FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER AQUARIUM || New 80 gallon aquarium build in steps

Building your very own aquarium

Aquarium building can be exciting. This venture however require careful planning and execution. This video though lengthy, shares the intimate details which are involved in aquarium building. All moving parts are share and the necessary tools and DIY are also intro duce. whilst the aquarium is being built excerpts from other videos already done on this channel will be highlighted so as to illustrate specific points of references.

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00:00 Intro
00:40 aquarium glass preparation and measurements
03:39 Why use tape to frame glass during aquarium build
05:08 Glass thickness, length and height
05:23 Best silicon for aquarium build
08:46 How to apply silicon on aquarium glass
11:35 Fitting aquarium glass together
13:59 Removing tape line on newly installed glass sides
14:55 Using tape as braces for newly install aquarium glass sides
16:02 Beading the interior aquarium sides
18:13 Air pockets in aquarium silicone
18:45 How much water weighs?
19:47 Why no braces for this aquarium !
21:42 Cleaning newly installed aquarium glass
23:06 No aquarium braces needed
28:30 New aquarium water testing, no bowing of glass
37:34 Using 1/4 inch thick glass vs 3/8 thick glass to build aquariums
45:16 Using Kerosine Oil and Newspaper to buff aquarium glass
50:34 Preserving left over silicone in tube
55:20 Aquarium stand complete
58:05 Outro