Making an Acrylic Aquarium Complete Guide

Making an Acrylic Aquarium Complete Guide - DIY

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An acrylic aquarium is symbol of beauty inside the home or leisure area. Now most of the modern aquarium are made of high quality acrylics and they are indeed stunning to watch. Making such acrylic aquarium is bit tricky but a enjoyable DIY (do it yourself) task. In this video I will cover all basic and essential requirements for building acrylic aquariums and complete it with a professional look & finish. So building an acrylic aquarium is now much easier and you can fulfil your dream to have a neat planted, reef or freshwater aquarium that last for very long time. Also make money selling professional finished acrylic aquariums. Learn how to make one in this video and get started with your favourite hobby.
Video Segment Timestamps. Click the timing to watch the desired segment.
Custom Cutting Acrylic 3:13
Preparing the Edges 3:49
Gluing Acrylic Sheets 4:27
Repairing Acrylic Aquarium Leaks 7:40
Polishing Acrylic Sheets 8:13
Acrylic and Glass Aquarium Difference 9:40
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@trevkiel7950 4 жыл бұрын

this is by far the best tutorial on making acrylic box i've seen. at the first 10 seconds i was thrown off by the heavy accent but instructions were so good i cannot stress how good this video is

@davidbkopp 3 жыл бұрын

@Justin Emo Howlingwolf you're right and we all have accents! I think it's ok to say someone has a thick accent. Unfortunately talking about accents has become tabboo but not everyone talking about accents or doing them means anything offensive by it :) I like your point though! :)

@kenbreetz 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome instructions. You know this technique very well and have the perfect video.

@rajan196207 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr.Sinto ...your post is really worth... though it seems easier(of course it must be easy for experts) but in fact need a bit of skill and patience.... . Awaiting for more such worthy videos... please.

@constructionsecrets6048 4 жыл бұрын

fantastic vid. very informative. super animations. we owe a lot to people like you. keep it up.

@Portergetmybag 4 жыл бұрын

I have a tip to share: clamp sheet between two flat pieces of wood flush with edge when sanding. Having wood on both sides makes a perfect square edge to glue.

@ttatl1785 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Perfect for a little project I'm doing this weekend. Thank you and well done.

@mistrynp 3 жыл бұрын

explained the bonding aspect of this, great video!!!

@rmhutchins7 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!

@sparkletufts6162 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative! Thanks for sharing :)

@Buddy-po4hv 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, great job, informative 👌

@robnewhampshire1481 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you very much!

@PoseidonsPets 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info was a good watch.

@joeyotremba2012jo 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, your video was first video my girl google played for me when I asked to learn how to take. Classes to make plexiglass tanks. Thanks man.

@webflys 5 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you 🙏🏻

@gemstone6399 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this helped my husband and I learn a lot. Now we have something we can do together. After his dad passed we got into betta fish keeping and we wanted to make some tanks for our aquarium room. this is the most helpful video we've seen. Thanks again.

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@finsam75 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks from this tutorial. Well done 👍🏻

@stephanierenee9360 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this video was awesome. Thank you for all the detail you put into this. Will be making one for my skink soon ( :

@SaltusEtiam 3 жыл бұрын

Really admiring the quality of your video, dude.

@gregcxox5562 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@LushAqua 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the guidance.. I have also made my first acrylic tank.. And posted my video... That was a really satisfying activity.. 🤝🤝🤝🤝

@cyrisis 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tutorial and very detailed! I am building one myself so i need expert opinions on which glues and polishes to be used. You solved my problem! Will post my photo once its built. I am building a wall mount low width aquarium to have tunnels and stuff for fish to sprint around.

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@gabrieldemiguel9380 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great video Sinto!

@alejandrorobles6865 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man this will help a lot

@shahjammu 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Just made mine today. Love from Australia. Cutting was the hard part but was not that complicated. I wish I could post a pic.

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@PLEASANTGIFFT 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent vid - very helpful and easy to follow 👍🏾

@randallglassjr9074 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the video. Logical and to the point.

@mitchellrdrgz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you you are very informative.

@GlynisDance 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you.

@iAmFAUST 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial

@asambhavdarvesh89 5 жыл бұрын

Very Nice Video, Thanks bro.

@CHIBA280CRV 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job sir thank you

@Knappist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sinto very useful info 👍

@kendrakaye8195 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very helpful video thank you very much!!!

@wowow4816 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@jamesallen6007 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent in all aspects. 🇬🇧👍

@raphaeluhuru-martins3931 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Helped me a ton

@charlesdaniels9087 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! I think I’ll use acrylic on my next build.

@SudhirRavindramohan 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.

@starcitizenmodding4436 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ✌

@dingodyno9016 2 жыл бұрын

Great video im ready to make my own Acrylic tank now

@lesliedrury3508 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that very useful information.

@juliorodriguez9949 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! If I am using acrylic material to build a 5 sided water basin, the dimensions are 2.5ftx2.5ftx1/4in, I plan on filling it with 37 Gallons of water. Will this design withstand the water pressure of 36 gallons?

@Karshakan136 5 жыл бұрын

Adipoli. Good video. Thanks

@hamstertime3898 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing thank you for posting, it's really useful - building a hamster habitat and it's helped tons!

@SintoJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! by the way few days back at local pet store one hamster bite by finger so hard that it dripped a small blood drop

@hamstertime3898 4 жыл бұрын

Sinto Joseph hamsters only bite when stressed or defensive so the owner probably wasn’t looking after it properly. They rarely bite if handled correctly. Hope both are ok now!

@dojz9u3v 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, exactly what I needed

@MatthewWRealtor 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. This is an excellent resource for someone who wants to build an aquarium.

@zereimu 6 жыл бұрын

A very well organized and presented video, thanks!

@vwbeetle5578 5 жыл бұрын

How do I size my aquarium according to my acrylic thickness of 5mm?

@nathanbrown4725 3 жыл бұрын

good build mate..thanks for sharing

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@drbalajimurugan3877 6 жыл бұрын

gud work bro

@georgearuldoss 2 жыл бұрын

Sinto Thank you. Excellent video.!!

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@sarah-leighburger4596 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@ulaganathana8365 3 жыл бұрын

Very very good thanks you so much

@harekrishnap 3 жыл бұрын

I was in college with this guy, he was brilliant.

@jklandsale6946 4 жыл бұрын

dear, what is the best acrylic glue when making round type acrylic tank ?

@Bledoston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@maya-xy3gp 2 жыл бұрын

you are awesome!!! thank you!!

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@darkknight351 3 жыл бұрын

Two recommendations. First, a straight edge ensures a straight cut. If the seam where the side meets the bottom has any curve (like I saw in your video), the bottom won't sit flat on the base, creating a stress point that can crack later. Second, flame polishing is not recommended because it creates stress in the acrylic that can eventually craze. Otherwise, nicely done.

@mahmoodmoossavi243 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings to you Sir. Learned from you. Thank you. Liked and Subscribed.

@1phatphish863 6 жыл бұрын

Great video sinto. What mm thickness would you recommend for 5feet x 2ft x 2ft tank??

@chinjunhow7299 4 жыл бұрын

10 or 12 mmt

@N.n.n.n.n265 4 жыл бұрын

hi...what device are you using after applying novus polish...

@Yukam1912 4 жыл бұрын

AWSOME BROTHER

@martinangelodecastro3837 4 жыл бұрын

can you use the liquid glue for leaks?

@JoshurBell 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this video I just discovered your channel and need one of these. I don’t know if I could make it but do u sell them ? I’d happily buy a few from you

@thetubesta 4 жыл бұрын

Just finished building my acrylic fishtank using aquarium silicon sealant. The level of adhesion isn’t the best, I know silicon glue is better for glass but it was all I had. Any tips for what I should do to strengthen or secure the adhesion?

@SintoJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

Your aquarium is a ticking time bomb it can blow apart any time. Only use acrylic sealant for acrylic aquarium build. Silicone sealant is weak on acrylic.

@sichen4085 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sinto, wonderful video! Do we need to anneal the sheet before glueing? My small tank cracked repeatedly. And I googled it and people said annealing is needed to relieve residual stress. I laser cut the sheet. Have you tried annealing?

@SintoJoseph 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know annealing completely new term.

@sichen4085 5 жыл бұрын

@@SintoJoseph Thanks anyway.

@havoc2000 5 жыл бұрын

I make Acrylite acrylic for a living, and often laser cut. Laser cutting, and the cement cause the annealing. You should just have the ends edge polished, not laser cut. You won't have the problem then.

@shoninfernandez3623 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sinto, Thanx for the great video.. Can acrylic glass glued to FRP tank using silicon glue? I am making an FRP pond with acrylic window..

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about inform me when you know it

@Cosmo_the_wolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@philominarita1681 6 жыл бұрын

it is very nice and cheep

@Joseph_2063 5 жыл бұрын

I want to make a subwoofer box with Acrylic

@1.archangel148 3 жыл бұрын

wow, u really know what you're talking about. i have a question, would it still be good to add silicon so literally nothing can spill? wanna use this technic for storing oil, thanks in advance

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

No silicone glue does not bind well with acrylic it will come out at some point.

@1.archangel148 3 жыл бұрын

@@SintoJoseph ok, thank you, going to find a different solutin then, still great vid so

@bhubbs881bh 4 жыл бұрын

My only change would be, glue one seam at a time, and have it so the seam to be glued is level but pointed towards the ground with a slight cant to oneside.so there is no need to move the needle. The solvent will flow on its own.

@RECENTIDEAS 4 жыл бұрын

Good, We also made arcrylic sheet aquarium today

@SintoJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

Great job

@RECENTIDEAS 4 жыл бұрын

@@SintoJoseph thanks for supporting us🙏

@PxssyGalore 3 жыл бұрын

I know you mentioned in the video that the acrylic bonds on a molecular level so its stronger than using glass and silicone. But have you ever had a fish tank break? Thank You for making the video!!!

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

It is problem with acrylic tanks that if you don't use enough thickness as per the size of the tank, the acrylic sheet would bend and even crack out. Which also applies to glass tank but they just burst out. So in either cases enough thickness of the material should be used which can with stand the pressure of water being filled in it.

@adeleamra 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, but where do you get your sheets of acrylic because those are super expensive.

@MrSonnyjack Жыл бұрын

nice! I want make a Acryl Aquarium with 40 gallons 31x20 inch too. Is therefore 10mm enough ? Thanks

@SintoJoseph Жыл бұрын

you can refer the google for finding aquarium thickness calculator for acrylic aquariums.

@zachorne9511 2 жыл бұрын

Was wondering where to get cell cast clear acryilic for aquariums where do you get yours and how expensive are the sheets im looking to make multiple size tanks can you help?

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

If you in India I can suggest looking for your local hardware stores or acrylic dealers if you looking for much thicker acrylic 20 to 40 mm and higher, try the big dealers like laxmi acrylic +917778814338

@patdudley7635 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1000 ltr acrylic aquarium . its looking very old and scratched now due to being shipped from my old house in France to New Zealand. (dragged on pallets I suspect). I would like to build a new one. Is it any special sort of acrylic ??

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

Plexiglass acrylic is used for underwater aquariums, you see in large public aquariums however for small projects most people go for cell cast acrylics.

@joshuaslomba971 3 жыл бұрын

any tips for buying the acrylic?

@krish8216 4 жыл бұрын

Super, I will get back to u soon

@somethingfishy1088 3 жыл бұрын

Ah you're a legend

@victorrexach3183 5 жыл бұрын

I bet people who laugh at him can't even do half what he does....

@meloniejen8400 5 жыл бұрын

Who's laughing? I'll find them...

@zekethefishgeek8690 4 жыл бұрын

I'm looking already

@quackhead8938 4 жыл бұрын

so stunning and brave standing up to invisible pretend bullies

@seedsoutdoors3721 4 жыл бұрын

I cant understand anything hes saying

@daves2354 2 жыл бұрын

(Menacing Irish accent) "I have a particular set of acrylic related skills"

@bhairabborah1889 5 жыл бұрын

Is this ultra clear glass?

@alexmike3145 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, is there a way to dissolve the acrylic glue? I have an aquarium that has a divider that I need to remove. Thanks!

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

acrylic gluing are like welding so not possible. you can try detaching them manually

@jamesmazarello4625 3 жыл бұрын

Do you supply these aquariums in any shop

@nextblip 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make cylinder ?

@lesliedrury3508 2 жыл бұрын

Will a 6 foot aquarium hold the water

@codypool7335 3 жыл бұрын

iam looking to built a frame and pour the stuff to make a 100 ga tank

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

I thought something similar with clear resin

@rohans3447 5 жыл бұрын

How to protect the acrylic aquarium from scratch is there any screen guard for it

@SintoJoseph 5 жыл бұрын

screen guard for aquarium very funny.. you can only polish away the scratch in acrylic aquarium.

@Jay_maharashtra99 4 жыл бұрын

Bro... Oxygen motor how was purchase ?

@kevinrodriguez6178 2 жыл бұрын

So I want to learn to professional make acrylic/glass aquariums from scratch but dont have a clue.is there a book, class or sometype of website that can teach me this???

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

There should be or join any training program from companies who make custom aquarium like for example company called custom aquariums in US.

@533lpunit 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have links to the other things you need for the tank? Like filters and all that

@SintoJoseph 3 жыл бұрын

If you are from India you can check the list I created amzn.to/2Tb53DC Or use the product name if you are not.

@mustafasayyed9531 6 жыл бұрын

brother I wanted to make a glass aquarium of 6 foot length,2 foot breadth and 3 foot height is it safe I am making it with 12 mm glass

@zslite_1778 6 жыл бұрын

yes it is super safe the 12mm glass

@niladriadhikary5083 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE AQUARIUM no u need 19mm or 12 mm thuffen

@alokkumarpanigrahi1126 6 жыл бұрын

You can but don't forget to make top bracing of the aquarium.. Otherwise 12mm glass won't withstand a 3 foot high and 6foot long water pressure..

@Raj-cf6fe 6 жыл бұрын

Do u sell acrylic sheets? I am looking for a seamless front section tank. The height of tank is 90cms and length is 107 cms and depth is 28 cms.

@SintoJoseph 6 жыл бұрын

No I don't sell acrylic sheets

@Raj-cf6fe 6 жыл бұрын

For this size tank what thickness of sheet should i use any idea??

@govin555 4 жыл бұрын

How much rate about acrylic sheet bro

@creativeacrylicfabrication83 4 жыл бұрын

good

@RAKESH-REAL-INDIAN 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you find the acrylic sheet? Cost and dimensions(5×5m) Sheet. and thick ness 5-10mm. Please share the seller details or any website to purchase.

@SintoJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

I know a acrylic seller that sell big acrylic sheets. Laxmi Acrylic & Job Work: +91 77788 14338 VGP Marine Kingdom : +91 89392 49677