Building two plywood aquarium 50LX22HX30W

[jawfish]

Well the beauty of plywood tanks as Joey previously mentioned, is that you can put them in a corner and restart the work latter, the new house, getting ready for the baby and big projects at work prevented me to really get ahead with these, but I pick up the work last week. I applied two coats of pond shield, and will do two more this week. Then the glass should be silicon in place and I'll add the brace.

Cheers

Fred

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[Phillydubs]

Looking awesome! I can't wait to see it done...

Sorry this is prob a dumb question, I admit I did not watch the video series, but am I correct to think/see that 3 of the 4 sides stay wood with the coating and only the front piece is glass or acrylic?

[jawfish]

No Stupid questions Phill...

You paint all the interior surfaces with the epoxy, only the front facia gets the glass. You do need to paint the piece where the glass will be siliconed in, the glass doesn't cover the whole area.

Fred

[Phillydubs]

Thanks Fred! This is very cool! So the glass piece gets regular silicone and boom, you are off to the races huh?

Seems like such a cheap way to build a nice big tank!

Is this what joey used for his rays as well but just no top so you can look down? Almost like an aquarium touch tank

[jawfish]

You are right Phil,

Plywood tanks are a cheaper solution for larger tanks. They really start to make sense above 300 gallons. The two that I'm currently building are for me to learn to build this type of tank. The plan is to build a 98 long X 36 high X 48 wide after I've run these two for a year or two.

The only difference is that I'm thinking to use a different water proof epoxy. The Pond Shield is expensive for multi coats and the pot life is kinda short. Also next time I'm using weaved fiberglass cloth for the corners.

Cheers
Fred

[Phillydubs]

Really cool! Thanks again Fred. Great info. I can't wait to see yours done!!!

[brewmaster15]

Love those Joey Vids!

Fred, Tanks looking Great! Have you decided what you plan on keeping in it for wilds yet?

al

[jawfish]

Thanks Al
Tank # 1 will get my group of Rio Negro in it... the group is just waiting to be transfered in a bigger tank
Tank # 2 at first I wanted some "Brown", but now I'm decided on a group of Red Spotted Tefe...

Cheers

Fred