How To Make Aquarium Itself

Assalamulaikum all, this morning we are going to discuss an article about how to make their own aquarium.
Aquarium construction container depends on the design which will be done based on the desired shape aquarium. Forms commonly used as aquarium fish culture containers include aquarium quadrilateral, trapezoid aquarium, aquarium segidelapan, hexagon aquarium, aquarium and aquarium elliptical bottles. which will be discussed in a way to make this aquarium is a rectangular aquarium.

After planning the aquarium glass to be created, the next step will be to determine the size of the glass used to make the aquarium. The size of the glass to be used generally ranges from 3 mm - 16 mm. As a reference in creating the aquarium, the size of the glass to be used are listed in Table 1. For glass to be used as the base of the aquarium should be thickness plus 1-2 mm.
Table 1 Comparison between the size of the aquarium with a glass thickness to make the aquarium.

figure 1 table

After determining the shape and size of the glass to be used for an aquarium how to make the next step is to cut glass. Glass used to make the aquarium is still in the form of sheet glass. There are several steps that must be considered in cutting glass include:

1. Put a sheet of glass on the desk, the desk must be in a state of flat and clean. This is to avoid cracking the glass that will be used during the process of making the aquarium.

Figure 2 How to put a sheet of glass

2. The size of the glass to be cut is adapted to form an aquarium that will be created. In making the cut pieces of glass, pattern glass sheet made in advance using markers and metal ruler. Pattern that has been established to directly cut.

Figure 3 Measuring glass

3. To cut glass using a glass cutter sold at the hardware store.

Figure 4 Cut glass when creating aquarium

4. After the glass is cut off, the edges of the glass pieces should be smoothed by grinding or karborondum whetstone.

Figure 5 How to soften the edges of the glass

Once the glass is needed to make the aquarium set up the next step in how to make yourself this aquarium is doing assembly aquarium. In assembling the aquarium takes precision and accuracy in crafted.

Glass as the main ingredient in creating an aquarium can be obtained by buying a sheet of glass or buy a piece of glass in accordance with the right size. Aquarium as a container that can be used to cultivate good fish and ornamental fish consumption derived from fresh and marine waters can be obtained by direct purchase at the store or make your own.

By creating its own aquarium will obtain advantages include relatively cheaper price, size according to your needs and has a thickness of the glass used in accordance with the area of ​​the aquarium are made. (Leuntungan of how to make their own aquarium)

In a way to make the aquarium, there are several things that must be mastered in order aquarium which made no leak and durable, the design / aquarium design, cut glass, assemble and test your aquarium to aquarium tersebut.Akuarium to be assembled, the first step should do is prepare the glass as the primary basis to make their own aquarium. Which will be assembled into a glass aquarium is already in the form of glass scraps size adjusted to the size of the aquarium that will be created. Assembled before the glass brushing should be done using carborundum whetstone or grinding. It is intended that the way to make the aquarium is not harmful to the wearer.

Glass that has been smoothed around the edges with a grinder is ready to be assembled. The next step is setting up the equipment and other materials, namely silicon glass glue, stationery glue gun, duct tape and a large cutter. Glue the glass used is silicone glue special glue to glue the glass in order to adhere properly to the make the aquarium does not leak. Fusil silicone glue serves to facilitate the maker aquarium in an aquarium assemble, form fusil is like a gun so called fusil.

Figure 6 Fusil silicone glue and glue

Figure 7 Fusil use glue

While duct tape used in a way to make their own aquarium should colklat colored plastic tape or black duct tape with a width size is 5 cm. This tape serves to assist the establishment of glass with other glass so as not to shift that facilitates the provision of glass glue while making the aquarium itself.

Figure 8 Masking tape on glass

At the time of silicone glue attaching the glass to himself while making the aquarium should be the thickness of the glue on the entire surface of each glass. This would make the same thickness of glue on each corner. After all assembled into aquarium glass, the next step is to dry the aquarium for at least 24 hours for the silicone glue to dry completely.

Figure 9 Drain the aquarium

The final step in assembling the aquarium was carried out tests on the aquarium. The tests carried out by filling water into the tank for 24 hours and see if there are parts that leak. To obtain a neat aquarium tested clean after glue that does not neatly by using a cutter.