The above measurements were a general guesstimate to get some ideas on what
I was dealing with and what types of things I would need (thanks again to
the people who helped provide some valuable information). I know the price
of the materials now and surprisingly they are cheap compared to what one
would pay for a comparable fully assembled. As for absurd: I can think of
many things that are absurd, smoking, drinking, doing drugs, wrecking a car
for kicks. Building a tank that will improve the look of a home while
providing a home for some friends is not one of them. And despite what you
think there are many tanks over 2' tall. A local fish shop here for example
has a 4' tall tank that they display Koi in. This thing is huge and its
made entirely of 1" glass. Marine plywood is out of the question. I want
to be able to view the tank from as many sides as possible. It can be done,
its just finding the way to do it that's hard.

Alright well, you can't stop a determined Newfie. It's gonna be a bit of a bitch
having it viewable on all sides. Most BIG tanks tend not to be. Theres a 10K gal
tank in France somewhere on the web written up. It's only glass on 1 side
though.

Making a very big tank is no different than making a small tanks. The parts
are jsut heavier. Once you find out what the correct material to use is
you "simply" cut and glue it per the dirctions give in the previous
articles URLS.

Why do you say arcylic is not so expensive? What have you found.

I will admit there ar days when I fanatasize about an enormous
aquarium built on the bedrockbelow this place that sticks up
20 feet in the center of the house, but that's public aquarium
dimensions.

Sure would be a neat way to hear the house though :-)

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