10x4x3 900 gallon plywood build w/ pics

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That beautiful window should be in this weekend. Along with the smaller one.Then the big wait, to let the silicone cure.
By the way VL, I got the glass on a resale and had to pick it up new years day.... I was on the turnpike at 8 in the morning.... Talk about a ghost town that morning
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Tank is coming along swimmingly (pun intended)

In all seriousness a certain heart defect runs in my family. I was born with it, and I lived a fairly normal but sheltered life and I couldn't be healthier. That being said my 1st child is 6 weeks old and was just issued a clean bill of health. My biggest fear was passing it on to my son, not to get all preachy but there is a special spot reserved for dads like you!:)
 
dscort said:
a lot of family means a lot of help to put the large glass in the tank.... they just dont know it yet...
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i can't wait to see some pics of how this goes!! glad your boys are doing fine.

dave
 
My newest addition. The 240 is getting cramped. The longnose is 20 inches long.

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Beautiful build. I'm looking at doing one like this once we move but making mine 16' long(need to house a tiger musky that is growing). Could a rear viewing window be added? Reason I ask is I'm planning on putting the tank as a kind of half dividing wall in the basement to divide my firearm/reloading area and rec room area.
 
got the window set in the tank with the familys help. 5 guys and one of the girls running the door and keeping the kids away for a few minutes, it went pretty smoothly. . should have it siliconed in place later today.

hyrczyk, i think a rear window would be pretty simple, just more bracing on the top to keep it from bowing, youd want braces anyway for a span of 16 foot. im putting 2 braces on top of mine. basically 2 2x4 stood on end toenail screwed to the top plate. also use them to hold my covers up, then a piece of plywood thrown on top and i can do maintanence to the front of the tank with out getting in it.
 
Got both Windows in today.used 14 tubes of silicone. Now I wait for the cure. The smell wasn't bad at all. Hardley noticable.

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How long do we wait? A couple weeks? :popcorn:
 
The spec sheet says 21 days for full cure. I'm out of town that weekend so it will be a full month. Got some plumbing to do now...

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