Budget reef's 3 gallon nano frag tank build

[Budget_Reef]

Just finished leak testing and building my new nano frag tank. It is around 3.3 gallons with a custom frag shelf put together with super glue egg crate and PVC it is the first tank I have ever built, started of with 3 12 by 12 acrylic sheets the company sent me to thick and with some scratches but it should do fine. The dimensions are 12 by 12 by 6 still working on the stand I will keep you updated! The frag tank will be mainly used for selling and keeping/fragging zoas and soft coral with some variation. Silicone was gorilla silicone clear, used acrylic cement but left it out to long in the sun and became brittle and bubbly.

 

[Owen386]

Cool cool how you gonna plumb it?

 

[Budget_Reef]

I wont need plumbing I am using a large HOB filter which might also be double as a refugium

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

What's on the seams?

 

[Budget_Reef]

Some acrylic cement that was in the seam and silicone

 

[absolutecarrot]

Some acrylic cement that was in the seam and silicone

Is it still leaking

 

[Budget_Reef]

No it is very water proof the first time with just cement it leaked burning was able to fix that

 

[absolutecarrot]

No it is very water proof the first time with just cement it leaked burning was able to fix that

The first everything aquatics frag tank has been built

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Just some food for thought, acrylic and silicone do not bond. Yes, it may hold for now but won't last for long. Better safe than sorry.

 

[Budget_Reef]

Just some food for thought, acrylic and silicone do not bond. Yes, it may hold for now but won't last for long. Better safe than sorry.

Yes i understand they do not bond, it does stick very well and adds more of a wall against the seams this tank is not permanent and if things do go wrong I am always up for another challenge and will probably build another one just temporary.