethingSG alright thanks for the response, your tank looks amazing ! like I said on your other video, a DIY/penny pinching savvy guy like yourself should work out how to turn tthat into a beautiful reef once your arowana has run its course ;)
What glue do you use first?
Acrylic Cement (MTC90 & Acrifix192)
dama.com.sg/product/adhesive/
can you share with us what name of shop that ur buy in taobao? thank bro .
no worries, all the item links are in the video description, click SHOW MORE
God I wish I could do this stuff… sadly I’m an idiot lol
I'm an idiot too haha
luckily it turned out fine and no disasters!
Hey man may I know where do you buy your acrylic from?
Dama Trading dama.com.sg/
They're situated at Ubi, Singapore
what is that cement?
Acryfix 192 acrylic cement
How much all including shipping?
Acrylic + Base Cabinet ~SGD$1600
What was the price for this
~SGD450 for the base cabinet, ~SGD1100 for the acrylic sheets
NEw sub
muchos gracias jefe!
How much did you pay for the acrylic plastics?
~$1100SGD, but only because the top piece is laser cut and costs $500SGD, otherwise much cheaper
@@DIYSomethingSG Thanks for the info.
why you use 2 glues ?
The first glue I tried was water thin, I didn't apply it too well, had bubbles in the seams
The second glue is much much thicker, covered up imperfections better, no bubbles
Using the thick acrylic glue is never advised.
why not?
. @yousefshahid Because it shrinks as it cures, creating a stressed joint, and the possibility of failure down the road. In this case, with thin acrylic sheets, using thin solvent and the pin method is better. Even 2-part is better than thick acrylic adhesive.
Thickness bro?
15mm all around, including braces
Tqsm bro.. 👍👍👍😊
Why acrylic?
2 main factors. Weight - my apartment building has a cap weight for aquariums
Skill - not familiar with either joining glass with silicon nor acrylic with welding, but acrylic bonds at a molecular level, so more confident to DIY with acrylic
@@DIYSomethingSG
I enjoy watching your video, how do I get in touch with you privately for more informations.