My new 2600 gallon plywood tank project

[MariusMarinusAddictus]

Thanks, saw them, just fantastic how you can swim with your fish!!!!

 

[TarzanSmith]

Sorry if you've already answered this but in your build, how do you secure upright pieces to what's below it? Such As the upright 2x6's on the baseboard. Do you use screws and just toenail it?

 

[john73738]

It has sadly been a couple years sinve i checked out MFK. This one is epic, and nice to see it completed.

 

[Crodaba1]

This is one crazy and epic build!

 

[lil_pendejo]

Have you figured out how much it costs in electricity and water every month?

 

[Box car willy]

And then there was pond armor!

Sorry for cell phone photo.. Better pictures tomorrow.

We got 2 coats down tonight, and will get another 2 coats on tomorrow which will finish it up.

We rolled it on and were very impressed at how well this stuff went on when mixing it down with the denatured alchohol (As per Butch's directions).

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So did you use bondo or fibergalss resin ? In the pics it looks more like fiber glass ? And then the pond armor right on top ?

 

[Box car willy]

Here are the photos from the weekends progress.

Electical is done (Missing wired inwall digital timer) Tank has it's own 15 amp circuit.
3 of the 4 Lights are hung.
Bottom supports incase I ever need a divider were put down (Waiting for pond armor to cover them)
Side wall modifications complete to support the egg crate to keep the fish out of heater area.

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So are those top supports going into your concrete wall ?

 

[Box car willy]

So are those top supports going into your concrete wall ?

Is this tank still up and running ???

 

[Silent Bob]

His tank is still up and running. Was there about a month ago picking up fish. Check the marketplace as the tank is for sale with his house.

 

[Box car willy]

His tank is still up and running. Was there about a month ago picking up fish. Check the marketplace as the tank is for sale with his house.

Just wondering cause I'm building a 2x4 construction tank 16 x 4 wide 3 tall and was hoping to hear that its still not leaking thanks