Indoor plywood pond

[maseyferguson05]

Drylok is far cheaper, easier to apply. I have seen numerous people using sanitred and have had a hard time getting a seal around the glass. My 600 is dryloked, and leak free so far since January. You can pm the fish guy if you want, I know he has used both and has said if he was to build another he would use drylok again. I dont think I would use directly on wood, although it does work.

Did you use Hardi panels and then Drylok? Yeah i have already asked The Fish Guy too many questions

So do you guys know of anyone who has used Drylok on plywood successfully?

I really like the idea about having the trickle filter/sump above the tank. I just want a large sump! I dont know what it is with a large sump on a large tank. I figured i'm only going to build one so why not do it up big? Eventually as the fish get bigger i will have to get a bigger return pump, probably like a Mag 9.5-12, then i will probably use the quiet one to pump water up onto a second filtering system. Either that or still use it in the sump.

 

[jem454]

Yes I used hardi, and yes I know of at least two who have used it directly on wood with success, but the company does not recomend it.

 

[maseyferguson05]

How much are the hardie panels? Like around 25 bucks a sheet? Do you just score them and break them clean off or is a masonry blade needed? Do i need to silicon the joints or just drylok them up?

 

[jem454]

How much are the hardie panels? Like around 25 bucks a sheet? Do you just score them and break them clean off or is a masonry blade needed? Do i need to silicon the joints or just drylok them up?

I bought 4x10x1/4" sheets I cant remember the price about 25 or 30$ each. I used a carbide tipped circular saw blade, though any blade should work, just dull faster.Dont bother to try to score and snap. Once all installed paint with at least 3 coats of drylok, all seems and glass need to be silliconed.

 

[maseyferguson05]

What Hardie product do i use? I see there is Hardie panels, Hardieplanks, and hardisoffet that come in smooth, stucco and cedarmill.

So i put the hardie product as tight as i can at the joints and drylok than silicon?

EDIT: Now that i am going to use the Hardie product, do you guys think i could go with a thinner plywood? Like 1/2'' or even OSB?

 

[maseyferguson05]

Bump as i am about to order the lumber and supplies!

 

[hayden]

cool how many gallons will this come out to about? does any body know where to get a liner big enough for an 8x8x 2 or 4

 

[maseyferguson05]

It will be 480gs. Try ebay.

 

[maseyferguson05]

What would it take to put a viewing window at the very top of this thing. I would probably use a piece from a 55g? Is it hard with the Hardie panels?

Anyone have thoughts about the lumber?

 

[Davey_8313]

EDIT: Now that i am going to use the Hardie product, do you guys think i could go with a thinner plywood? Like 1/2'' or even OSB?

I was wondernig this also...