DIY plywood build, have important questions.

[Jakob]

Im looking forward to building a 2250L/594G tank. The inside measurements are 300x100x75cm/118x39x29" (LxWxH), how thick would the glass have to be and how thick should the plywood be?

I will be posting more questions in this thread when needed.

 

[kallmond]

At the top of this forum there are a whole series of stickies. There you will find the answers you seek, but seek you must.

 

[Muni]

You'd need about 16-17mm thick glass for a decent safety factor. Dunno what is available to you.


Those dimensions are about 577 gallons. You'd need probably 3/4" minimum. 1" plywood would be safer. With a good brace design. I'd look at a few of the other plywood tank builds in the 500+ category and see how thick they used. Builds that have water in them I mean.

 

[Jakob]

Thanks Muni, you have a nice thread yourself. I would probablu use 2.6cm thick plywood sheets then, if available, will have thicker rather than thinner for safety. Hmm, braces are something i have to think about, maybe 4-6 braces?
The tank will have a 100-150g sump also, so the cost will be massive, but that wont stop me!

 

[Muni]

If you build it yourself it can help keep costs down if you know what your doing. If this is your first project with wood working then it might be a good idea so start with something smaller.

At the very least build the sump first so you can see how things are going to work for you and the tools/materials you have. Its not a lot of experience but better then nothing.

 

[Muni]

P.S. You have a typo in your signature.


It's "substitute" not tude.

Lol. Sorry. I love that show so it can't be misquoted. But I respect the fact your not from the US and English may not be your primary language.

 

[Jakob]

P.S. You have a typo in your signature.


It's "substitute" not tude.

Lol. Sorry. I love that show so it can't be misquoted. But I respect the fact your not from the US and English may not be your primary language.

Sorry, not really a typo, just writing fast and not thinking. But one member here said the quote is "I reject reality and..." but it is and you can see Adams t-shirt in several episodes that it clearly says "I reject YOUR reality and...."
I actually sometimes think that i can speak/write english better then icelandic, but i like your style, you like big tanks and hate spelling errors.

It is my first build, and i sure am not good at building stuff, i tend to screw up simple things and i am 15.
But i have ambition and finish what i start.. eventually.

I have my family to help me.
Wish they where more supportive though.

 

[Muni]

Well your young so start with small projects for now. When you move into your own place in a few years you will have the experience needed to build a true MONSTER tank.

 

[Jakob]

The only reason i am asking those questions is because i am planning the tank, and drawing in google sketchup, wont start building in another 2-5 years or so.