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Today's glass aquariums are built on two styles, rimmed, or framed, and rimless. A rimmed aquarium possesses a plastic one-piece molded...

Thanks to all you guys for your input on my project. This started out one way and went somewhere else. It's a better solution than the...

Thanks Baluncore. The thin bottom strip of the front panel overlays the edge of the 1.5 inch floor and is screwed and glued to solid...

berkeman, et al : Here is the design using plywood. Do I have this right? One thing I would be inclined to do, but not shown here...

Using plywood on three sides would make a strong support and significantly simplify the design. Most commercially available aquarium...

Structural plywood on edge is lower cost and more rigid than wooden beams. Salvage some shipping pallets that have a sheet of 5/8" =...

This paper just showed up: Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent It is open access and...

Herman: The aquarium does carry the load - empty. Put 640 lbs of water in it, if the support is not distributed evenly, the glass panes...

There's a reason why my drawings look like that.

The above drawings should have sufficient info to convey what this thing is and how it's gonna get made. berkeman thought a sketch would...

Well you're right about that berkeman. After today's input I am starting working drawings. I'll have something as you suggest in a...

Certainly not a substitute for glue. Joints are simple lap overlay. Contact surface area where upper platform frame attaches to leg is...

The base of this space-frame surrounds the perfectly vertical legs, 3" x 5" in section, with 2 x 4, having a perimeter congruent with...

Welcome to PF, Paul. :smile: