diy ZeroEdge tank

[PeterD]

sorry me too i just keep ranting on about no-sense after this weekend ill do some work and do some up dates

 

[THEDLO]

kk im subscribed!

 

[PeterD]

update
Ive been working and i cut some pieces.

heres the silicon

heres the equipment

 

[THEDLO]

ur not going to use the acrylic bonding chemical?

 

[PeterD]

What?

 

[THEDLO]

acrylic is bonded together, not glued. i mean u can do it that way but the bonding method is deff better looking. google bonding acrylic.

 

[wonderballz]

Yah, you can't silicone acrylic, because it won't hold. The silicone will just peel off the sheets.

 

[KathyC]

Definitely can't use silicone - as mentioned. That is only for when you are working with glass.

Here is the bonding method mentioned:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5886170_bond-acrylic-plastic.html

And this is for working with plexi (not 100% sure of what you have there)
http://www.ehow.com/how_5757797_work-acrylic-plexiglass.html

I've seen tanks made of the acrylic purchased at Lowe's - and they used the Weldon Glues to attach the panels to each other. Usually a very thin one and a thicker one are used to be sure to fill all of the gaps. (the lower the # , the thinner the Weld-on. IIRC you'd be aiming to purchase a 3 or 4 and a 6(correction - this should say #16)..but do check that information first!)
btw - Weldon is not the easiest product to find locally, best to google acrylic companies in your area. HD & Lowes do not carry it for some reason.

 

[wonderballz]

did you talk to coralcruze? he really would be a great resource since he built his tank himself.

 

[House of Laughter]

peter, also, for a cheaper price, you can have the panels made by Plastic Works on new Rochelle - will svae you a tone of time (and materials) in mistakes.

They also sell weldon by the bottle for bonding.

HTH

house

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

Plasticwork in newto is verry expensive. Maybe not so much for this size but definately woth looking into. They also dont sell the thick weldon or not since I was there a couple of months ago.

 

[PeterD]

Thanks guys I haven't been working a lot lately because of school but i think im going to start working on it again this sunday. I need to get the weldon also.