300ish Gallon plywood - First attempt

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Muni,

Cant wait to see how this works, I just got a quote from Permidri for their pond coat. $100ish per gallon shipped.:eek:

Oh I have the time and have done carpentry for most of 40 years,(grandpa was a carpenter and taught me how to do real carpentry, but I do prefer to use power tools), and as far as the money goes, it's not about saving money for me.
It's about saying," Yeah I did, and I did it all by myself", okay with a lot of help from MFK,(of course I'll probably forget to mention that part).
On behalf of a whole lot of fans, Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder.
It looks pretrty good from here.
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:iagree::clap:clap

I hear ya, My parents are agruing the point of savings, but I can't seem to get thru to them it is about the satisfaction more than the money.

Workshop build is in progress and pick up my Shopsmith next week :headbang2, hope to start mine by Feb.

Bear
 
Eveready;3758830; said:
Thanks, but I did have a (stupid ? ) question I forgot to ask.
I was wondering if one could use a 1/2" thick tempered tabletop glass ?
I was perusing glass on the web and it just kinda jumped out at me.
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Yes you can. I'll be using 1/2" non tempered for my tank. Tempered is stronger but you run the risk of a catastrophic blowout if it gets hit with something pointy.

Tempered glass can not be cut so you need to work with whatever size it comes in. But 1/2" tempered is strong enough for like 36" tall i think but don't quote me on that.
 
There is a thread (on this site, I think) where a guy used an octagon glass table top as the bottom of an octagon tank.. It was a cool build if I recall.
 
Very good point !
My granddaughter is only 4 months old now, but in a couple years I would hate for her to see the scarey side of Poppy.
 
kallmond;3758893; said:
Don't get the opinion that tempered glass is brittle...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDqiFRDPB4
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Dont get me wrong. Its much stronger. But if it gets hit with a sharp point it can shatter. Its all about pressure and the size of the area hit as that video showed.

A standard dart for a dart board creates something like 50,000 psi of pressure at its tip on impact since its such a small area. Tempered can take 24,000 psi so it would be toast. Your granddaughter could bounce her toys off a tempered tank all day and be fine. But you catch it with a rock point or some shape edge and kaboom. But then again it would happen with any glass tank.

So best to build what you want and teach her about it as soon as possible to avoid swimming in the living room.
 
OK. Rubber paint has been curing for a week. So I set it in the corner and filled it up.

Part way. No leaks. No deflection.
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Full to the top. I splashed the water a little so you can see it. Its a few inches down from the top. this will never be this full but its a test.
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I put a level across the front and looks like its got less then 1/16" deflection when nearly full. Not bad since its about 60 gallons with no top brace.
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Paint looks to be holding solid. So I'll let it sit for a while and see how it does in the longer term. Rubbed my hand around on the wood and caulked edges. No separation. Excellent adhesion and seems to be more water proof then oil. Water beads off the paint.
 
Muni;3759808; said:
OK. Rubber paint has been curing for a week. So I set it in the corner and filled it up.
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Muni,

I've been trying to follow this thread but want to clarify a few things about this test box:

Sealed with the Insul-X Rubber Paint, correct?

How deep is the box?

Did you paint over that paintable caulk or apply it to the seams after painting. Or both?

Thanks.

I may have to try this paint on some snake cages. If I ever get around to it.
 
CJH;3759847; said:
Muni,

I've been trying to follow this thread but want to clarify a few things about this test box:

Sealed with the Insul-X Rubber Paint, correct?

How deep is the box?

Did you paint over that paintable caulk or apply it to the seams after painting. Or both?

Thanks.

I may have to try this paint on some snake cages. If I ever get around to it.
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I used the paintable caulk on all the seams and gave it a few days to dry. I then painted over it with the insul-x. The paintable caulk generally isn't consider fish safe so I wanted to seal it away.

A quick check of the tape measure gives me outside dimensions of.... 32"L x 18"W x 18.5"H which is about... 46 gallons. Guess not as large as I thought it was. But should work fine for the design I have in mind.
 
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