300 Gallon Plywood Tank Leaking - Best way to seal? Pics!

[spiff]

I would suggest removing the windows and redoing it with out the bolts. I think this would be easiest thing in the long run.

It looks like a can of worms to try to fix it the way it is now.

 

[titanfish]

sorry brian i shouldnt have posted that comment, i hope you fix the leak, ive finished my plywood grow out as well, will dp a test fill tomorrow.
once again sorry mate

 

[Tilapia Buttikoferi]

That tank is ugly, especially the way the bolts are sticking out, it looks overkill too. throw that thing in the trash and just build a better one.

 

[cvermeulen]

sorry brian i shouldnt have posted that comment, i hope you fix the leak, ive finished my plywood grow out as well, will dp a test fill tomorrow.
once again sorry mate

Hey nobody said making fun of the tank wasn't FUNNY. I just wanted to let the poor guy know we appreciated and understood his effort... despite our ridicule

 

[titanfish]

Hey nobody said making fun of the tank wasn't FUNNY. I just wanted to let the poor guy know we appreciated and understood his effort... despite our ridicule

i felt bad, poor dude posted pictures for help, we dont wana discourage anyone posting pics, how would we survive without our daily feeds in the diy section

 

[ITHURTZ]

I used marina 5200 for mine, 44 stainless bolts, 88 washers, 44 nuts and coated the inside with the 5200

I got impatient and started filling it up in I think 24hrs, within 3 days I filled it to the max (instead of waiting 1 week) I still have no leaks anywhere.

 

[cvermeulen]

I used marina 5200 for mine, 44 stainless bolts, 88 washers, 44 nuts and coated the inside with the 5200

I got impatient and started filling it up in I think 24hrs, within 3 days I filled it to the max (instead of waiting 1 week) I still have no leaks anywhere.

Jeeeeeezis guys, I didn't see those photos in the ghetto DIY thread either. come on and show us how basic you can make your stuff and still have it work!!

 

[ITHURTZ]

Its fine to be ghetto! I saw no point in finishing it to look good as its not my final tank.

 

[cvermeulen]

Its fine to be ghetto! I saw no point in finishing it to look good as its not my final tank.

Man you know, it's not pretty, but in it's own way that sh*t is sweet lol. Priorities right? If I didn't have to worry about wife approval factor, I guarantee I would spend the extra money on more water volume instead of stain and moldings ffs.

 

[ITHURTZ]

I just took a shot of the top. 2 shop lights with 4 peices of yarn holding them up. And a blue barrel filled with lava rocks and 4 floss pads for that extra bio load and mechanical filtration
Final tank though would be stained, trimmed etc though, but who knows when I will stop building bigger, 500, 800, 1200?