Plywood tank. Could this work?

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andersp90

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Hello everyone.

I am looking into building a 380 gallon, 78" x 47" x 24" plywood tank.

The design I like the most is also the simplest I could find, plywood coated with "rubberpaint".

But the design is only for a 60" x 38" x 24".

Can anyone tell me if this design will work for my 380 gallon if I use thicker wood?

[video=youtube;cdyANDq_x_s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdyANDq_x_s&feature=relmfu[/video]
 
andersp90 said:
Hello everyone.

I am looking into building a 380 gallon, 78" x 47" x 24" plywood tank.

The design I like the most is also the simplest I could find, plywood coated with "rubberpaint".

But the design is only for a 60" x 38" x 24".

Can anyone tell me if this design will work for my 380 gallon if I use thicker wood?

[video=youtube;cdyANDq_x_s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdyANDq_x_s&feature=relmfu[/video]
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It should work. You would need to verify the glass/acrylic thickness and of course modify the design to accommodate the additional weight.
 
when you say modefiy the design, do you mean the tank itself or the stand?
 
he means you would need to adjust the design for your measurements.

But to be perfectly honest, if your unable to figure out how to modify the dimensions, which is extremely simple. You maybe shouldnt even try this project... Unless your misunderstanding. But this is not a 1/2/3 process especially at that size.
 
Glass thickness only needs to be increased for additional height. Since your proposed dimensions and the tank in the build are both 24" tall, the same glass thickness will be sufice.
 
takagari said:
he means you would need to adjust the design for your measurements.

But to be perfectly honest, if your unable to figure out how to modify the dimensions, which is extremely simple. You maybe shouldnt even try this project... Unless your misunderstanding. But this is not a 1/2/3 process especially at that size.
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If its extremly simple, plz show me? :-)

The tank in the video is a very simple build.
 
If it's very simple. Than good luck. Thats a lot of water for a first time build and for someone who seems new to construction.

As for modifying, glass thickness stays the same. It's based of height. if the video shows a 3 foot tank, but you want 4, than cut your sheets a foot bigger.

As I said, If your having a hard time with dimension recalculations. this is going to be a hard build. That's also a lot of water to not have studding.
 
takagari said:
If it's very simple. Than good luck. Thats a lot of water for a first time build and for someone who seems new to construction.

As for modifying, glass thickness stays the same. It's based of height. if the video shows a 3 foot tank, but you want 4, than cut your sheets a foot bigger.

As I said, If your having a hard time with dimension recalculations. this is going to be a hard build. That's also a lot of water to not have studding.
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Looks like we are talking about two diffrent things then. :)

I know how to cut the diffrent pieces out into the right sizes.

What I am asking is if I have to strengthen it in any way?

- Or can I really use the same design to build my tank?
 
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