200 Gallon or (Preferably) More Tank

[Lockness' Oscar]

Aight, I want to build a 200 gallon or (preferably) more tank for to house all my Monster tankbusters. I would like it to be 6'x2'x2'. Would this cover it??? Would I need more tank space?? I am not sure if I got the demensions right. How would I build that with a stand?? I am VERY new to building tanks. How would I seal it?? Should I check with an engineer before installing it?? Would the stand be able to hold it?? How would I build such a stand?? Thank you for the help.

Sincerely,
-Lockness
The Jack Dempsey man

 

[Vivid]

There are 100s of threads about building tanks and stands in this sub forum. I have been searching and reading for the last 2 weeks here. A lot of info is available here.

Start here:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/search.php?

Oh and if you look at the top of the page, there is a thread about building a 220G stand.

 

[Euge]

well you depending on how many monster fish you wanna keep. More gallons = more monster fish... You could build something like one of our members did Anythingfish. Check it out http://www.anythingfish.com/images/Ted/PhotoGallery/TedsPacu2400%20Construction%20Photos.htm

 

[Tongue33]

If i were builing one for Aro's or Pacus..... I'm just guessing these might be in your tank as you have asked about them... I would go MYself: 10x3x3 as a minimum Then you could house an awesome sized Silver!!! Pacu still might grow out of it LOL .. But thats where i'd start... Dreams oh what wonderful dreams...

Thats why i'm going with a 12x15 and go from 4 to 6 feet in depth YES.. A year or two away anyways...

 

[Lockness' Oscar]

Do you think I can just up it to 6'x3'x3'??

 

[rallysman]

If youre going through the trouble, go ahead and make an 8 ft tank.

 

[eh1421]

make it huge the bigger the better
and are you thinking plywood and glass or all glass

 

[Lockness' Oscar]

Aight, I am COMPLETELY new to this, so...uh what? I don't understand. Do you mean with plywood ont the bottom, or glass on the bottom..or what? I have NO CLUE how to build a tank or stand or hood, that's 1 of the reasons I made this thread. Also, how do I get the gallonage on one of the DIY tanks?? What kind of wood should I use for my stand??

 

[eh1421]

heres a good place to start
http://garf.org/index.html
look under diy pages
mike

 

[arlo]

go with the block/4x4 stand. for some reason i think they look really really cool and if i ever get need a stand im definetly going to build it like this: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31022
good luck with building the tank. im gonna try to build one too.