DIY Fish Tank Via Epoxy?

[bnannier]

Lot of yapping, any results?

 

[AbbrzKitteh]

Any news? I was just thinking about trying this myself..

 

[lenna1]

Hi just want to know if there is a market for selling a fully non seem epoxy tank ?

 

[nicholec51882]

All is possible if done right and patiently lol. I'll be taking on this project in the next few months. I need to figure out how many gallons I'll need and how thick the tank has to be.

I actually made a mistake one time I poured resin just on a regular glass table top and it was a thin thin coat but I mixed up with a epoxy like epoxy paint and stuff but it peeled off kind of like a fruit roll up and it’s bendable I can roll it up and I’m wondering if you could do that once it dries peeled off the glassand use it on the outside as a background

 

[One-Armed Bandit]

Has anyone made their own fish tank panels using 2 part epoxy? I want to make a very specific size/shape tank for a certain spot so It has to be custom. I don't want to pay thousands for a custom acrylic tank so I was wondering If I can just make my own panels using 2 part epoxy & molds. Has anyone done this before?

I'm doing the same thing. I live in an apartment that only permits one twenty gallon tank. My goal since the filter IS NOT considered as part of the tank volume according to established industry standards is to build a custom 20G with a system volume of 26G and more frontal viewing area than a Std 40G Breeder tank and (counting the modded Std 10G Wet Dry Filter) more surface area than a Std 90G tank. You'll need to most likely create your own custom Silicon molds, but I found this Epoxy which should work very well:
It isn't cheap, but it has the stats you'll be needing for a tank that lasts forever. I always say, if you're gonna do it, don't create future problems for yourself and do it right.

Table Top Epoxy Resin Superclear 2 Gallon |256oz Kit, Anti-Yellow, Highest UV Impact Resistance, Food-Safe Epoxy, Crystal Clear Gloss, and Bubble Free
Amazon product
I'm still sourcing the Silicon for making my molds and intend to use tempered glass as the main part of the Silicon mold mold to ensure perfectly smooth cast epoxy for my tank.
The nice thing about epoxy is that after it has cured is you can clamp an end of it and let the Sun heat it so it is gravity forced to bend around a corner jig and make your sides and front from one piece. See Here >>>>
My Epoxy panels will be nowhere near that thick, so I should easily be able to make a sharper bend.
Hope this helps

 

[One-Armed Bandit]

I'm doing the same thing. I live in an apartment that only permits one twenty gallon tank. My goal since the filter IS NOT considered as part of the tank volume according to established industry standards is to build a custom 20G with a system volume of 26G and more frontal viewing area than a Std 40G Breeder tank and (counting the modded Std 10G Wet Dry Filter) more surface area than a Std 90G tank. You'll need to most likely create your own custom Silicon molds, but I found this Epoxy which should work very well:
It isn't cheap, but it has the stats you'll be needing for a tank that lasts forever. I always say, if you're gonna do it, don't create future problems for yourself and do it right.

Table Top Epoxy Resin Superclear 2 Gallon |256oz Kit, Anti-Yellow, Highest UV Impact Resistance, Food-Safe Epoxy, Crystal Clear Gloss, and Bubble Free
Amazon product
I'm still sourcing the Silicon for making my molds and intend to use tempered glass as the main part of the Silicon mold mold to ensure perfectly smooth cast epoxy for my tank.
The nice thing about epoxy is that after it has cured is you can clamp an end of it and let the Sun heat it so it is gravity forced to bend around a corner jig and make your sides and front from one piece. See Here >>>>
My Epoxy panels will be nowhere near that thick, so I should easily be able to make a sharper bend.
Hope this helps

Well, Happy Days!
I found my Silicone Mold Material!
Amazon product
I don't have to use Tempered Glass and a mold release compound. The two-part Silicone Rubber Compound will not adhere to Acrylic which means my Silicone Mold mold can be easily crafted from Standard Acrylic Sheets which are cut to size and given clean polished edges. My tank is only going to have to have a maximum water depth of 21" so I should be able to safely get by with only casting 3/8" thick sheets of epoxy to fabricate with. The front and sides will be cast from one sheet and the corners bent via gravity assist in the Sunlight. The bottom and back will be cut from shorter castings via the positioning of a mold divider so as to not waste expensive epoxy. Then to make everything perfectly leak-proof, all surfaces to be joined will be masked and roughed with sandpaper and thoroughly cleaned. The masking tape will be removed and fresh epoxy will then be applied to the prepped areas and the pieces literally set in place - first the one piece Front and Sides fastened to the Bottom and my finger run lightly along the seam to create a nice fillet - then that entirety joined to the back in like manner.
I never dreamed it could be this easy!