HOW TO Build an Aquarium Glass With Extremely Strong BOTTOM (120g Reef Tank Setup E1)

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Building a glass aquarium with extremely strong BOTTOM
The tank dimensions are : 120x50x70 cm
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[@ReefAmorous]

Hi everyone, to see this tank working check these videos Building The Overflow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2XZaZ6vqrVla6M Building The Sump: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6jVmXajfpaWf7s Testing & Plumbing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnbdo5SqiMesarc Start The Cycle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fneVqIWlmd6EnrM

[@lamarblackwood4271]

Super cool build! Where do you buy your glass?

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you, from any glass workshop. Check this last build before fiew days kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn66dXh4Zqd5ars

[@furqandanyaldef2545]

Hi , excellent

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@bestgames8047]

Nice!

[@angrygrim1394]

you was going into great detail till the end when you was adding the sides.... wish you would show it step by step for that as well.

[@jessejpeterson]

love the video and agree with the above

[@FNBBN150]

Absolutely! Great video. Had to watch some parts a few times to realize he put black silicone on the edges.

[@ulsterrich4213]

I have sat from about 9.30am to 18.45pm researching building large fish tank and was about to give up frustrated !!! then found this . Best video on KZbin, brilliant mate I’ll be following this one ☝️👍

[@ReefAmorous]

Check this too kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn66dXh4Zqd5ars

[@raphaelknoops750]

How did it go?

[@cromaticoagency3177]

The best video to built a aquarium. BRAVO!!

[@aquafina1287]

Hello Baby girl ... your DAD is awesome ..... and your dad has build a very neat and beautiful aquarium ....

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you :)

[@alyneyal6951]

Excellent work sir that inspire me, thank you and big HELLO to the kid.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@ducatirottie]

Best i've seen so far using all glass. Great job dude!!!

[@TheDcraft]

Edit: Hi ☺ Thank you for making this video. I'm building an terrestrial-aquarium that's going to be roughly 2ft wide by 14ft long (with varying height) and this is really going to help.

[@ReefAmorous]

I am happy to see this helps a lot of people, good luck!

[@12345678991573]

Which silicone sealant u used?

[@adamcenteno6155]

Absolutely magnificent! I’ve never seen it build like that. I was wondering where did you buy the glass and the side metals?

[@DJ_LittlePea]

Omg I watched this and couldn't close my mouth ... you did a fantastic job .... so when you coming to my house to create me a fish tank hahaha excellent job 👏👏👏

[@ReefAmorous]

+PsychedelicBabe I am ready right now just waiting the invitation hahaha Thanks for watching and the lovely comment 😍

[@DJ_LittlePea]

Hahaha that sounds tempting and I bet making your own tank is a whole lot cheaper than buying one ... here in the uk fish tanks are ridiculously priced and I mean ridiculous for example a tank this size you would pay a good £300 I paid £359 for a 65 gallon tank ....

[@ReefAmorous]

+PsychedelicBabe yah this almost every where! I remember that my last 65g was cost me 400$. In addition to that your own tank build satisfy your needs exactly and complete your home interior design

[@DJ_LittlePea]

Exactly you can have it the way YOU want it and not the way some crappy manufacturer has made .... this was a very inspiring video and I know one day I will attempt to make my own even if it's only a 10 gallon I will eventually try it .... who knows maybe in the near future I'll be building one on your standard I especially liked the double glass bottom and the steel to reinforce it all .... 🤗🤗 you got my thumbs up for sure

[@ThePurplePupUwU]

PsychedelicBabe you know what we diy freaks say "if it's not cheap and not how you like it then you make it cheap and how you like it"

[@honeymoon4130]

Hello to your sweet daughter! Great job on the tank. I will be saving this for future reference for our tank build.

[@ReefAmorous]

+Makeup Addict Hello to you, I am glad to hear that, thanks for watching :)

[@deft1abc1]

wow great build and what's better then knowing you built and designed it yourself.

[@ReefAmorous]

Designing it by yourself is always satisfying your heart, Thanks for your nice comment and watching!

[@FriendM2010]

Like the double pane for bottom, no need to euro-brace bottom 👍. Hi to baby girl, Dori and Nemo has new home now 🙂🙂🙂

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@MrFingerz14]

Awesome tank! Would like to build my own 100 gallon one day as the price for store bought ones are ridiculous.

[@natashab5969]

Saba789 try Craigslist I've seen people selling fully functioning 200 gals with niiiice stands for $2-300 simply because they were too big for their house or they moved away from the hobby! I bought a 60 gal for $55 for a hamster three years ago, she passed away a couple weeks back so now I'm setting up a goldfish tank 🤗🤗

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Nice build. Baby girl has a swimming pool now

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks for watching!

[@dream_playz2116]

this is the strongest glass in the world

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you for watching

[@ronaldevans1618]

I like the way you think outside the box

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@AlanGibson4489]

Great video I would have used corner clams but that’s just me. Say hi to your daughter from me so cute. Take care and enjoy

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks for your support and watching :)

[@blueshoes8850]

I feel like I'm playing the sims with this music.

[@ReefAmorous]

+Erik Cox :)

[@ramoncollazo6599]

Hi! ✌🏽, nice video, you make this looks easy, good job 👍🏽

[@muhammadaasifjavaid1941]

nice build and a very cute little baby

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks Muhammad

[@balwantelectronics]

Hello beautiful angel........ Very Nice Aquarium...... with strong base build.... Great work.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@guiltygrammer]

good job the extra silicone makes the glass walls of the fish tank extra durable and the seems will probably last longer too great job.

[@ReefAmorous]

+guilty grammer Thanks for watching

[@lindapowell1282]

Hi baby doll daddy does good work Thanks for sharing.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks for you

[@nobodynohow8039]

Hi! I love this! I want to make a new tank for my school so we can get a freshwater ray. :) Totally going to do this!

[@ReefAmorous]

+Cyndi Dickerson Thanks

[@hudsonmathews2703]

Did you end up doing this?

[@abhip77]

Hi to you daughter... I loved this video.. thank you !

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@cahrlosperez4146]

Ccgreat job thanks for sharing and greatings to the beautyfull princes. Cheeeers !

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks for watching

[@gabrielaangelina9672]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@ReefAmorous]

+Gabriela Angelina your are welcome, thanks for watching

[@yogeshsakhare8299]

Very good bottom support. Nice to have such skills from u. I will do that for my tank too, and I will also provide top mid support for that.

[@ReefAmorous]

+Yogesh Sakhare yah, this will be good also, thanks for watching and comments

[@ornamentalfish2633]

Awesome.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@AlibinAbbas-bk8xs]

I've made an aquarium like this but using 19mm extra clear tempered glass but without steel bracings at the bottom rather on the top. It made the tank extremely heavy though but it's worth it.

[@ReefAmorous]

19mm it's normal to be heavy

[@kiruthikamani9707]

Super

[@tygereyes]

Nice work - would have added a fill test because success of any DYI tank is does it hold water for 24-hrs, but nice work and hello to the kiddo! 😊

[@ReefAmorous]

Of course, here is the test kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnbdo5SqiMesarc

[@ReefAmorous]

Another video after a month kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHiZnZ5odrCSntU

[@ziahussain5688]

Great Smart Work Amaze

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you. Check this build too please. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn66dXh4Zqd5ars

[@ruslan_8154]

Just use acrylic glass... And by the way this aquarium in video will crack at the the center of the bottom when filled with water because there is a space of air between the glass and the surface on which aquarium stands because of steel by the perimeter of the bottom of aquarium.

[@ReefAmorous]

Did you saw the other videos for testing and cycling the tank?

[@ruslan_8154]

@@ReefAmorous No I did not see. But this is simple physics, this glass will burst sooner or later, and it’s bad if at the most unexpected moment. Or do you want to say that you made a substrate under the glass between the steel corners? If there is a substrate, then it may not burst.

[@malayghoshpink]

Which glass is better to make bigger aquarium-- polished glass or non polished glass???

[@ST-ju6qu]

Beautiful piece of work. I admire you skills. And yes I would like to say Hello to your daughter.... :-)

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@hanzlehlz8277]

Good

[@DiepBlueC]

Great work! My girls love the tank too!

[@ReefAmorous]

You are welcome!

[@kermitdraisey1181]

More of a channel then a tunnel

[@jonathankali9524]

Thanks for sharing

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks

[@terriashburn5740]

Hi, Daughter! Very helpful. Questions: How did you reach inside down to the bottom and smooth the silicone, then seal it? How did you bind the corners of the stainless steel together? video #2 ?

[@Thort-Sat]

Thank for your video

[@parthakumardeshmukh2793]

Wonderful

[@skjuma6049]

Thanks

[@grimreaper4556]

Great, but the sides, did know if you had to do same thing as the bottom

[@ReefAmorous]

You can put braces on the top to support, depends on the tank size. Thanks for your comments

[@sudhakarpallala3048]

hi very nice

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

hi very good you made it look so easy

[@ReefAmorous]

+Patricia Kloeppel thank you

[@TheCellsGameFactory]

Hi for the little one! and great video. I've been considering building my own tank and I'll definitely come back to this when I'm ready.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you, you can watch this too if you want to kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ_Mc3WYhLh7qbc

[@pixel356]

Vous êtes très professionnel

[@akemijones8430]

thanks for the vid... hello to the kid!!

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@mzbanks629]

Nice job, I wanna build my own one day.

[@ReefAmorous]

Yah, it's always worth to try by yourself Thanks for watching!

[@mymoneyschool8877]

Lovely..

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@xbrogzee1824]

Nice bro, good video!

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks

[@stylishfishes8632]

wow it is cool

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@pcanoopkumar6946]

hai good idea i really enjoyed DIY

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@amirorange7346]

Hi, young Princess 😍

[@suneelsuneelleo5412]

That's an awesome work....✌️ And hi for ur sweet daughter 😁

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@MrRelaxedBrax]

@ReefAmorous : This is the best video I have seen so far! Others using injection method or with sides glued to outside edge of bottom look weak.. WELL DONE. I just wanna know, Where did you get that locking cabinet/stand !?

[@ReefAmorous]

Hand made, see its DIY video on my channel as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaPZdKqvpK6caNE

[@sandeshborlikar9822]

Extremely strong and extremely heavy too😜😜

[@ReefAmorous]

Not too much

[@AhmedAbdulAzim1]

the second sheet of glass you add to the bottoms its seem you just add more thickness wall to the bottom that means 10mm+10 mm =20 mm for bottom thickness, but there is good way to use ring strips support under the bottom it can be glass or wood or steel doesn't matter for example if you using 4 rings every 30 cm now your bottoms = L1+L2+L3+L4 means every L = 30 cm of length witch can resist pressure 4 time then your design and not this much cost

[@ReefAmorous]

+Ahmed Abdul Azim yes true

[@Threedog1963]

I missed where you put the silicone seal on the sides. Was it prior to setting the sides in the "tunnel" or after? It looked like you may have had the silicone beaded prior to setting them in, hard to tell.

[@ReefAmorous]

Yes exactly prior putting the first side panel

[@salvadorvelasquez8204]

Wow that's awesome tank boss, hello from Houston Texas 😎

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@Th3mast3r69]

the tank was pleanty strong without the stainless

[@castrodallastx4271]

Nice! Hi

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@tiaanvanwyk555]

Hey little one your daddy made an awesome tank

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@bernardkiprotich2365]

Wow amazing job. Is there a way one can fix a tap below just incase you wanna drain water.....

[@danielmiracle7309]

Nice job love the build

[@mehrokbulliesroyalbullyz8114]

Good work bro

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks

[@ZacharyMelo]

How much deflection is there in your long panels when the tank is filled? Without eurobracing, I assume this thing is flexing quite a bit.

[@ReefAmorous]

yeah sure, I did this later Thanks for your comments

[@brianshleifer6602]

Cool video dude!

[@IrfanCreates]

Nicely done..

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@shannonpeters196]

interesting build. Gluing two pieces together seems odd when a 12mm piece would work fine . Silicone bonds better to glass than it does to stainless steel, so i dont believe that it is a better joint. i have worked with aquariums my whole life, and have never seen this method before. i would advise caution if building a tank this way!

[@ReefAmorous]

two pieces together makes 90 angle degree, the silicon bonds with two edges with walls the stainless steel makes extra support from out side and it's not related to joint the glasses together. Thanks for watching

[@stevenlacchin657]

why not use 12mm tempered glass. gets the same strong bottom. reinforce with cross braces, to hold the atmospheric pressure.

[@febeomnibeepboop6367]

Yeah i wonder if the pieces of metal on the underside are not more of a problem them a help. dow he does has 2 layers , but the whole underside is just floating instead of resting on what ever surface you put it on

[@Luckingsworth]

@@febeomnibeepboop6367 That's how nearly every single tank I have ever seen is. Resting the tank itself on the glass is asking for trouble. Almost always I see a base that is what the tank rests on. If extra support is needed it is braced. Otherwise the perimeter is sufficient.

[@febeomnibeepboop6367]

@@Luckingsworth Really?, other then a uneven surface or things like rocks on the stance would make you think that that is counter intuitive. I guess the smallest little unseen bump could cause a failure,

[@haroldokramer5525]

amazing job!

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you 👍

[@ucokaj809]

i like your idea use stainless steel, make it strong. thank you very much for the idea.

[@ReefAmorous]

+ucok aj thanks, you are welcome

[@erinhallmakes777]

Lots of questions like what is that stainless steel where do you get it from did you put something on the edges after you were done siliconing? Looks like it's black.

[@ReefAmorous]

Stainless from doors and windows shops It's black silicone, nothing eless

[@foodiesworldUSA]

Yeah I’m searching fir this stainless steel birder or edge but I can’t find it. I really like to know the source.

[@tinombk1226]

Feel like im playing the sims again

[@ReefAmorous]

check this, no sims there 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3qoaKxnjNmGq80

[@bharatsoni1341]

Hi, so cute.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks

[@goddamnmagagenttorture2996]

I would love to do it but to do all my bed room wall

[@lobsterlicker2750]

So the bottom top section leaves only the same gap as the glass sides and ends ie 10mm?? Maybe you should have had it cut 1-2mm smaller as recommended by the silicon manufactures?? Also glass cutters normally will give you a cutting tolerance which is normally +/-2mm. By having the top section of the bottom cut to 10mm you risked there being a 2+ which of course would give you a 2mm over hang of the sides and ends from the bottom. But it worked for so all's well. Also a 12mm bottom would have given you a 20% increase in strength MIN at the points you require it the most ie: point of glass contact with the sides and ends. You could then if you wish to go OTT pop another 10mm on top of that but its really down to the builder. But nice video.

[@elcarrera01]

good , good indeed!!

[@ReefAmorous]

+Alberto Carrera thank you

[@TotallyKayla]

This was perfect! Exactly what I needed. Thank you! And hello beautiful girl! 💜🙏🏼

[@ReefAmorous]

Hello, Thanks you

[@ghsh837]

Thank you for this very educational and helpful video but Is this a normal glass or securite (Safety) glass

[@ReefAmorous]

It's temmperd glass

[@Edwinorellana2022]

good job ............

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@Threedog1963]

What about the stainless? Where did you get that, and did you cut it yourself? I'm sure the cuts had to be very precise to make everything come together so nicely.

[@ReefAmorous]

You can buy it from any steel shop of manufacture, you can request the needed lengths and cut it by 45 degrees

[@jayfilet29]

Nice. Hello little one😃

[@thegrubbyone]

I was wondering if having the air pockets in the bottom glass could lead to a potental break in the bottom glass? Would t you want to roll the adhesive on the entire bottom portion of the glass so there were no pockets of air where the adhesive didnt cover?

[@eliaskalil5185]

What silicone did you use on yhe sides. The black one. Is therr special type

[@ReefAmorous]

I used GP silicone for general purposes

[@agentghostrecon9769]

Hi Keep up the good work

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you :)

[@SUPERMANHMD72]

Hi Awesome build

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@pixel356]

Merci pour ce tuto je me lance dans ce projet😉

[@ReefAmorous]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ_Mc3WYhLh7qbc The last build

[@PriaPenghuniBumi]

for the bottom layer.. why don't you use acrylic. lighter and more crack resistant

[@RawTopShot]

I am confused why the base glass does not have a uniform layer of silicone spread between it and the next base glass sheet placed on top of it? it would create a fully laminated Base glass panel and be very strong. With these splodges of silicone to bond both sheets as in the video, there is now air gap between these panes of glass between the splodges of silicone, so it is nowhere near as strong as laminating with a complete silicone layer method. I understand the reason behind the steel outer sections, it basically mimics what Jewel and Fluval, Rena etc do with a plastic brace.

[@frankiepitt9135]

Like you, I always find it best to lift heavy glass sheets with open toed sandals on.

[@jca0178]

I want to ask, is it ok to put the side panels above the lower base(the base panel) design with a 80x50x50, 4mm glass and with no braces and no supports and just with only panels??

[@ReefAmorous]

Its ok to put the side panels above or beside. But its NOT ok to make 80x50x50 with 4mm thickness, at least you need 8mm for this dimension

[@jca0178]

@@ReefAmorous oh okk thank you for the information, I want to ask one more question, is there a way to strengthen it other than putting braces on top of it??

[@ReefAmorous]

The only way is to use the correct thikness for your dimensions, i would recommend to go with 10mm

[@jca0178]

@@ReefAmorous oh kk thxxx

[@jca0178]

​@@ReefAmorous so, I should need to put bracing on the aquarium but I go with which sides? should I do the top long and short side bracing or should add more??? because im making a aquascape

[@joe..4309]

What kind of black silicone did you use ?

[@a.hs100]

Ur dad has done a brilliant job.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you

[@cookieboi4449]

Nice job, I learned something. What a cute daughter you have, and I am saying hi to her from Australia.

[@ReefAmorous]

Thanks for your support and watching :)

[@bipolaraquatics]

Nice info new.sub

[@ReefAmorous]

You are welcome. Thank you

[@Lao-G]

Design made sense until the steel bezels. The problem with that becomes dried silicone interrupting your seem between the glass layers. A step left out that I'd recommend, scrape the living heck out of the bottom of that tunnel to ensure there is absolutely no silicone there. Then from the end of your video, I'd recommend waiting another 24-48 hours, then sealing the joints with silicone. I'd bet this tank wasn't left like this prior to adding water. If it was, how long did it hold water?

[@ReefAmorous]

Thank you for your comment, I assure for you that was no silicone left before adding the side panels, also for sure there was more than 24 hours before adding the side panels as will. Anyway this tank was running for almost 2 years before I shut it down and. Moving to my home country. Please check this video for the same tank kzbin.info/www/bejne/fneVqIWlmd6EnrM

[@ReefAmorous]

Also I would love to know what you think about my recent build also? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn66dXh4Zqd5ars Thanks again

[@Lao-G]

@@ReefAmorous That's impressive. After the end of this video did you silicone the joints as well? Or was that just with silicone on the seams between the glass? That is thick glass, so I can see how the tunnel could hold it in place with the bezels if that is the case. Very interesting.

[@Lao-G]

@@ReefAmorous I actually watched that video after I watched this one. Excellent build, I really like the built-in overflow, very unique, looks very strong as well. Beautiful display tank.

[@Baxter1243]

I have a question.. when you are fitting the sides on.. I did not see you putting any silicone on the edges of the sides before butting them together.. evidently you must have to..and also... what is the brand name of the silicone tube that you are using? or is it just average silicone? thx

[@ReefAmorous]

Yes sure I added the silicon, in this video it was GP silicone

[@ReefAmorous]

Check this video too kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn66dXh4Zqd5ars