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    Posted: December 21 2005 at 6:22pm
I just came across some 3/8" thick precut acrylic pieces that are 14" x 24". If I used 6 of them (2 on bottom) to make a 24"x24"x14" tank would that be a good size tank for anything? I think I've seen frag tanks that were kind of wide and shallow like that, but thought it might be a wierd size for a display tank.

Or I could make a 24" tall hexagon, but that seemed really tall and  I started to wonder if I could build a hexagon well.

Any other ideas to use these things. Seems too nice to use on a sump. I've never built a tank but it sounds like a fun thing to try.
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24 long 12-16 deep 14 tall  will look nice for a nano reef try to get a black or blue piece for tha back side
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My fragging tank is 36x24x12. It works great. Some time ago there was a post on building acrylic tanks. Do a search and edit your topic line to ask for assistance from some experienced people here.
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Is the acrylic cast or extruded?
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24 X 14 X 14 would be a nice 20G

14 X 14 X 14 would be a nice 12G cube


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