Steel Tank?

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Bluegill;1075549; said:
Plywood I really can't trust if the screws give or the glue there goes my 10 ft by 15 ft bedroom floor. With a metal tank that weld is unbreakable unless I weld it halfa$$ or the water pushes out the sides.
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The same can be said for any building material, really. Don't do it halfassed and you'll be fine. I have a plywood tank in my living room, as do quite a few DIYers around here. You might be surprised at how strong screws and glue actually are.
 
Ric Foster;1075681; said:
get a dumpster. i've seen small ones out back of diners. just a thought
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LOL, that IS an interesting idea. I wonder what the volume of a dumpster is...
 
I still wanna try the cargo container route. that's on a slightly larger scale than this though ;)

/threadjack
 
Hmmm, mister macho huh lol. I am on the wieght lifting squad at my base. I can deadlift around 650, and so can several on our squad. When I moved my pond that is in an insulated plywood box we estimated the weight around 1000 lbs. Thought no problem for four of us. We were wrong lol. We could pick it up, but moving it was a different story. We called in 4 more buddies. Total of 8 of us beefy military guys carried it a total of 20 ft in about as many minutes. Can you say akward? I think that it weighed more than we thought, but just think it was made of wood. 7ft x 7ft x 2ft. Can't imagine what the metal will weigh. You will need thicker metal than what you are thinking. For cost, and reliability I would go plywood for your dimensions. The tank will still be heavy as hell lol.
 
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