Greek Plywood Tanks - 610 gallons

[angelos7577]

Hello everyone , i would like to share with you my next project , plywood tank 610 gallons , with only a small glass at the one side , without any stand.
Dimensions are 8ft x 3,7ft x 3 ft , made from 0,8 inch plywood , sides and reenforcing .
It also has a sump of 45 gallons and is running with 2 pumps of 925 and 1.000 g/h .
This tank is finished and running for about a week , used biological inoculum from my other plywood tanks , and i just added the first fish in it , 10 inch cichla ocellaris .
This plywood tank was mostly made for my freshwater stingrays , at the moment only motoros , 2 females and 3 males , but i will introduce them inside only when i am sure everything is well with the water conditions.
Thanx to the plywood , it needs only maximum 500 watt heaters ( i believe it can be done with less too ) , something very important as far as the maintenance cost is concerned !!!

Here are some photos and videos of the biggest tank i've ever had!!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gynIjZKE_d0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy-Ns5OjDy4

 

[tomomothy]

I really like the built in sump. What did you use for the lid? Is it a light diffuser?

 

[angelos7577]

Yes the built in sump very practical and usefull , i used polycarbonate lid , cheap , light and with light transmittance .

 

[CHRIS79]

WOW! made it look too easy, good job man nice build will have to lock into favorites for a future similar build....

 

[wheatgerm]

Very nice! What did you use to seal the plywood? Almost just looks like white paint lol

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[Thelatinofishlover]

awesome tank bro

 

[Blackumbi]

awesome tank bro

1+ and what material do u use to seal the playwood


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[mike_sema]

Very nice

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[baji]

How do u seal the plywood to make it water proof... Liquid rubber?

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[angelos7577]

Thank you all , i must admit that this wasn't easy at all to build , i constructed this at the limited space it is placed and i mostly moved and turned it by myself , even though it was heavy enough (thx to plywood).
This one was coated with liquid polyurethane for tap water and was extremely hard to use , only gives 20-25 minutes with the weather conditions we have at the moment and the 2 parts need to be mixed significantly well and accurately!!!!
This one has very good elasticity , which is needed for the size of the build , there are some materials that can be used , all with their positive and negative points of interest.
I really enjoyed this construction and also thanx to you , as i have seen and studied many builds here , my new plywood tank is reality and i am making more and more for my clients here in Greece.