so Ive been lurking these forms for quite some time and recently decided to start building my first big tank project. Big shout out to the community, as its a gold mind of excellent information! Tank will measure 8 x 4 feet with a water depth of around 36 inches. Picture time!
Starting by building two 2x8 frames, then bolted the two frames together:
glued and screwed two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood for the base of the tank:
stacked 2x4s to create a solid foundation for framing:
framing:
Lag bolts for extra framing support:
completed framing. Wrapped the base of the 2x8 frame with 2x10, over lapping the corners:
Wrapped the top portion with 2x6 in a similar fashion to the bottom and added some 2x4 to support the planned canopy.
lined the inside with 3/4 inch ply
current view from the front:
i plan to have the tank completed by the end of October hopefully. i plan on using 1 inch cell cast acrylic for the front viewing panel. im still on the fence about what to seal the tank with.
Starting by building two 2x8 frames, then bolted the two frames together:
glued and screwed two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood for the base of the tank:
stacked 2x4s to create a solid foundation for framing:
framing:
Lag bolts for extra framing support:
completed framing. Wrapped the base of the 2x8 frame with 2x10, over lapping the corners:
Wrapped the top portion with 2x6 in a similar fashion to the bottom and added some 2x4 to support the planned canopy.
lined the inside with 3/4 inch ply
current view from the front:
i plan to have the tank completed by the end of October hopefully. i plan on using 1 inch cell cast acrylic for the front viewing panel. im still on the fence about what to seal the tank with.
