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i was thinking since i'm broke i could build my own aquarium out of plexiglass and that aquarium silicone y'all talk about. would you recommend this? what's a good material to use for the brace? what's the largest you would recommend?

thanx.

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Those are a couple of posts that I found when I searched. There are numerous postings on the web for DIY, but I'm not sure which are reliable. Others can add their opinions on that.

thank you

Well, even though an aquarium is a simple design, it needs to have some skilled hands put it together. It really depends on the resources available to you, but it may not produce a significant amount of savings. My custom tank was not cheap, but the custom stand saved me a lot compared to those nice wooden ones out there.

I made mine out of PVC pipe, some PVC joints, a bathroom tile, and a thinner piece of tile/ceramic, and plexi-glass. All of it was bought at Lowe's for like $12.

Here's a pic, for an idea.