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I travel for work and I also try and take at least one 7-10 day vacation per year. Often times its 2-3 4day weekends and one 7-10. I have someone to check in on the basics and feed however I find a nice mixture of food in my autofeeder (which i use even when i am home) does the trick for...

makes sense - i guess extruded and cast have different property strengths. Would be awesome if it a pourable material were available. What would you think of bracing the width of the tank across the bottom (with acrylic strips and using a fiberglass/epoxy combo poured between (and over) the...

So hypothetically; grind up or break up some acrylic and spread the mixture of weld on and acrylic scraps and you could have structural liquid type of paste?

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Quills I'd put a call in to some local shops and ask around about prices. My guess is that it would be more expensive if all manufacturers built hex tanks by mitering all of the edges. Most of the cheaper/massed produced tanks are primarily heat formed and then...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Hmmmm Acrylic heaters are expensive.....Fortunately I have a 4' heater in the garage.....I don't use it much anymore..... So this guy sells a kit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkjsPrWT0Ic and this guy tells you how to use the wire he sells, this looks to...

Yeah that does make better sense - wasnt thinking of 1/2'ing the cut to 22.5 which is why i thought of the integrity issue - great point! I know the acrylic tank manufacturers make hex tanks so if i ever get to see one up close I could bet your suggestion would be spot on in their assembly...

BTW, i know you guys were talking 45 to 45 angles - or at least i think you were. I guess my brain was having its own conversation and thast where I came up with the 45 to factory connection. I am thinking of that "L" Shaped tank idea and the water flow challenge. I would assume a combination of...

I think i missed something reading the 45 degree joint. Lets say you had 1 panel that was cut to a 45 and wanted it connected it to a straight factory cut edge, would we lose or compromise structural integrity? Since the thickness of a 45 cut will be less along the one edge do we lose "grip" or...

First what size is the tank your planning and what material thickness are you hinting of......Undersized material will undoubtedly lead to issues with bowing, some more severe than others depending on panel length and height......I've followed a thread on RC a while ago where a guy did a 10'...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Yep......40.....I've done it myself and have seen it done....A good bit of work to a sense but if done correctly the seam or joint is invisible......No the ends of the panels wouldn't be seamed with a "butt joint". The ends would need to be beveled and...

Pictures Should be on my profile

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Hi, Welcome to the site. I hope you plan to keep hanging around, and please...POST SOME PICTURES! Sure will - just posted a few will try to get a few more when my white lights come on

Thanks guys - great forum

Hello all, It is not very often that I sign up for a forum. Even less often do I post comments. That being said, I am Mark from the NYC area, I am a big fan of SaltwaterFish.com and have purchased a ton of stuff from the site over the last 3-4 months - basically the reason for selecting this...