"Also, how much do you think it'll cost me to build a 4 foot tall tank with a 2 foot base? I guess thats 2'x2'x4'.



I figure it'll only be a few pieces of acrylic and some aquarium sealent. But heres the tricky part: I'd like the tank to be hinged in the middle, so I can tank the tank apart in 2 pieces for easy cleaning."





Are you talking about hinging the aquarium above the water line in horizontal fashion? Or are you talking about hinging in the middle of the tank vertically where it would open up left and right?



You could hinge around above the water line with no problem. If you want to hinge going through the water, I'd say no.



Have you ever built a water sealed aquarium before? Those dimensions are nearly 120 US gallon tank.



Weight: 62.416 pounds per cubic foot at 32°F.

2*2*4=16

16*62.416=998.656



Weight: 61.998 pounds per cubic foot at 100°F.

2*2*4=16

16*61.998=991.968



Water Weight: 8.33 pounds/gallon, 0.036 pounds/cubic inch.

120*8.33=999.6



You get the point, heavy if you were to fill the full thing. You don't want to start filling your aquarium and have it bust under the weight of the water and fill the room in a flood. Just giving you something to think about

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