Help with monster tank: 560 gallons!
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Ok well then, why I have such a captive audience 
...part of my attraction to this tank is not only that it is pretty cheap, as we have already discussed it may not be a very cheap option at all. Rather, it is one of the few large tanks I've seen available that is very close to me geographically. Is there any chance of shipping these large tanks, if say, I found a great deal somewhere farther away?
Thanks again for all of the help, I realllllyyy appreciate it and am looking forward to this new endeavor.
Jeff
...part of my attraction to this tank is not only that it is pretty cheap, as we have already discussed it may not be a very cheap option at all. Rather, it is one of the few large tanks I've seen available that is very close to me geographically. Is there any chance of shipping these large tanks, if say, I found a great deal somewhere farther away? Thanks again for all of the help, I realllllyyy appreciate it and am looking forward to this new endeavor.
Jeff
First of all, thanks to everyone who replied for all of the earned wisdom. I have been tossing this around for a few days now, doing TONS of research into tank builds, etc. It may seem a bit arcane, but I was thinking I would do the patch job on the bottom pane. But then I was going to take a piece of plywood, epoxy it completely, put it over the bottom, and seal it up as if the plywood was a replacement piece of glass. This way the original glass will only need to hold if the plywood didn't. It seems that with the two layers of insurance, I don't see why this wouldn't be a good opportunity to get into the large tank world at a reasonable cost. FYI final goal is for this to be a FOWLR. Anywho, that's the plan. I would reallllllly appreciate some veterans on here weighing in and letting me know whether or not this is likely to work or if I am setting myself up for a very wet disappointment. Thank you, in advance, for your generous help.
Jeff
Jeff
personally I don't see why that would not work, for an extra bit of reinforcement you could put a 1x2 rim around with the rim braced in with angle braces.
i really think with the inside brace properly applied and allowed to cure and then reinforced with a full plywood cover on the bottom that there is no way it will give. Though I would use a paint roller and cover the whole bottom of the tank with as much silicone as I could get on there to make sure an huge gooey mess is there to adhere to the wood, then affix and let cure(make sure to seal the wood as well before you apply it. then just for good measure foam underneath.
Then give it good amount of time to cure, and fill er up, I am pretty sure that if it did fail that you would notice it in a small leak not a catstrophic leak unless the side walls are comprimised. then you are HOOOOOPED
can you get a picture of the bottom
Then give it good amount of time to cure, and fill er up, I am pretty sure that if it did fail that you would notice it in a small leak not a catstrophic leak unless the side walls are comprimised. then you are HOOOOOPED
can you get a picture of the bottom
I don't know, just hate to see it leak on you.
Where would it be going basement, carpet or cement floor?
Where would it be going basement, carpet or cement floor?
