Laying Acrylic as Tank Base

[itchy]

Originally Posted by Occellatus

I wont go for yellow cause too extreme. Tank wont look good.

If given a choice i will go for ultra light brown or cream. Since using acrylic, dont go for conventional oyama colours. Thats my feel.

In the near future i may change to light brown.

Light brown or cream is the piece next to white? The piece with led light reflecting above ?

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by itchy

Light brown or cream is the piece next to white? The piece with led light reflecting above ?

Yes thats the one. In fact they have other colours but i did not snap pics of those samples. I took this pic when the salesperson was keying in my purchase details. I wanted to snap a pic for future reference.

[Flairtender]

I think i want to change to orange colour so i can keep birchirs also .

All the guinea pig , pls update pics pls .

[rtgaroaro]

congrates bros! as this thread has been made as 'sticky thread'!

[rtgaroaro]

Originally Posted by beepoobee

slight slope.. so i afraid will have gap between acrylic and bottom glass

mine also silicon with slight slope... I thought it will not hold the acrylic cos of the silicon as it is not possible for the edge of the acrylic to touch close to the edge of the bracing...

[Occellatus]

The gap is negligible. Dont worry about the gap. Just measure your entire base and minus 10mm. You need this 10mm for you to lift up your acrylic in future. With this, the issue of the silicon slope is eradicated.

[Occellatus]

A cmi update pic.

[Occellatus]

I just set up a new 3ft tank so will be headin down to Dama tomorrow to get beigh colour acrylic base. After i do it, will post the dimensions of a standard 3x1.5x1.5.

[Flairtender]

Originally Posted by Occellatus

The gap is negligible. Dont worry about the gap. Just measure your entire base and minus 10mm. You need this 10mm for you to lift up your acrylic in future. With this, the issue of the silicon slope is eradicated.

Actually Shalabin mention he used suction sucker ? tie to a string and pull up easily . So if can pull up easily can dun minus the 10mm gap .

I think the suction sucker he referring is those big one selling in those hardware store ? Those that can stick on toilet tiles wall to hang towel that type ?

[Aro77]

bros how to stick the suction cup onto the acrylic