Pond Liner Question

[Taydeon]

So im finally convinced my wife to let me get a port jackson (shark) so starting next month i will be building a plywood tank. My question is that if i have all the pieces of the tank cut-out and then i stretch the pond liner around each cut piece of wood and staple the pond liner to the wood and then use an aquarium sealant to cover each staple completley and also use the sealant on each corner of the plywood tank as i put it together do you think it would work?

P.s. i lied i didnt convince her i promised her a koi pond!

 

[Piscine]

No, I wouldn't advise you to staple a pond liner...

 

[Mavrick813]

No way, Not in a million years. I do however know someone that rolled the top of his liner around a 2x4, then screwed the 2x4 from the outside of the tank to the upper lip. That way the support of the water was actually on the liner and not on the screws.

Mike

PS: I hope that made sense.

 

[Taydeon]

Mavrick yes it made sense. So what if i did the same steps as i mentioned above but used an adhesive instead of staples do you think that would work?

 

[mqktandy]

That Idea won't work at all. It would leak like crazy.....if you want to use a liner just instal it like you would in a pond. Once water is in it it will flatten out as long as you took your time installing it correctly

 

[BadOleRoss]

OK, it will work but its not a great idea at all. There was a thread on here about a year ago where someone took a liner and cut it into several overlapping pieces, placed it in a tank and glued the flaps together and made his tank. I have no idea what he used to glue the pieces together and I have no idea where to find the thread. There are other ways to build a tank that are much better and have been proven time and time again. Go to the DIY tank build sticky and start reading!

 

[Mavrick813]

OK, it will work but its not a great idea at all. There was a thread on here about a year ago where someone took a liner and cut it into several overlapping pieces, placed it in a tank and glued the flaps together and made his tank. I have no idea what he used to glue the pieces together and I have no idea where to find the thread. There are other ways to build a tank that are much better and have been proven time and time again. Go to the DIY tank build sticky and start reading!

I've seen this done, He more then likely used a Pond Splice Glue. An Aquaintance at my LFS used this stuff when Bonding 4 pondliners in his backyard. I could see how splicing strips of Firestone might give a better look in a DIY Plywood tank.

 

[Mavrick813]

Mavrick yes it made sense. So what if i did the same steps as i mentioned above but used an adhesive instead of staples do you think that would work?

On a side note I wouldn't go this route either. I wouldn't trust the seams not to break, and I wouldn't trust the liner not to pull away from the Plywood. The liner has to be hung over the top of the plywood and secured to the back of the ply somehow.

Mike

 

[Taydeon]

ok ill go the marinie epoy or pond coat route then.... BadoleRoss what part of Va are u in?

 

[Bong]

OK, it will work but its not a great idea at all. There was a thread on here about a year ago where someone took a liner and cut it into several overlapping pieces, placed it in a tank and glued the flaps together and made his tank. I have no idea what he used to glue the pieces together and I have no idea where to find the thread. There are other ways to build a tank that are much better and have been proven time and time again. Go to the DIY tank build sticky and start reading!

He used Tec7...