I also wanted to add that ABS can be heat welded the way PVC is welded. It is another viable option for a tank with a PVC or ABS lining. I am also looking into this option for my tank build.
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I'd like to hear Arl's thoughts on this, but I wonder if by using the thinner Goop and tilting his tank he got adhesive migrating into the joints and creating not only great surface area for adhesion but also sort of a lock & key type of joint with the cured Goop.earthstudent;4005863; said:
The thicker stuff would be great for running your bead all at once and having a continuous joint but I suspect it would just sit on top of the joint whereas the thinner stuff would partially migrate in.
As far as thermal welding, it is tough to make a waterproof joint with thinner plastics as the heat necessary to melt the plastic can blow through thinner sheets.
All in all I'm liking this approach. For $30 you're getting a 62 mil thick coating.
I think Arl said he found 1.5 gallons of epoxy for $95 Canadian?
Assuming some loss due to textured plywood, it would probably take all 1.5 gallons of epoxy to get the same thickness on a 4x8 sheet of ply. Granted epoxy waterproofs at much thinner thickness than that, so really you'd end up using about $30 worth of that same epoxy to get an acceptable waterproof coating.
So to me it's a wash as to which one is more affordable, at least based on the prices Arl posted here. As long as the tank wasn't a strange size and involve a lot of waste of the plastic sheet it would be great to get that thick of a membrane for that little money.
Arl told me about his biuld as we were picking up a fish or at local airport. WOW! what a crazy build. I was planning on buying a monster plywood tank, not for monster fish just a tangynikan (sp?) fan. Now after this read I may just DIY my own!
Your settling tank seems like a great addition to any sump system. The under substrate flush is great in your application and for those in the true MONSTER FISH community but if I want to keep smaller species that enjoy moving substrate I can't see how I'd get it to work.
Your settling tank seems like a great addition to any sump system. The under substrate flush is great in your application and for those in the true MONSTER FISH community but if I want to keep smaller species that enjoy moving substrate I can't see how I'd get it to work.
any updated pics?? Love the way it turned out. Great video the lighting looks nice. I also have to give you props for the background!! Great job
very cool. this is truly inspirational.
I would like to see and hear more about how the wall went up.
I would like to see and hear more about how the wall went up.
Just an update on my tank build
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2Xpyono0g
added a few Centrals to my arowana com tank. Tank's been running for more than 4 yrs now and so far no major issue. ABS sheet with GOOP still holding very strong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2Xpyono0g
added a few Centrals to my arowana com tank. Tank's been running for more than 4 yrs now and so far no major issue. ABS sheet with GOOP still holding very strong!
