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If you was asking me... i foolishly went with a 2in thick main window when an inch would have done fine. I did this because I was hoping to go 6ft+ deep at one point..

And about rolling,, yeah, you can roll, brush or spray Sanitred.
 
Thanks spiff44 An inch for a 4 foot window? Cool. That would be a nice size window !!!

I like the fact once u used this u didn't have problems with it. But you did the ok d armor.

The guy that has the 2600 had problems with the pond armor He had a few leaks and had to drain it several times
 
yeah, I was following his thread too and the entire time I was thinking how he could have avoided all of the issues that he had if he just went with the Sanitred since I had similar issues with the Pond Armor as he did. I didn't chime in at the time because I could tell he was getting frustrated and he was getting a hundred other suggestions as well and I could tell that he was taking them all with a grain of sand.

He had a previously successful build with the Pond Armor so I think he was pretty committed to getting it to work. IMO, I would be concerned about life expectancy on a brittle epoxy on a wood tank. If anything moves at all it'll leak again.

I used a bunch of the left over Pond Armor on stuff around mine and my parents house and it left me not impressed at all. The most basic thing... I recoated an old antique concrete bird bath that they have. It looked great for about 6months, but after that it bleached out pretty good in the sun and there is spider web cracking.. and this is on a solid piece of concrete.

I would say that any of the rubbery products would be a better option for an indoor wood tank than any brittle epoxy. I'm only partial to the Sanitred because of the success that I have had, especially when weighed against the massive issues I had with the Pond Armor. Seeing something work for me the first time was a feeling I can't describe.
 
I bet . I seem where your tank was using the concrete wall as well. Mine will be all wood.

I wonder if I built my tank using blacktips design if it would sturdy enough or info should do it like the 2600 gallon build where he stacks 2x4s on the sides
 
I'd say that its not so much as whether it'll work, but a matter of room for error, safety threshold and life expectancy. I have seen people make just simple plywood boxes with Pond Armour and they succeed, but you have to wonder how long that will last.

IMO- considering the overall cost of a build, factoring in a bit of piece of mind via the stacked lumber is probably a good idea.
 
I could do the wrapped 4x4s on the bottom and around the top like blacktips bit also stack 2x4s inside. Or even 2x6s ?
Dad is a contractor! He gets a discount on lumber !

I've showed my dad pictures extra and he said "I don't know about waterproofing products but I guarantee you I can help you make this thing strong enough to hold the water pressure !

I'm 29. But dads good advice still comes on handy!

Did you tape the inside seams of your tank ?
 
Sweet! Having a material hookup would certainly help.

I had tried the fiberglass matte tape when I was struggling with the Pond Armor..never got it to work.

With the Sanitred I didn't do anything other than use their LRB (liquid rubber base) to crack fill and to leave a super thick rubber coating on the floor. I have about 2000lbs of rock in my tank, the largest rocks are probably around 80lbs... I didn't want to worry about them putting holes in the floor. I also used this stuff to create a generously thick berm in all of the corners so that if my basement floor moved in relation to the walls(main concern here is thermal expansion with season changes), then the Sanitred would have more product expanse to use to stretch for this.
 
Got some info for you if your interested. Tritoflex would be $300 for a 5 gallon pail. $30 for a 6"x300' role of fabric for reinforcement if you want to use it. This fabric is good stuff, its sold in other sizes but for this application the 6" wide I have found to be the easiest to work with. You could use silicone for the window or Tritotrowel 1 gallon pail is $70 (should easily do the window). I can give you some tips on the application if you wanted to try it.
 
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