DIY plywood-fiberglass-250g tank

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Candiru
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Greetings all,
we are almost done with a friend's plywood and fiberglass tank.
Now we just wait for the glass to come.Tha glass thickness would be 12mm.
Please, i would like from you gues to see the folowing pics, and confirm that we haven't donne anything wrong til now,
cause there is still a lil more time to do something before the glass comes.

The idea is from here:
http://www.jonolavsakvarium.com/eng_diy/tankbuilding2006/index.html
http://www.brentsmith-photography.com/plywood-aquarium-build.php

Ask me if you don't understand something.
Looking forward to your awnsers!
:)


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we continued with the filter...(internal)

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fiberglass

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safe waterproof coat

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...and the tank today....

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we are ready to put the glass on.
is there something we missed here?
everything looking good to you with your experience?

thanks
 
none of the images are showing up for me.. Cant see what your trying to ask????
 
"none of the images are showing up for me.. Cant see what your trying to ask???? "

Same here, ditto, IWS, I agree, wot e said... :p
 
I have never bulit my own but would like to. I have been researching a lot. From what i can see looks like a solid build. Sorry you have'nt gotten much response. I would like to ask.. What did you use to coat over the fiberglass and resin? Was it a marine epoxy or something else? What are the mesurments of the tank length-width-depth? also what do you plan for the veiwing window glass or acylic and the thickness?
 
BIG-G;4618718; said:
I have never bulit my own but would like to. I have been researching a lot. From what i can see looks like a solid build. Sorry you have'nt gotten much response. I would like to ask.. What did you use to coat over the fiberglass and resin? Was it a marine epoxy or something else? What are the mesurments of the tank length-width-depth? also what do you plan for the veiwing window glass or acylic and the thickness?
Hi,
finally an answer!:D

-It looks like a solid build to me to, i just want to confirm that.
-i don't know excactly what's the resin name, but i dn't think it was a marine epoxy.If you ask that about toxicity think that there is an extra material after the fiberglass.
-In cm th dimensions are: 175χ60χ85, in inches must be something about: 69'x23'x33'.
-The glass is in the tank from today.The thickness of the glass is 12 mm.

Check the album if you want, there must be new pics.:)

Thanks everybody...:irked:
 
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