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[ottis]

Hi everyone, i started a tank building a plywoodtank about 150x70x80 750-800 litres.In my country (Istanbul-Turkey) no one building plywoodtanks,so i used english sites to gather information esspecially mfk.com.I din't had any carpentry experience till i build this tank.I looked the examples on this site and some other sites (akvaryum.com my community) about crafting this kind of tanks.I am engineer , i beleived myself and my abilities when crafting.So thanks mfk.com.

Here are some pictures taken,

Thanks for your comments,

Cem AKKAYA

Istanbul/Turkey

 

[dragonfish]

Very nice work. What is the stock list?

 

[ottis]

Well it will be hard to me to translate but,




Plywood and Wood profiles(bars :S)
Screws and glue
Glass 10mm 160x65
Stainless steel brackets for corners
For inside isolation, Ceresit no water and fiberglass
Glass for roof of the tank
hinge,grip etc
Pvc pipes
wood brackets (white ones =)) )
Aluminium sheet , 120x t5 80cm grolux (blue ) wires ,balast,starter etc.. for electrical installation
metamorfical (carbonat containing) rocks, silica sand.
silicone and its gun - revolver =))
granite for base
paint cellulosic ,thinner, paint roller etc..

sorry for my english,not good at this kind of techical words. =))

 

[dragonfish]

What type of fish?

 

[ottis]

astronotus ocellatus

 

[Dr Joe]

You've made us proud, a TRUE MFK'r

Very nice work, believing in your skills is always helpful.

What kind of Engineer are you?

Dr Joe

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[RexFish]

Now that is a good looking DIY tank.

 

[ottis]

I am a geophysical engineer . Istanbul Technical University (1703 Mühendishane-i Bahr-i Hümayun) Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences

 

[CHOMPERS]

That is a really nice looking tank. You did a really nice job.

 

[ProblEmZ]

Wow, good job!