I agree, a lot of the cost is the plastic, but they also use thicker
glass than you really need to, as the plastic doesn't add enough
strength. As I said in another post, I'll be making some big tanks in a
couple of weeks here. They'll be 3/8" glass with angle iron frames, and I
plan on fully photo-documenting the whole process. I'll post a link here
later if you like.

"kush" wrote in
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Moose wrote ...

You could've easily made your own ...

I've never attempted to build a big tank because of the bracing - as
far as I'm concerned, if I spend a hundred bucks on a tank, what I'm
really paying for is that molded plastic frame.

Does anyone have a link to a good DIY plan for a big tank?

kush

"You can't have everything - where would you put it?"