Surfzup2k4 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Well since i am on a budget, i am always thinking of ways to maybe save some money for some DIY's and after reading in here for awhile i was thinking of a way to get some materials to make a fuge for cheap. Well it just so happens that i happen to have a 10g tank here in my room It seems to me like the 10 dollar 10g aga tanks they have at Wal MArt are alot of glass for the money. Again, i could be totally wrong. You could get rid of the silicon on the 10g (or anysize tank) and use the glass sheets right? Seems like it is cheaper that buying the sheets seperatly Link to comment
serjuanca88 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Sure, seems like a good idea to me. The reason they are so cheap is becuase they mass produce 10g tanks. Link to comment
digz Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 You know, that sounds like a good idea. Although limiting to max size of glass. Link to comment
SeaSide Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Good idea. But how can you remove that silicon from glass? Link to comment
bones_bones Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Ok, you've got my attention. Where are you going with this? Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by bones_bones Ok, you've got my attention. Where are you going with this? I noticed some people build their own hob fuges. I was just posting this as a cheap alternative to either buying acrylic or glass. Due to lack of funds, i am very slowly getting together everything i need for my nano i am hopefully etting up. The tank will be a 10g aga and i think i am going with a 10g sump. : Link to comment
MGXsport Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 why would you want to break it down? Do you have a glass cutter to get perfectly measured and straight cuts? You could use a 5.5Gal AGA like I am doing and save some room. check my thread here along the day as I progress through it. Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by MGXsport why would you want to break it down? Do you have a glass cutter to get perfectly measured and straight cuts? You could use a 5.5Gal AGA like I am doing and save some room. check my thread here along the day as I progress through it. I am not cutting the tank down, it just gave me the idea. i was only posting this for people who like to make their own stuff and might need acrylic or glass sheets to make it. Link to comment
serjuanca88 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Do you have a plan to cut the glass? or are you gonna pay a glass shop to do it? Link to comment
Von digity Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Acrylic. It's not that expensive, and you "could" get away with cutting it yourself (score and snap). Look for a local plastics shop in your area. If you do glass, you'd have to drill return lines and such in it, its a pain. Do a look around the DIY forum. Link to comment
Kelpie Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Why not just use the intact tank as a fuge? Link to comment
bin04 Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 You can cut a tank apart using a piece of string to saw them apart. Remove the trim and then work the strin into the silicon and saw away. works like a champ. Link to comment
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