Your more then welcome. I don't think I'll have any tanks here. But hopefully will be looking to buy a house sometime next year then it's on like you wouldn't believe.
300ish Gallon plywood - First attempt
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Congrats on finishing your gorgeous tank finally! It looks really nicely built!
Americans are so lucky.. Everything is so cheap in your country. The 4 sheets of plywood alone, would cost as much as your entire build combined in my country :/
Americans are so lucky.. Everything is so cheap in your country. The 4 sheets of plywood alone, would cost as much as your entire build combined in my country :/
Wow, read this whole thread, epic build and very inspirational! I don't think I could come close to the craftsmanship so I'll continue to just buy my tanks 
I used to live in Italy for a while so I understand your plight. Although I'm sure if you searched around there might be some good local sources of some sort of alternative. I found a lot of things in Europe that would have been very useful that have never been seen in the USA.
What thickness is the wood used to make the tank? I have seen you mention it is Birch 7 layer but not the actual thickness, would that be 1/2" or 3/4"? Very nice build by the way.
sorry I just read back several pages and see the glass thickness. How did you determine that size was strong enough?
Just Google aquarium thickness calculator. There should be several in a sticky in the DIY section. I think the safety factor is 2.3 or higher? Been a while.
The paint held up wonderfully actually. The tank is disassembled now as I have moved twice but it was filled for nearly a year and have used it for a few other smaller things. Only issue I had was when I made my first set of lids there was almost no ventilation in the airspace in the tank and it grew some mold. Adjusted the lids to give a tad bit more airflow and the mold went away.
Your lucky I just got back on MFK after like 2 years actually. lol
Woo. Just got back on here. Talk about a trip down memory lane.
