Can I use these to build a tank?

[alleykat0498]

I found this material on craigslist for free and was wondering if they were framed in a box and sealed well in the corners would this work?
http://richmond.craigslist.org/zip/945046304.html

 

[jbnebres]

interesting, maybe a cheap way to do plywood tanks. if the material is fish safe, all you would need is caulking in the seams. find yourself a decent glass panel and get started.

 

[brandonp103]

wow i really dont know

 

[alleykat0498]

I was thinking if I Just built a cube the dimensions of each sheet, and of course purchased a piece of glass the same size, and framed it accordingly with say 10" centers on the 2x4's then it may work. Or maybe just a ply wood shell...I know that pvc is fish safe if not the plumbing on 1000's of sumps that I've seen on this site should be killing off loads of fish... I already sent them an email wondering if I had to pick up the entire stack of sheet's or if I could just pick up a few. If anyone else wants to give it a try I would be willing to pick up some extra, and maybe work out shipping? Just putting that out there.

 

[jbnebres]

i would pick up as much as i could- for some practice- trial and error. Just imagine, framing out a huge tank, and just using the panels to cover the wood =x. i think i'm making it sound too easy for reality, but it should work- just have to deal with some silicone seams. good luck

 

[alleykat0498]

I'm pretty well practiced with silicone and a caulking gun after my last free craigslist find...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184711

I am definitely planning on picking up quite a bit of it but I'll be hunting a deal on a large piece of tempered glass as well, perhaps I'll try Freecycle for an unwanted glass table.

 

[dmopar74]

so your goona make a giant foam box, like those cheap ass coolers, but much larger thats the stuff i would stick under my tank, not make a tank out of.

 

[ghengis]

It's hard to tell the actual thickness of those sheets from the pic, but I'd be a bit skeptical about how well they'd stand up to the pressure forced on them by the water... building the way you want, I reckon you'd have somewhere between 70 and 90L of volume in the finished tank. That's approaching 100kgs of water.

I like jbn's idea to use it to line a Plywood tank... I dunno, if it's cheap enough, maybe give it a try...

 

[flopping flamingos]

Id be worried about it compressing over time and ruining your seams.

 

[alleykat0498]

It's not 100% foam, it's also rigid PVC sheets, composed of molecules like the pvc pipes in your home... I was thinking two layers.