Hey everyone,
Well it's done, finally. It's been a long build but we got this far.
This build is different from most. The concept and construction went against what I think most plywood builders would do. We wanted to do something to prove we could do it and I think we succeeded. The thing held water yesterday so that says something.
I wanted a tank that was fairly deep because I wanted it to show off the ornamentation I planned to put in it. In other words, the fish will just accent the tank, not be the main attraction which is usually the case.The dimensions ended up being 60" x 30" x 26". Works out to about 206G gal. The biggest challenge was making all the windows as large as possible while keeping the tank structurally sound.
In researching the coating I had the great fortune to find a place not far from home that made their own line of polymers - Polymer Composites in Ontario, CA. Come to find out the have an aerospace grade epoxy specifically made for aquariums. I got together with the folks there and liked what they had. We agreed that I would build the tank and they would sponsor the coating and glassing. No way I was gonna pass that up.
We took literally hundreds of photos, most of which will be used for their promotional purposes. I will post the project in steps with just enough photos for explanation.
I'd like to thank Gerald, "D", Gina and all the folks at Polymer Composites.
It was fun!
http://cgi.ebay.com/EPOXY-RESIN-AQU...ryZ66914QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The first pic is a mock up of the tank with some old foam core board I had.
Well it's done, finally. It's been a long build but we got this far.
This build is different from most. The concept and construction went against what I think most plywood builders would do. We wanted to do something to prove we could do it and I think we succeeded. The thing held water yesterday so that says something.
I wanted a tank that was fairly deep because I wanted it to show off the ornamentation I planned to put in it. In other words, the fish will just accent the tank, not be the main attraction which is usually the case.The dimensions ended up being 60" x 30" x 26". Works out to about 206G gal. The biggest challenge was making all the windows as large as possible while keeping the tank structurally sound.
In researching the coating I had the great fortune to find a place not far from home that made their own line of polymers - Polymer Composites in Ontario, CA. Come to find out the have an aerospace grade epoxy specifically made for aquariums. I got together with the folks there and liked what they had. We agreed that I would build the tank and they would sponsor the coating and glassing. No way I was gonna pass that up.
We took literally hundreds of photos, most of which will be used for their promotional purposes. I will post the project in steps with just enough photos for explanation.
I'd like to thank Gerald, "D", Gina and all the folks at Polymer Composites.
It was fun!
http://cgi.ebay.com/EPOXY-RESIN-AQU...ryZ66914QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The first pic is a mock up of the tank with some old foam core board I had.
