Subj : Part 1 - How to build an aquarium
To   : all
From : mark lewis
Date : Thu Apr 28 2016 06:46 am


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Materials and Supplies:

: 100 Gallon Tank :
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1 piece 3/4" x 4' x 8' Exterior plywood A-C
1 piece 1/4" x 22" x 46" glass
55 flat head wood screws #10 x 2-1/2"
55 flat head wood screws #10 x 3"
1 can plastic wood
2 tubes clear silicone aquarium sealant (10.7 oz)
1 qt. Pratt & Lambert Polyguard epoxy coating
1 qt. Pratt & Lambert Gloss Polyguard Activator
1 small bottle Elmers Waterproof glue
20 +8p. finishing nails
1 can lacquer thinner (cleaning hands, brushes, etc.)


: 240 Gallon Tank :
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2 pieces 3/4" x 4' x8' Exterior plywood A-C
1 piece 3/8" x 22" x 92" glass
2 2" x 4" x 96" select and straight pine, free of large knots.
90 flat head wood screws #10 x 2-1/2"
90 flat head wood screws #10 x 3"
1 can plastic wood
3 tubes clear silicone aquarium sealant (10.7 oz)
2 qts. Pratt & Lambert Polyguard epoxy coating
2 qts. Pratt & Lambert Gloss Polyguard Activator
1 bottle Elmers waterproof glue
30 +8p. finishing nails
1 can lacquer thinner (cleaning hands, brushes, etc.)


Miscellaneous Supplies:
Drill, countersink, 1/2" dia. variable speed electric drill, screwdriver 
attachment, small sander, sandpaper, hammer, cheap paint brushes and caulking 
gun.



Cutting Diagrams for plywood sheets:


                cuts for 100 gallon
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|             |              |            |           |   |   |
|             |              |            |     24"   |   |   |
|             |              |            |      |    |   |   | t
|             |              |            |  length   |   |   | o
|             |              |            |      |    |   |   | p
| 24" side    | 24" side     |  21"       |___________|   |   |     48"
|             |              |   Bottom   |           |   |   | s
|             |              |            |           |   |   | t
|             |              |            | 21" side  |   |   | r
|             |              |            |           |   |   | i
|             |              |------------|           |   |   | p
|_____________|______________|____________|___________|___|___|




                cuts for 240 gallon
______________________________________________________________
|               94-1/2"  bottom                        |     |
|                                                   |  |     |
|                                                  24" |     |
|                                                   |  |     |
|                                                      |     |
|______________________________________________________|     |
|             |              |                               |
|             |              |                               |
|             |              |                               |
|  24" side   |  24" side    |             not used          |
|             |              |                               |
|_____________|______________|_______________________________|

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|                                                            |
|                                                            |
|                    side                                    |
|                                                            |
|                                                            |
|____________________________________________________________|
|                                                            |
|                                                            |
| |               side  96"                                  |
| 24"                                                        |
| |                                                          |
|____________________________________________________________|
                     Last 2 are cuts for a 240 gallon tank

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