It is possible to make a big aquarium with own hands, it is only necessary to want it very much. The big aquarium differs from small only in existence of stiffening ribs and glass thickness.
It is required to you
- liquid for degreasing
- glue-sealant
- glass-cutter
- glass
Instruction
1. It is necessary to buy glue-sealant for an aquarium ""881"", this silicone and transparent sealant is intended for aquariums up to two tons and is absolutely safe for fishes and also liquid for degreasing (it is necessary to degrease glasses before gluing together). It is possible to use liquid ammonia, any other alcohol or acetone.
2. We cut glass 8-20 mm thick. Before cutting it is obligatory to wipe the place of a cut with a clean rag, for providing the road to a glass-cutter wheel. It is necessary to take conveniently for the glass-cutter in a hand and the only confident movement to make only one cut. Then the accurate, continuous flute becomes visible, having put forward glass from under a ruler, we level the place of a cut on edge of a plate (table), we are taken by the edge of glass by both hands and slightly we press (the main thing is correct to calculate pressing force on glass), and glass is broken off by the easy movement precisely in the area of a cut. It is better to cut glass in gloves. After each cut, it is better to process the cut edge at once an emery paper that edges stopped being keen as a razor. After fitting, we remove a bottom and we will degrease places of future gluing together.economy on 700 liters"" src= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21077552550ca2107b3.jpg"" of srcset= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/340/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21077552550ca2107b3.jpg 340w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/550/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21077552550ca2107b3.jpg of 550w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21077552550ca2107b3.jpg 680w"" of sizes= "" (max-width: 414px) 340px, (max-width: 668px) 550px, 680px"">
3. Now the aquarium needs to be stuck together. There are two ways of gluing together of aquariums. Walls of an aquarium are glued a bottom on each side and the bottom turns out is inserted into a design from side glasses. The design from side glasses is on the bottom. Further it is necessary to put together pair details so that they coincided most equally. We establish front and back glasses on wooden supports, exposing them strictly in parallel among themselves on a plain surface, the external distance between them has to equal to width of the cut-out bottom, for check we impose from above a bottom and whether we check all is exposed truly. We take sealant and we wind on it a tip from which a sharp knife we will cut off a tip at an angle of 45 degrees. Evenly we squeeze out sealant, applying it on the top faces, the glasses established on supports. Then we impose a bottom on faces of glasses. We put 3-4 kg about from above cargo. For now yet sealant, wet fingers, along with two parties of a seam as the pallet, we carry out on all length of gluing together, for uniform distribution of glue on all seam and removals surplus did not stiffen.economy on 700 liters"" src= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca2149d552550ca214a14.jpg"" of srcset= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/340/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca2149d552550ca214a14.jpg 340w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/550/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca2149d552550ca214a14.jpg of 550w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca2149d552550ca214a14.jpg 680w"" of sizes= "" (max-width: 414px) 340px, (max-width: 668px) 550px, 680px"">
4. Let's remove from support glasses (in a couple of hours), we insert one of side glasses into two supports, previously having tried on it to the place of gluing. We degrease, we wait for degreaser drying, and we apply glue. Accurately we take out a glass cloth from supports (without touching the fat-free places) and a face with glue, we put it to a bottom, we put from above cargo. We expect so far will dry, and we make the same with other party. We expect about 2 more hours. We fill in 2-3 liters of water and we will check is there is no leak. We leave an aquarium for day for full drying.economy on 700 liters"" src= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21650b52550ca216548.jpg"" of srcset= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/340/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21650b52550ca216548.jpg 340w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/550/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21650b52550ca216548.jpg of 550w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21650b52550ca216548.jpg 680w"" of sizes= "" (max-width: 414px) 340px, (max-width: 668px) 550px, 680px"">
5. The minimum width of stiffening ribs pays off simply: to increase glass thickness of an aquarium by 7. Edges allow a wall of an aquarium to sustain water pressure. The coupler allows to make at the minimum glass thickness an aquarium any are long.economy on 700 liters"" src= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21954e52550ca219593.jpg"" of srcset= ""https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/340/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21954e52550ca219593.jpg 340w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/550/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21954e52550ca219593.jpg of 550w,https://st03.kakprosto.ru/tumb/680/images/article/2011/7/4/1_52550ca21954e52550ca219593.jpg 680w"" of sizes= "" (max-width: 414px) 340px, (max-width: 668px) 550px, 680px"">
