LARGE Plywood Tank Build
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coral keeper
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Its lookin god so far!
bronco300
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well i flipped it over...and decided to try painters tape and it stuck fine...but i do NOT recommend it...as once the epoxy was poured...98% was fine, but in 3 corners it started leaking just a drip drip drip...i stopped two easy...but one the tape got wet it made it much harder to stop...didnt lose a ton of epoxy but hey, any is a loss with the expense it is...here are pictures:
flricordia
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On the light rail subject. Think it would be possible to put a light rail on one of those 15min. timers, the ones that you can pull the tabs out and the timer switches the power on and off every 15 min, and run a light rail across the length of a tank once, like the sun moving across the sky from one end to the other say over 12 hours?
Cool build BTW.
Cool build BTW.
hrdfrntr95
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your carpentry skills are great....looks good...........BUT IM CONFUSED.....what exactly is this? is the tank gona sit inside it? or is this a tank? im so lost
bronco300
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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2577397
On the light rail subject. Think it would be possible to put a light rail on one of those 15min. timers, the ones that you can pull the tabs out and the timer switches the power on and off every 15 min, and run a light rail across the length of a tank once, like the sun moving across the sky from one end to the other say over 12 hours?
Cool build BTW.
i wish, but unfortunately the motor run too fast...it would be able to run the length of the bar twice in 15 minutes most likely, you'd have to do a very fast 5 second run, 15 min off, etc...but not sure how thats possible to get a time like that.
http:///forum/post/2577397
On the light rail subject. Think it would be possible to put a light rail on one of those 15min. timers, the ones that you can pull the tabs out and the timer switches the power on and off every 15 min, and run a light rail across the length of a tank once, like the sun moving across the sky from one end to the other say over 12 hours?
Cool build BTW.
i wish, but unfortunately the motor run too fast...it would be able to run the length of the bar twice in 15 minutes most likely, you'd have to do a very fast 5 second run, 15 min off, etc...but not sure how thats possible to get a time like that.
bronco300
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Originally Posted by hrdfrntr95
http:///forum/post/2577417
your carpentry skills are great....looks good...........BUT IM CONFUSED.....what exactly is this? is the tank gona sit inside it? or is this a tank? im so lost
thanks, I got them from my dad is a an avid woodworker
this IS THEEE tank...if you read the whole thing it'll explain everything, but basically plywood with epoxy resin poured inside to make it strong and waterproof
http:///forum/post/2577417
your carpentry skills are great....looks good...........BUT IM CONFUSED.....what exactly is this? is the tank gona sit inside it? or is this a tank? im so lost
thanks, I got them from my dad is a an avid woodworker
jtrzerocool
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WOW...i was out of town for a while and i missed ALOT...it was fun catching up...great work bronco...
...looking forward to more updates...
crimzy
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Bronco, I may have missed this during the thread, but I assume that this is going to be an in-wall setup. After you finish the tank, are you going to have to tear down a wall and go through all that? How long do you think it will be before this bad boy is running? What are you doing for filtration? How many gallons is this thing?
bronco300
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Originally Posted by jtrzerocool
http:///forum/post/2578481
WOW...i was out of town for a while and i missed ALOT...it was fun catching up...great work bronco...
...looking forward to more updates...
haha, thanks!
Originally Posted by crimzy
http:///forum/post/2578607
Bronco, I may have missed this during the thread, but I assume that this is going to be an in-wall setup. After you finish the tank, are you going to have to tear down a wall and go through all that? How long do you think it will be before this bad boy is running? What are you doing for filtration? How many gallons is this thing?
you are correct, it will be in wall..i will have to cut a hole in the wall and do some reinforcing i imagine, I dont know the construction part....i'm having my dad come down to do the cutting, i dont trust myself,lol....anyone know about that to reassure myself i can cut a hole this big in my wall? i was told yes but can always use some reassurance,haha. Timefram I'm thinking 20-25more days of epoxying if i can keep up like i have and then a small curing process after the glass is put in and everything sealed...then 2weeks of water testing with freshwater on the ground, while that i can be working on the wall...THEN if that passes i'll put it up and fill it up with saltwater....so i'm guessing 2 months best case...got to be able to afford my oceansmotions 8 way first,haha. This tank is somewhere between 450-500 gallons...have to get exact measurements but close around there. Filtration will be at this time a 75gal refuge below...but i may change it as the tank doesnt fit under the stand quite right..we'll see, so i may switch to two rubbermaid containers....i will not be having a skimmer unless i decide to go overboard with fish...i may try a couple homemade skimmers though....I'm not a hightech person and think sometimes can be way overdone...plus i'm not rich!
It makes it so much more affordable when you can purchase little at a time...I may get a UV sterilizer...thats one thing i had been thinking I wouldn't mind having...otherwise i'm gonna pack it out with macro algaes.
http:///forum/post/2578481
WOW...i was out of town for a while and i missed ALOT...it was fun catching up...great work bronco...
haha, thanks!
Originally Posted by crimzy
http:///forum/post/2578607
Bronco, I may have missed this during the thread, but I assume that this is going to be an in-wall setup. After you finish the tank, are you going to have to tear down a wall and go through all that? How long do you think it will be before this bad boy is running? What are you doing for filtration? How many gallons is this thing?
you are correct, it will be in wall..i will have to cut a hole in the wall and do some reinforcing i imagine, I dont know the construction part....i'm having my dad come down to do the cutting, i dont trust myself,lol....anyone know about that to reassure myself i can cut a hole this big in my wall? i was told yes but can always use some reassurance,haha. Timefram I'm thinking 20-25more days of epoxying if i can keep up like i have and then a small curing process after the glass is put in and everything sealed...then 2weeks of water testing with freshwater on the ground, while that i can be working on the wall...THEN if that passes i'll put it up and fill it up with saltwater....so i'm guessing 2 months best case...got to be able to afford my oceansmotions 8 way first,haha. This tank is somewhere between 450-500 gallons...have to get exact measurements but close around there. Filtration will be at this time a 75gal refuge below...but i may change it as the tank doesnt fit under the stand quite right..we'll see, so i may switch to two rubbermaid containers....i will not be having a skimmer unless i decide to go overboard with fish...i may try a couple homemade skimmers though....I'm not a hightech person and think sometimes can be way overdone...plus i'm not rich!
