need advice 411 plywood build
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I've been reading around on here and a reef site researching a ton. I've built a plywood box and getting ready for the fiberglass stage. <a href="http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/3048/Sweetwater-Epoxy-Paints-1-Gallon/sweetwater%20paint/0">Sweetwater </a> looks like the solution to the final sealing so it's safe for the fish. One thread mentioned 6 coats! I'm down for at least 4 considering I'll have rock and driftwood in mine. My concern now is getting a fiberglass that's pliable enough to shove in the corners and produce a good seal.
Another thread mentioned rounding out the corners (caulk or similar) to make it easier to roll on the glass. Really I'd like to see all the information come together into a nice "how to" in addition to all the "see my tank" threads.
Another thread mentioned rounding out the corners (caulk or similar) to make it easier to roll on the glass. Really I'd like to see all the information come together into a nice "how to" in addition to all the "see my tank" threads.
notanatheist;4399181; said:
My understanding of the sweetwater epoxy is you would only need a couple of coats, you do the fiberglass like normal, and the sweetwater resin is a fish safe sealer so i think you could probably just do two coats for max coverage and that would be good. To round corners look into a 45 degree cut molding that makes the corner transition nice and easy. As soon as I have the time to actually sit down and do this I plan on a seperate thread with tons of pictures, and explanation. but that will be about a month.
jnk22;4397791; said:
I know about where you are. A guy up in that area custom built a rifle for me a few years back. Alkso my girlfriends exhusband lives up there. I am way down in the southwestern part of the state. There are 2 large pet stores Nort of here that have a few of these big fish in stock. Inland aquatics only has a few and thats where my big guy will be later today. I worked out a trade with them for some drift wood. The other place is atlantis aquatic gardens. Both are large fish stores that have websites and do ship fish. There is another place just south of me called Harps pet store that has a few large fish in stock. Not sure if they are online or not.
If you want pacu just get them small. It's not like they don't grow 
I got mine at under 3 inches and the smaller of the two is about 18 inches. My pacus are the primary reason for going big. Plecos and Dempseys will round out my tank as well as the possibility of a few feeder goldfish that got too big to eat in one of my tanks.
I got mine at under 3 inches and the smaller of the two is about 18 inches. My pacus are the primary reason for going big. Plecos and Dempseys will round out my tank as well as the possibility of a few feeder goldfish that got too big to eat in one of my tanks.The way I figure, how many people have monster goldfish?! With the exception of koi and carp.
Back to the tank... I'm doing mine along the lines of greenterra's 800 gallon box. At least in the framing. As for the fiberglass, I've got a call in to somebody who does pools and will be getting a quote that way. I've also found out my local hardware store sells fiberglass cloth in a roll versus kits so I can go that route too. And I live under 2 miles from there
P.S. working with Bondo is a bee itch. I think I'm just going to fill the gaps with drywall putty and sand it down.
Back to the tank... I'm doing mine along the lines of greenterra's 800 gallon box. At least in the framing. As for the fiberglass, I've got a call in to somebody who does pools and will be getting a quote that way. I've also found out my local hardware store sells fiberglass cloth in a roll versus kits so I can go that route too. And I live under 2 miles from there
P.S. working with Bondo is a bee itch. I think I'm just going to fill the gaps with drywall putty and sand it down.
