Thanks for the kind words. I put a lot of work into this build and learned a lot from you. You made the process just that much easier. Looking back myself i would have put a whole other layer of epdm to play it safe. I have this constant fear of a failure but i guess ill just deal with it the day it happens if it ever does. I feel that its very important that we all learn from each other and improve on each others builds to maximize the overall efficiency of these tanks.sorry, busy as always my friend... all this work in the coral industry is rotting my fresh water brain lately. Good read u posted for me, i appreciate it. gives me some more confidence in using it on my next build... only way for me to be certain is to order some dow 795, test it out and feel for myself. i sure do like the price of $6.95...gold labels up to $49 a tube and noone wants to sell it to me at wholesale in bulk. as for professional places/zoos and liners.... they have the money not to use them lol... id rather not personally, but im poor over here and its the cheapest option for me. Jealous of ur new setup down there.... simply amazing! jaw dropper lol... i like the fact the fish greenhouse/room is bigger than the house .....
back to liners to keep from derailing.... cheap... pretty durable... can be patched or replaced fairly easily and there seems to be more than one way to put windows in em. every liner tank that pops up has got a different method. gaskets, sealants, bolts, seam tape like this one... very interesting imo... i recently had my first one leak (1400 gal) and too my surprise it was not the window or 3m5200 failure....not the fish chewing through either.... it was human error lol... a mag 24 and pump strainer was wearing down an area in a corner/seam and lead to a pin hole leak from a sharp corner of the strainer... nightmare lol...
i believe this tank by stingray keeper may be more efficient than my own with the use of seam tape and cutting the liner to fit each wall/floor... his tank corners are all doubled up, no folds, and no air gaps behind the liner. this method saves even more money as liner "pieces" are alot cheaper than one large sheet. just some food for thought lol... ive been rethinking my next tank lately to possibly be more like this one... maybe even double layer liner floors and seams for extra assurance. Really great job improving my own methods Stingraykeeper! now ill take what u did and change it up a bit again haha... thanks for MFK! we gotta keep it goin guys... the industry is going down hill lately and im not sure y.
As for the industry i agree. I work within the industry and it seems as though we are in a slump 2014-2015 so far. There are fewer people getting into the hobby and more hobbyists dropping out of the hobby. I think it has a lot to do with the expense involved but i may be wrong.